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Zipple bay reports


mnhunter 3815

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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 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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...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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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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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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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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    • chaffmj
      I have gone into Basswood from Fall Lake. From Fall the first portage takes you into Newton and that is the easier of the two. The portage from Newton into Pipestone is the one with a hill. It is definitely harder! You also have to be careful when you go down the hill because the boat will pick up speed and can get away from you. Yes, you can get to Jackfish without going into Canada and there are signs letting you know where Canada is.
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      Bet you would enjoy a nice paddle down the Cahulawassee River, too then. 😏
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      Don’t go!!!   I mean, that’s what they say anyway.
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    • LakeofthewoodsMN
      On the South End... The walleye and sauger bite continues to be very good with anglers enjoying consistent action.  As we transition into fall, fish are being found at various depths, but 25 - 32 feet of water has been consistent. Jigging continues to pick up as the waters cool.  Water temps this week are down to 64.  Top jig colors this week include gold, orange, chartreuse, and pink.  For some anglers, big numbers caught this week jigging with frozen emerald shiners on the lake.   Some anglers are jigging on or adjacent to structure.  Others are finding schools of walleyes and saugers out over deep mud.  Using sonar to find fish is helpful.     Spinners and trolling crankbaits continue to produce fish as well.  This is a transition time where multiple presentations are working.  As the season progresses, jigging will take over as the top technique.     For those pulling spinners, gold, pink, orange, glow red, or glow white has been successful. Adjust your weights to 2 - 3 ounces to match the depth and speed you are drifting / trolling. Trolling crankbaits is still producing nice walleyes.  Some goto colors are gold, chrome / blue, pink UV firetiger, and chartreuse.     More and more walleyes are showing up along the south shore.  It seems things are gravitating towards fall patterns where good numbers of the fish are both chasing shiners and moving closer to shorelines.  The bite has been excellent and is really shaping up nicely for the fall jig bite both on the lake and in the Rainy River. On the Rainy River... A variety of species continue to be caught on the Rainy River.  Nice current flow is providing fall anglers some optimism for this year's fall shiner and walleye run being a banner year.  Some reports of nice walleyes being caught in the river already this week.   There are reports of shiners in the river all the way up to Birchdale.  Things seem to be setting up nice for a great fall on the river.  Mother Nature will have the final say of course. Sturgeon fishing is picking up with cooling waters.  Anglers anchor up and use a combination of crawlers and frozen emerald shiners on a sturgeon rig with a flat no roll sinker.     Find a hole in the river or simply mark these big fish in an area, anchor up and soak some crawlers! Up at the NW Angle... Walleye fishing up at the NW Angle remains really good. Fish are being found in many areas.  Structure, neck down areas as well as on the flats.   Some good fish are still holding in the deep mud east and northeast of Little Oak Island in the mud.  Areas around Four Blocks, and north of Garden Island producing fish as well.    As on the south end, jigging, spinners / crawlers and trolling crankbaits are all producing walleyes.   Smallmouth bass, pike and muskies are also being caught, both by unsuspecting walleye anglers and when targeted.  As the waters cool, crappies and jumbo perch are also showing up nicely for anglers.    
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