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SAUK LAKE ICE FISHING - 2014 - 15


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Hello all. I don't get back home all to often but wanted to get something on here for others to post upon. My dad and I are planning to fish by Dutchmen's on saturday and haven't heard anything going on other than Hooper's.

I guess I am curious as to how much ice someone has found in this area or if anyone can at least let me know of fishing activity around the lake.

Thanks in advance!

Sander v.

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Looking out at the lake near the camel's hump. Just froze over last night! Be careful out on Sauk. Houses out just north of Gull Point. 3"-4" just north of there.

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What point is considered Gull Pt? Where/what is the camels hump? Are you referring to the 'hump' that Diamond Point Restaurant sits atop?

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Dutchman's kinda in the middle, right? Out from the golf course? I had thanks giving at a house on the lake. Could see the golf course area and that section of the lake. Not a soul out there.

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You are right. Dutchmen's Creek comes into the lake on the eastern shore, nearly straight across from Greystone. I took a drive out there yesterday morning and saw no one either. I can only imagine not many would venture that far until they can drive because of the distance from either of the public access points.

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Sander,

Any luck at Dutchmen's on your trip? I will be visiting my parents this week and plan on fishing Dutchmen's on Saturday.

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Sander,

Any luck at Dutchmen's on your trip? I will be visiting my parents this week and plan on fishing Dutchmen's on Saturday.

We fished for about two hours in 34 - 36 FOW and didn't mark much. We weren't the first to fish the area much to my surprise. Someone had come from the south via ATV and punched a few holes and fished in the same area. There was about 8inches of ice the Saturday following thanksgiving.

We had a few fish suspended 10 -15 ft off of the bottom but couldn't get them to chase. Put the camera down and didn't see a single Crappie. Plenty of 5 -6 in perch holding tight to the bottom if thats your cup of tea. All in all should have gone to Osakis. Let us know how it goes.

If you aren't finding fish deep, check out the shallower break lines, they may be holding tight to the bottom there. We didn't check.

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Its been a while since being on the good old Hot Spot Outdoors Forum but glad to see Sander v. is keeping the Sauk Centre area report up and going. I like seeing other peoples catches and reports from the area. If I knew how to upload pictures I would but haven't figured that out yet!! You can call me slow if you want...

Well the solid Ice is here and everyones moving in!! Crappies are biting but better get there in the early morning before the sun comes up because the perch move in once the sun is up the crappies seem to disappear. We have been fishing the Red Barn area and doing fairly well, enough for the frying pan anyway. No need to keep limits when my family can't eat all of them anyhow. The night bite has been hit and miss. Some of the nights we are doing really well with a lot of schools of fish coming through and then the next night, NOTHING! The weather definatly has somthing to do with it but Hey fishing is still better than working no matter how bad the fishing is.

I have been wanting to get my spear house out on Sauk as I have noticed the water clarity has been really good this year. Wondering if anyone on here spears on Sauk Lake at all north of the 71 bridge?? There are a few spear shakes out but there seems to be less this year for some reason, We need to get those little gators!!

Happy Fishing everyone and Happy New Year.

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Just wondering if anyone has been out driving full size vehicles out on the main lake or the bay by the Red Barn, or do I need to bring othher means this weekend when I head up to get on the ice. Thanks for the info.

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To those of you who like to cut down the middle of the lake from one end to the other, this is not the year for that. The middle just froze over around christmas time.I watched a side x side and a car go over it today and somehow they made it from what i could see when i lost site of them but that does not mean the next one will.

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