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Snowbank to White Iron

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Had a week long trip planned for Smitty's for a family rebellion, but the rebellion has begun allready as it's been switched at the last moment to Silver Rapids. Don't ask why. I'am kinda of the grunt and guide of the trip as most of the other people coming are elderly. I figured I would come and help out i.e (it gets me away from the wife for a week and I get to spend it in God's country.
Any tips or pointers for the White Iron chain is welcome. Is it worth running down to Snowbank for a day as I have 25hp tracker???
Keep your line tight.

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Mudcutter - Have a great time hanging out on the chain. Find yourself a good lake map and I'm sure you'd find fish in the classic haunts. Mid lake reefs, humps and shoreline points. Talk to the people at the resort. I'm guessing they'd be happy to share any info they got on hot spots. If ya got a little cash, maybe hire a guide for a half a day early in the week, then spend the rest of your time catching instead of searching. I personally haven't fish the chain, so can't help you there.

If I had a spare day to wonder off, my first choice would be a day trip to Basswood via Prairie Portage (if a permit is available), 2nd would be a day on Burntside, and 3rd would be a day on Shagawa. So many options.

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Leaky has some good ideas. All good choices. If you stay on the chain, I'd try the main White Iron lake areas and not the thin channels between alkes. I stayed there 5-6 years ago and didn't know at all where to go. We tried the rapids and below. Fished several areas below the falls and nothing. After a weekend of frustration, we were leaving and ran into a guy at the landing. He did fairly well on the main lake and kinda laughed at us when we told him where we spend our time fishing. We were hunting and fishing, so we didn't have too much time into the fishing, but wish the time had been spent catching, rather than crying. Also, I know a guy who went there a few years back who hired a guide and they hammered some real nice crappie in the summer in the middle of the lake. May be worth a couple of hundred for a good guide. Have fun and good luck!

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Good LUCK Fishing, I was up there a couple of weeks ago and caught some nice fish. Talk to Dave at Silver Rapids he might give you some tips.

We have fished there the last 4 years and do pretty good every time. Some places to try are: The River, the yellow cabin, Ring in the rock, The first island on the left coming from silver rapids on the north east side about 18 feet of water, About a mile west of the yellow cabin there is a reef that goes from 4 to 30 feet.

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Guys,
Thanks for all the info. It all helps. I'll post the results or lack of when I return in mid-august.
Keep your line tight.

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