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couple of buddies of mine down the hall went off of diamond point, 4" of bad ice I guess, pretty slow. couple of northerns. If u walk too far, the ice gets really thin i heard.

good luck

jn

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I'm a BSU grad and I'm headed to idji town this weekend, is there enough ice to fish out in front of the boathouse and campus? How far can you get out before the ice thins out?

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Speaking of BSU grads, I'll be on the lake Xmas day. Headed on our trip to LOW the 26th-29th. Good luck boys.

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Speaking of BSU grads, I'll be on the lake Xmas day. Headed on our trip to LOW the 26th-29th. Good luck boys.


Alot of shacks out there now, dont go too far though!

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Can't wait to get back up to God's country. Been away for far too long...

Anyone know if Chad Harding is on here?? Knowing him he must be...

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Ice is being made in a hurry. It is cold right now(4 degrees)... Irvine has between 6-9 inches and I checked Bemidji today and I found between 4-7 inches. I only ventured out as far as I could with a small sled, chisel, and auger. Noticed some brave souls going farther out but it is cold.....

Beef

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Thanks just got home on break from college and want to take the bro out for some walleye action.

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We just got into town today and looking into fishing bemidji tomorrow. I fish a whole lot in S minnesota, but there are actually keeper fish up here(so i here). What would be a good plan to take on. I saw two bunches of houses E and W of the river in town. Any help would be appreciated. Will be up here all week if anyone is heading out and wants a follower...i have all the gear and brought a 4 wheeler

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R,

I just got back from X-mas in the metro and will be out all week fishing...Talk to some folks that are on the south end and they have 12.5 inches of ice. There are trucks everywhere on the lake and someone drove from the Nymore access to the Library Bar...That takes some guts in a full size 250 or 350 truck.

As for ideas or areas to go. As I get out this week I will post some info for you. The south end has been slow but should pick up real soon....

beef

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Had a good bite going yesterday morning for a couple of hours. The walleye's are on a light bite right now. They were so picky it was crazy. This morning we had the aqua vu and saw lots of walleys swim right on by frown.gif I hope they find the key for their locks before the big storm that they are predicting.

The ice measured a strong 16 inches on the NE end of Bemidji, so I drove my burb out this morning. Fished yesterday and today from 5-10 AM.

Good luck out there and keep us posted.

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Had clietns in the sleeper on Lake Bemidji yesterday and today. They did very well on jumbo perch, a 7 year old little girl caught one measuring in at 11.5"!! They also picked up a dozen walleyes between 13-17" and lost a couple as well, they were picky like Woodman said. Three pike and a 'pout as well.

24' of H20. Jigging Phelps Glow Spoons with a shiner head, Demon with a small shiner under an Ice Buster, and Demons on the rattle reels caught the fish.

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so hows the fishing/weather been? they better be biting when i get back next week!

jn grin.gif

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    • smurfy
      well.......he's not sayin he aint!!!!!!!🤣
    • Mike89
      and that's why I didn't ask!!!   LOL!!!  
    • smurfy
      LOL its gonna be colder then a witches mammary glands the next 3 days!!!!! so he's staying indoor as much as possible!!!!!!! i'm just curious if he's "hermiting"up alone!!!!!🥰😂   looking at the webcams up there  doesnt look like that much.....and seems less on the lakes!!!! 
    • Mike89
      hermit up??   not going to ask!!!   LOL!!!  
    • Kettle
      3-6", crusty stuff in the yard. I'm working tomorrow and will hermit Thursday and Friday for sure. I might make it out Sunday evening and planing all day Monday 
    • smurfy
      Kettle,  just how much snow is on the ground up there??   Looking like some good ice making temps up there the next 3 nights . 3 consecutive nights  below 0. 2 double digits below  
    • SkunkedAgain
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    • LakeofthewoodsMN
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    • CigarGuy
      Skunked, we had about 4-5" on the ground, some melted with the warm weather over the weekend. But, overnight and it's still snowing, we're adding to the totals. I'd say we've got another 4+ so far. The railing was clear before it started snowing. Some wet spots out in front of me, I haven't checked the ice thickness yet. Hopefully, we're not in for another bad year with slush on the lake!
    • SkunkedAgain
      Appreciate the report. Too bad the fishing didn't reward you but 6 walleye isn't the worst you could do!   It doesn't look like we got as much snow as predicted, so hopefully the cold can really do its magic on strengthening the ice this week.
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