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Hello everyone...been a really long time since I chimed in..so any one have any reports from Zipple bay??? I will have some this week as I will be up there for a couple days....

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I too will be up on Thursday,come over and say hi a blue ford pulling an aluminum wheel house. good luck fishing!!

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I talked to Nick this morning he might not be letting pickups out onto

the lake by Thursday. ATVs and light stuff so far.

Good Luck everyone

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thanks Curt, will have to bring wheeler up.

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Thanks for the info Curt..hey Terry how you been??ill be up on Thursday also...no more dodge??..I'll be in my ranger if we can not drive out...

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mnhunter, I have been pretty good I had a bad fall in the pole barn ,can't work but still doing therapy but still can catch fish. My son and I will be up Thursday morning maybe have to go to bugsy on bostic resort Roger from cyrus is there we will have to see about driving out. see you up there.

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If you guys hit Zipple you should swing through the houses and see the face lift weve given the Walleye Inn I. It is red with black trim.

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I'll be at Zipple this Thursday morning.gonna pull my house to the sand bar if nick lets us..we rented a day house..I'll have a blue Chevy crew cab 3/4 ton with a red ranger....I'll swing by if I see you guys..

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in the school. I hope that house works good for you,it is very nice. good luck fishing.

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...see the face lift weve given the Walleye Inn I. It is red with black trim.

Hopefully the new design does not diminish the unique character known as the Walleye Inn!!! Good luck. I will be at Rocky, fishing Fri to Mon.

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I was told by Zipple when I called yesterday, where we will be this weekend, that as of Wednesday they were letting full size trucks out. It that not right?

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My under standing was trucks as far as the sand dune , not on the main lake

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As of now no full size trucks..still working on the ice situation...as of today..it's really bad at Zipple to about 25ft....

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Fished in 22ft 2 slot fish...6 keepers..2 white fish....4 throw backs......moving a little deeper tomorrow

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fished out of Bugsy's thur fri and sat morning fishing was slow only caught about 15 each day kept 2 move around 26,25 and 19 ft. of water/ sounds like mnhunter caught some nicer fish we will have to stop over this year good luck the ice on the lake was very rough.

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Very slow out deep....11 fish 6 keepers.....some of the reports I heard it was hit and miss on Friday....few houses by us did really well..

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We were out of Zipple Bay Friday-Sunday. Pretty slow. Had periods where we didn't mark a fish for hours, then we would get a little 10 minute flurry. Noting over 17", took 9 home for 2 guys, almost all 12-14" saugers. We were in 25 FOW.

Most of the fish that werent on a rattle wheel were caught on a 2" red/silver jigging rap with a minnow head. Had to work it pretty hard to get some interest, and keep it moving to get them to hit it.

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Didn't want to bother the resort with another phone call, I've seen how that thing rings all day long! If anyone has a recent report of what they are allowing for trucks and wheelhouse, a post would be greatly appreciated. Father-in-law and I both have F350's with 20' ice castles. Planning on coming up for New Years, 4 day trip as long as the kids behave enough for Mama to not want to head for home early.

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You are going to have to call for the big rigs. Deanna is on the phone all day and somehow keeps smiling, it is amazing. They wont mind the call.

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It truly is amazing how many phone calls they get, not to mention she's constantly on the CB radio keeping in contact with all the drivers! She is a genuine pro though! Always in a good mood, and treats us very well!

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Whats the word all?

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Talked to a relative who tried fishing last week at Zipple, water clarity was very poor from 13 to 27 fow but improved in depth beyond there. They fished 30 fow in the afternoon with little success of keepers, lots of dinks to keep them busy. I'll be up New Year's Day but haven't decided on where to go out of yet. Thinking about swift or long point as I haven't fished either in three or more years.

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Couple friends went out on Sunday and caught 4 fish all day...

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Hey guys thanks for the reports. Never fished out of Zippel, is there a name for that structure out from the bay? on the contour maps it looks like big striations running almost north/south?

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There is the rock that is usually at water level during the summer and DNR reef. Not sure if you are referring to one of these?

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Sorry, they run SW-NE. Zooming in on them, it looks like pretty neat structure. Only about 4-5 fow difference.

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Nope, never seen lines like those on the lake master chip.

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This is off the navionics phone app.

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There is nothing there. Must be some kind of error.

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