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By LakeofthewoodsMN
On the south end... As we approach Thanksgiving, thin ice covers back bays and a portion of the big lake, otherwise known as Big Traverse Bay. Roughly half of the lake is covered in ice with the rest open water. Ice anglers are hoping for cold nights combined with low wind and no snow to create a good early sheet of ice. Every year is different based on Mother Nature of course, but normally resorts will be able to get their smaller fish houses, called day houses, out around December 10th. When the ice thickens, resorts will begin marking trails where there is the best ice. Stay tuned...
On the Rainy River... The river is covered in most places with a layer of thin ice. Most ice fishing is done on the main lake during the ice season where there isn't current. With current in the river, most visitors will work through a resort for safety.
Up at the NW Angle... The Angle has a mix of iced over areas with open water in neck down areas. The ice is forming nicely and the hopes are for colder weather to keep things moving along positively. Resorts are ready for ice fishing! A complete list of lodging and ice fishing packages available at www.fishingminnesota.com/Lodging
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By Bryan P
Went out to check some ice on one of my lakes that seems to freeze over before most. 2-3". Still early but maybe another week and ice fishing has begun for me. We'll see. Anyone else getting excited. Now only if cold weather would hurry up and come!
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By LakeofthewoodsMN
On the south end... As we roll into mid November, thin ice conditions on back bays as well as the Rainy River have put an end to the open water fishing season. Big Traverse Bay is still open water. The hope each year is to have cold nights combined with low wind and no snow early in the season to create a good early sheet of ice. Every year is different based on Mother Nature of course, but normally resorts will be able to get their smaller fish houses, called day houses, out around December 10th. A couple of resorts who provide spearing for pike in back bays of course earlier. Again, this is just an average. This year could be earlier or later, time will tell, but everyone is watching.
On the Rainy River... The river is covered in most places with a layer of thin ice. The fall season ended up with a good number of shiners in the river from the fall run. The few anglers who fished this past week had some good reports. We believe there are a good number of walleyes in the river despite mixed fishing reports this fall. Some anglers believe the sheer numbers of shiners in the river made the bite more difficult.
Up at the NW Angle... The Angle has a mix of iced over areas and open water. That is quite typical this time of year. The ice is forming nicely and the hopes are for colder weather to keep things moving along positively.
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By LakeofthewoodsMN
On the south end... Unseasonably warm weather the first week of November saw a fair number of anglers on the water. Once the lake cleaned up a bit as the waters were dirtied up from a big blow, good walleye reports started coming in from various areas. Anchored up and jigging with a minnow in anywhere from 7 - 26' of water has been the goto. Walleyes are setting up in early ice locations nicely. Some big fall pike being caught by walleye anglers jigging. Jumbo perch in the mix with walleyes.
On the Rainy River... Some very good reports on the river as of recent. Four Mile Bay, Wheeler's Point and up river to Vidas putting out some good walleyes. Most are jigging with an emerald shiner. Gold, glow and pink have been strong color combos this year. Anglers still fishing sturgeon catching some nice fish this week as well.
Up at the NW Angle... Many anglers have put away the open water gear but for those who are out, the walleyes are there. With deer hunting started, most are in the woods. For those still fishing, a jig and a minnow on points and areas with current in 13'-26' has been good. Gold, pink, and glow colors great choices. Pike and muskies are active. A complete list of lodging and ice fishing packages available at www.fishingminnesota.com/Lodging
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By Phisher0420
Had anyone tried and had luck finding worms in late fall. For some reason we have a worm shortage, not I've place in town has had then for weeks
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By LakeofthewoodsMN
On the south end... Dress warm and catch walleyes! Some even bring their Mr. Heater in the boat. High temps this week in the low 40's. The water temps are in the 30's and the walleyes are staged in many early ice areas. Good reports on the lake with a mix of small fish, eaters and some big fish. Consider areas on the lake such as the Lighthouse Gap, Morris Point Gap, Zippel Bay and Long Point. Good reports in all of those areas. Walleyes in 7 - 26' of water. Most anglers anchored up and jigging with an emerald shiner. Pink, gold, glow and green jigs working well. Pike are active in bays and along shorelines. Trolling crankbaits for some anglers is still effective, but jigging by far the chosen technique this time of year.
On the Rainy River... Anglers seeing good numbers of walleyes on electronics as well as a lot of bait. With so many shiners in the river, catching walleyes has been tougher than normal. The river is still low, current slow. Best depths anywhere from 7-24'. Most anglers are jigging with live or frozen shiners. Pink, glow and gold combo effective. Trolling crankbaits over flats where fish are spread still pulling some fish. Walleyes in Four Mile Bay 10-15'. Sturgeon anglers focusing on deeper holes with current. A sturgeon rig with crawlers and shiners.
Up at the NW Angle...
Nice walleyes being caught up at the Angle for anglers braving some colder than normal temps. Jig and a minnow on points and areas with current all good places to start in 13'-26'. Gold, pink, and glow colors great choices. Some big pike being caught by walleye anglers as well as those trolling shorelines. Pike and muskies in bays and off of rock points.
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By JerkinLips
Anxious for ice fishing to start once I am done deer hunting. Couldn't find any records of when Lake Vermilion ices-over (Big Bay freezes completely). I am predicting ice-over the morning of November 14th. Any other predictions?
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By JBMasterAngler
What’s the status of small lakes in the arrowhead? I’m going to Grand Marais this weekend, and the forecast looks pretty miserable 😩 I have a feeling I’m going to be busting through ice to launch my boat. But is it at all possible that some of these little designated trout lakes could be locked up completely?
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By JBMasterAngler
DNR has a proposal to remove the dam on the Grindstone River, in Hinckley. The reservoir, which serves absolutely no purpose, is about 27 acres, and is nothing but mud and silt. I’m in favor of any and all dam removals! They’re taking comments via e-mail until November 12. If you want to write the DNR, subject e-mail “Grindstone EIS” to [email protected]
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By Hawkem9
Hey guys,
Looking for some opinions from those of you who fish the lake consistently. We take a fall trip every year and have been on the cass chain the last 5 years. Planning on heading to Vermillion this year. We have two dates in mind being either the 18-25 of Sept or the 9-16th of October. Love to be somewhere in the middle but it wont work this year. We will fish Smallies/wallys the majority of the time and planning to stay on the east side. Would any of you suggest one of those times over the other? I am seeing the current weather up that way and its making me a bit nervous about the later dates, but if the fishing is better by mid october will certainly risk some colder weather. Thanks for any input!
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By Troy Smutka · Posted
Sorry I haven't posted recently. We have been out hunting pretty regularly. What a weird weather pattern this fall. Guess the weather would be as abnormal as everything else in 2020. Where we hunt in central MN, we have frozen over the small and medium water twice, and then warmed it back open twice. Record snowfall from October is gone in November. With this unusual weather, we have noticed a very irregular migration. Gusty WNW wind and cold days that we thought would be lights out were disappointing, and some good hunts happened on warm SE wind days that we didn't have high expectations. There are still plenty of mallard, bluebills, goldeneyes, buffies, and mergs north of us, but not much using the lakes around central MN right now. We are switching over to field hunting near town, as there are a lot of geese and mallards sitting in town and feeding in surrounding fields. Attached are some pics of our last couple weekends on the water. Hopefully some pics from field hunting with another report will follow after Thanksgiving. Good luck, stay safe, and happy Thanksgiving. -
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By SkunkedAgain · Posted
Looking at a few webcams, we are getting closer to ice-up: -
By Coleman · Posted
I'm assuming they were panfish beds. Just seems like such a random spot. Wish I had an underwater camera with me, I would have checked them out when I first saw them. -
By IceHawk · Posted
Coleman were they panfish beds? Many times they will still be there the following year if not washed away. -
By IceHawk · Posted
Eboni labrador retrievers was the kennel. Heard nothing but good things about smith farm labradors -
By LakeofthewoodsMN · Posted
On the south end... As we approach Thanksgiving, thin ice covers back bays and a portion of the big lake, otherwise known as Big Traverse Bay. Roughly half of the lake is covered in ice with the rest open water. Ice anglers are hoping for cold nights combined with low wind and no snow to create a good early sheet of ice. Every year is different based on Mother Nature of course, but normally resorts will be able to get their smaller fish houses, called day houses, out around December 10th. When the ice thickens, resorts will begin marking trails where there is the best ice. Stay tuned... On the Rainy River... The river is covered in most places with a layer of thin ice. Most ice fishing is done on the main lake during the ice season where there isn't current. With current in the river, most visitors will work through a resort for safety. Up at the NW Angle... The Angle has a mix of iced over areas with open water in neck down areas. The ice is forming nicely and the hopes are for colder weather to keep things moving along positively. Resorts are ready for ice fishing! A complete list of lodging and ice fishing packages available at www.fishingminnesota.com/Lodging -
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By Coleman · Posted
Just as a note, I got on the chain Saturday around noon. Main lakes had a skim of ice, 1/2", shallow bodies(East lake) look like the ice was actually walkable, please don't take my word for that though. Anyways, water temps were 34*. I didn't fish much at all, just broke up enough ice to get some new data for mapping. I did mark quiet a few fish, which is a plus. On another note, has anyone else noticed the large group(15-20) of beds on Horseshoe just north of the meth hole, about 8-9FOW? I noticed these this spring, and they're still there. Thought it was kind of interesting they'd still be there even after all the boat traffic this year. -
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