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Anyone been on leech in the last few days ? Just wondering how the ice conditions are and how the bite is.(tullibees)It seems as this forum is pretty slow,are nobody getting any tullies?How about you captkev?-----------mallard

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I don't know mallard, Some guys from town were up last weekend and did realy good. Thay told me the lake was cold and windy. I live 3hrs. south of Walker and the lakes are great here. all of that slush froze in that cold. and alot of the snow melted. I would still take a sled with just in case. I still have 2 1/2 - 3 ft. of Ice here. I'm shure Leech is O.K.

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A friend of mine and a few friend were up there last weekend. They said the ice was good, cold and windy, but they came back with over 200 tullibees. I guess we'll be fireing up the smoker.(for the next few months).

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Guess we will still take a sled.5 of us are going up on saturday. we will be in a light brown chevy with matching topper pulling a trailer with 4x4 on it,and a white chevy with a sled in the back end.Anyone going up stop by,might be able to give more info then.Sounds like they did pretty good last week,probably should have gone up.captkev,just wondering we also are about 3 hours south of walker, what area are you from?I live between milaca and princeton.Lauger seems like you will have some good eats for a while!!------mallard<p>[This message has been edited by mallard1662 (edited 03-30-2001).]

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Mallard, I live west of you on hwy.71 in Todd co. Good luck this weekend. let us know how you do grin.gif I'm headed out for some gills and slabs. Sounds like I'm back to work this next week. Time to get that dog back in shape.

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Just me again,It was a slow trip up to leech!20 to 40 mph from home to brainerd. fishing was still pretty slow,really had to work for fish.we caught 85 tullibees and 1 whitefish.Still had fun.One thing I don't understand though, we moved about 3 miles away from anyone,then a group of 6 came and asked the depth of water (about 28-30 feet), they proceeded to drill holes about 25 ft. from where we were fishing---- IT REAlly TAKES BALLS OF CITY FOLKS TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!I guess there is little courtesy in this world today!!!!?WE worked from one end of that section to the other,never really got on fish just one here and one there.Maybe next time!-------mallard

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Anyone been up to leech this week?How about you captkev?Been out chasing bullgills and slabs or back to work now?Think I might skip leech this week and fish either slabs or cats.Any info on the lake conditions would be appreciated!!! The access was getting pretty beat up last weekend.Still was a good 3 feet of good ice then.Thanx--------mallard

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Does anyone know what the ice conditions are on leech are? Was thinking about going up one more time this year for tullibees.Is stony still giving them up or is it better somewhere else?Sure would appreciate any info I could get!!!!!!!!! thanks-----------mallard

  • 2 weeks later...
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Anyone thinking about going out to leech again?----DON'T!!!!!!! Not enough ice.---------mallard

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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
      On the South Shore...  Ice fishing is strong across the south shore of Lake of the Woods out on Big Traverse Bay.  Most anglers are targeting deep mud with others fishing structure if available where they are going out of.  There are fish in both areas.     Some ice roads are now extending more than 16 miles out, with over two feet of ice reported in most areas. Resorts and outfitters continue increasing weight limits. As a rule, fishing continues to be very good with consistent action for anglers.  Most fishing activity is taking place in 26-32 feet of water.  Anglers are finding a healthy mix of walleyes and saugers, with plenty of opportunities to enjoy fresh fish frys and bring fish home.   On the jigging line, jigging spoons with rattles tipped with a minnow head have been consistent.  Lipless crankbaits and jigging rap style lures also doing well.   On the deadstick, a plain hook or a small jig with a live minnow 6 inches to a foot off of the bottom.    You never know when the fish will move through.  Anglers fishing the entire day normally have success.  Electronics are a big help as well. On the Rainy River...  The morning and evening hours are the best for fishing walleyes. A jig and minnow combination has been a good presentation.  A jigging spoon tipped with a minnow head is also producing some fish. Catch-and-release sturgeon fishing is still producing some big fish through the ice.  There are two sturgeon seasons on Lake of the Woods and the Rainy River, a catch and release season and a harvest season in which you can keep one fish per calendar year.    The harvest season runs from April 24th – May 7th and July 1 – Sept. 30. The catch and release season runs May 8th – May 15th and Oct. 1 – April 23rd.    Although ice conditions on the river are good, they can vary significantly due to the current, so anglers should always consult local resorts or outfitters for the most up-to-date safety information and fishing advice. Up at the NW Angle...  Ice fishing remains good at the Northwest Angle.  Resorts continue to move their fish houses staying on fish.  Some fish houses are set up on structure while others are targeting deeper mud flats.    Anglers are catching a nice mix of walleyes, saugers, jumbo perch, pike, and tullibees.  Good numbers of big crappies are still being caught in select areas and hard sided fish houses are available to target them.  Check with a NW Angle resort for info.   Jigging one line, deadsticking the second is effective.  Some days the jigging line is hot, other days the deadstick.  Some good colors have been gold, glow red, glow white, wonder bread, pink, chartreuse and orange. Lake of the Woods enjoys an extended ice fishing season with fish houses on the ice through March 31st and walleye and sauger seasons open through April 14th. Perch, crappie, and pike seasons remain open year-round.  
    • 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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