Early Ice

[Guest]

hey guys right now leech lake is covered with five inches of ice, with the smaller bays haveing 6-7 inches of ice. I have fished many years on this lake on the ice and open water. I have had the best luck early in the ice season. if your looking for walleyes any hump or steep drop off can hold them. They are catching walleye from 16-42 feet deep. Guys are catching alot but have to release a good amount because of the new slot(14"-18" with 1" over 26" with a limit of four). If anyone goes out let me know how you do.

[Rick]

Welcome aboard wha.

How is the ice and fishing right now?

[leechlake]

wha, welcome feel free to post questions or the good info like you did above anytime.

[Chad Holst]

We are going up on the 30th thru the 5th, have you heard how much ice we can expect? we have a cabin in agency bay but we usually fish walker or the points between walker and agency. Also, what other lakes in the area would you suggest? For the first time in what has been an annual trip-up north with the new (3 years), inlaws( soon to be), i've got the "o.k."to plan on an"ice fishing trip" instead of the usuall "beg to go out for more than half of one day while we are up there thing"! In fact I'm bringing some friends with just for the ice-fishing! anyways, after 1 1/2 months friday is almost here and I would like to put them on some eye's or at least the best chance for some eye's. I tourny fished on woman in open water and know that lake well but the fishing/moving/fishing/moving might get alittle old with my rookie friends. Nuff said, what would you suggest? thanks for any help and if you need info from the south central give me a halla...

[Guest]

as of last night walker bay has about 10 inches of ice. I have fished many of the humps in walker bay, and any hump that comes up to 40 feet or higher will more then likely have walleyes. Also a good spot is south of stony point called grassy point in 18-22 feet of water there is only about 8-9 inches of ice there. I also found out that a green jigging spoon like an Angel Eye Jr or Go Devil will catch them right before dark, then they seem to like a green or pink jig like JBs Glitter Glo #2.

I found these spoons and jigs at OutdoorProStore.com

If you use a four wheeler watch out for slush pockets so you dont get stuck.

Good luck let me know how you do.

[Chad Holst]

I will, thanks for the advise!