Vermilion river in the winter

[ARNE]

Anyone ever try it out from two mile in the winter i was thinking of trying it sometime wondering if the ice is safe out there it should be, waters movin pretty slow any info would be Appreciated

[Cliff Wagenbach]

Arne,

I have never fished the Vermilion River. Sorry!

Find the deepest water you can there and you should find some fish!

Tip-ups and jigging spoons should do the trick.

As always, be very careful on moving water!!

Cliff

[garytheguide]

there is still current ...it can be a tough place to ice fish...maybe find an eddy or even some open water and fish with a regular rod and reel...like cliff said ....be careful

[ARNE]

Thanks guys I will let you know how the fishin was when ever i get out there.

Merry Christmas

[hermanso]

ARNE: New Minnesotan here, but I have been fishing that river in the summer for a number or years. I am actually planning on sledding up two mile and doing a little winter camping out there in January. I guarantee that pike can be caught, and a lot of them. I have gotten in to whole messes of perch in the spring too. I wouldn't be concerned about the current in the open flats, it's practically nonexistent. In the channels there is a little flow. If you head north from where two-mile dumps in there is a single cabin up about ¼ mile. Out in front of the there is a channel that runs north and south, about 8-10 feet deep. That channel comes up to a thick reed island about in the center of the river. I would try up next to the reeds about 30-40 yards south of the cabin for pike. If you head further north and come to the first cut, there is a good narrow channel there. A little deeper (10-15 ft). Usually don’t catch a lot of pike in there, but Walleyes and Perch hold on the steep banks. There is a snowmobile trail that dumps on two mile about half way back to the lake, and then follows the river north. If the sleds are out there, the ice should be good. You'll be able to find my tent and sleeping bag on the ice the third weekend in Jan. If you get out there let me know how it goes.