Dennys Lake of the Woods Fishing Report from all access points

[curt quesnell]

The big news is NO TRUCKS yet.  What is all this cold weather doin?

Good luck this weekend. Stay warm and safe.

Thanks Dennys Outdoor Sports in Roseau

 

Adrian’s:   Open; sleds & ATV’s & small SUV’s. allowing 16’ wheel houses if pulled by ATV. Fishing has been good.

Cyrus Resort: Open; they are allowing Geo Tracker/jeep Wrangler type vehicles + sleds & ATV’s. Fishing is good 26-29’ mostly saugers. Sounds like you need to have orange colored jigs of most any type. Stay on the roads!! With the cold snap coming this weekend you can be assured there will be a crack or 2 opening up. Listen to what the resorts are saying.

Morris Point:  Open; sleds ATV’s & side by sides only. 10-12” of ice fishing good in 25-28’

Zippel Bay:  Open; trucks allowed to the sandbar, from there its sleds & ATV’s only. Fishing has been good.

Dales Fish House Rentals & Winter Access (formerly Babbler’s Road):   Open; the following is the same as last week: sleds & ATV’s only. Dale & Connie are the new owners of this access. Once the conditions allow they intend to plow roads that will be wide enough to guarantee it will always be open. They will have roads to the usual reefs plus they are going about a mile past 16 to a spot that was only assessable by sled. So that all sounds great as it is the access that exposes you to the most reefs on the south shore.

Springsteel:  sleds ATV’s & side by sides have been running out of there for some time now but they are not charging for access yet. The Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club has stake a trail to the NW Angle but not groomed. Lots of rough ice in places.

 

As always with first ice I can’t express enough to use your head & listen to what the resorts recommend & not some other self acclaimed expert.

[bkMNIceman]

Thanks for the update - do you plan on doing this weekly? I plan on trying to come up next weekend but it depends on if they are allowing trucks out or not. (1/2 ton, 12ft house).

[curt quesnell]

I should have this up every Friday morning? You can probably go to Denny's Outdoors Sports website and get it late in the day Thursday.

It has been real cold this last week and there was zero new ice where we fish at Long Point.  It was 12 inches last weekend and it was still 12 inches Sunday. I dont understand.  There isn't much snow on the ice you can drive an ATV or Tracker or Samuri pretty much anywhere.  Hopefully this weekend......Good Luck

[JbuZZo]

Anybody have Dale and Connie's phone number? (babblers road new owners) 

 

Thanks 

[UPnorthFISHING]

1-320-630-6734...

[JbuZZo]

Thank you! 

[JbuZZo]

Just a heads up, drove out on Ardain's road in a 1/2 ton truck... Still can't pull a wheel house with a 1/2 ton , but you can drive a 1/2 ton pick up out on their road...set up about 90 minutes ago on the edge of 29-30 fow... Nothing yet. Still cold too... - 1 right now... Wind is down bluebird skies. 

Barometer 30.3 and dropping, hopefully bite will be ON in a couple hours. 

Edited January 19, 2016 by JbuZZo