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Great site by the way. I'm new. Anyway, were coming up the first full weekend in Feb. We have our own house. Can anyone give me some tips on where to try for walleyes. What to use? etc. First time up there for me. My crew is relatively new as well. Also, I expect we might get a tad thirsty, any hints on a great bar/restaraunt? Thanks a bunch!!!!<P>FISH TILL IT HURTS!!

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Leech: I'm headed up a week from this Monday for the second trip. We stay at Riverbend, good food, beer is cold. They will have there houses over Pine in probably 28=32' of water. We have always had a pretty good bite out there for Saugers and walleyes. This is just one area of the lake however. I would pull up some of the prior posts to get some additional info. Arensons area has some good info. A lot of people fishing out n 12.16 and Gull Rock. Any of the resorts where you access should be more than willing to share info on the bite in their area. Good luck, enjoy your trip its a great place to fish. Bill

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leech,For the best fishing experience each angler should fish one hole with a float about 10" off the bottom.Use any 1/4 oz.glow jig. The other hole should have a gold jigging lure and a Vexilar to see the fish.Having the second hole set up right will increase the amount fish caught and greatly increase your fun .Good Luck DrJ.

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Thank you for the information on fishing guys! I really appreciate it. I'm sure we will have fun. Is there a minnow preference up there? A GPS coordinate would be great!<P>Thanks folks!<P>FISH TILL IT HURTS!

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Leech,<BR>Just have a great time! Rembember through the little ones back.So they can be bigger when up back up there next year.Caught lots of fish and the memory's to go with it.Drink lot of barly pop and have a boat full of fun to boot. grin.gif The big thing rembember the ibuprofen after all the drinking that will be<BR>consumed tongue.gif O your poor little head rolleyes.gif

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Leech,<BR>Just have a great time! Rembember through the little ones back.So they can be bigger when you go back up there next year.Caught lots of fish and the memory's to go with it.Drink lot of barly pop and have a boat full of fun to boot. grin.gif The big thing rembember the ibuprofen after all the drinking that will be<BR>consumed tongue.gif O your poor little head rolleyes.gif P.s just have a little down home fun with. Really have a great time up there

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Leech: The resort we stay at furnishs all of the fathead minnows we need. I always pick up shiners however, as each day and trip can be different. I will generally put a shiner on the dead stick and a fathead-head- on the jiggin rod. there have been days when one will outproduce the other I just like to cover all the options. Have a great trip and hang on. Bill

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    • leech~~
    • smurfy
      🤣 did your nose just grow a bit!😏🤭
    • Wanderer
      I hope to be fishing….  It’s so rare that I get to go, I hate passing up the opportunity. 😉   
    • leech~~
      Since the Vikings are never in it. We use it for an excuse to make some fun stuff!  Last year was a bit light. Hot cheese bean dip, hot wings and pepperoni cheese bread! 😋
    • Hookmaster
      That snow and the 15-25 mph winds on Thursday with higher gusts will be nasty drifting. I didn't go to LOW (can I say that in the this thread?🤫) this week because of it.
    • smurfy
      Who's watching the big game Sunday? More importantly what's ya'all cooking!   I like good football si I'm tuning in. Food... yea no clue yet 
    • Wanderer
      Hard to see em well enough to tell.
    • LakeofthewoodsMN
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    • JerkinLips
      Same story, different day (Monday).  Caught several small walleyes (biggest were 14 and 15 inches) with the best bite from 2-5pm.  Caught my record walleye this winter at 6½ (inches, not pounds).  Was wondering why the bobber kept going down a couple inches for several minutes until I finally reeled it up.  Fortunately it was just hooked in the lips.  Having a lively minnow definitely improved the action.  I put down a pike sucker for the first time this winter and got an immediate hard bite.  When I went to set the hook, the line broke just above the hook.  Don't know if it was a northern bite-off or just weak line by the hook.  May try some pike suckers next trip.   Ice conditions were very good except for heavy drifting (even with very little fresh snow).  Didn't see any vehicles traveling off road except for snowmobiles and a tracked SxS, although there weren't many people out on the lake.  Water came up around my house about 1½ inches but froze very quickly with the cold weather and no snow on top.  Will probably have to block it up again next time up.   Good luck fishing and be careful of severe drifting of snow, especially with the 3-5 inches they are predicting for Wednesday night.  
    • leech~~
      Why, do they all only wear Sitka camo over there? 😏
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