Fishing remains consistent. Walleyes and saugers filling limits with a good mix of jumbo perch and tulibees mixed in. The morning/evening bite producing in 14-15 feet of water. Mid day try 28-34 feet over mud flats. Some resorts have moved out to reefs near Knight and Bridges and Starren shoal with positive reports. Jigging spoons tipped with minnow head or body in jigging hole. Dead stick,1/4 oz jigs or plain hooks in gold, glow, and red tipped with a live minnow.
On the Rainy River, pre-spawn is just around the corner as walleyes move mornings and evenings to 17-19 feet. Action is best towards the mouth of the river. Gold, pink, or glass eyed jigs best for dead stick hole, bug eyes and wabblers doing well jigging.
Walleyes have been very active up at the NW Angle. Numbers of jumbo perch and saugers in the mix easily filling limits. 27-29′ has been the best bite with most fish feeding close to bottom. Use gold or glow tipped with a minnow. Good crappie action continues adjacent to deep bays.
Some of the best action of the ice season happens in March. In the lower part of MN, the fishing season for walleyes and pike ends the end of February. On Lake of the Woods, however, the season remains open until April 14th. Great news and an extended season.
Resorts are allowed to keep their fish houses out through March 31st. With over 30″ of ice and a good snow pack, chances are that we will be ice fishing to the very end.
Take advantage of fish “putting on the feed bag” and getting ready for the spawn.
Holes for Poles:
Baudette Line Worker
Scholarship Fundraiser
BAUDETTE, Minn. – Holes for Poles is back! After a one-year hiatus, the popular Holes for Poles ice fishing fundraiser is scheduled for Friday through Sunday, Feb. 21-23, on Lake of the Woods.
The event will help fund scholarships for students in Minnesota State Community and Technical College’s Electrical Line Worker diploma program in Baudette. The event begins at 7 p.m. Friday with a Welcome Social at the Sportsman Lodge. The fishing derby begins at 10 a.m. Saturday from Cyrus Resort. Prizes include nearly $1,000 in ice fishing gear from Clam Outdoors, in addition to other cash and prizes.The Social and Shore Lunch begins at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the American Legion in Baudette.
Participants in the Sunday ice fishing event can check in during the social for ice house locations. The ice houses, bait and transportation to the houses will be furnished by Arnesen’s Rocky Point Resort in Roosevelt. Program supporters who purchase a Holes for Poles ticket but are unable to fish on Sunday can use their ticket any Sunday during the 2013-14 fishing season with a call-ahead reservation to the resort.
There is now an alternative option for MN residents to cross back into the U.S. via land or sea.
St. Paul, MN – Minnesota has joined four other border states in offering its residents enhanced drivers’s licenses that can be used as passports for crossing U.S. borders, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said today.
“Before 9/11, you needed just a driver’s license or a birth certificate,” said CBP spokesman Brian King. “After 9/11, we required a passport to prove citizenship. An EDL also now proves citizenship, in lieu of a passport.
“It’s a good deal for people who don’t cross the border very often. It’s less expensive, too.”
Ice fishing is in full swing and the fish are biting. If your favorite resort is full the dates you have available, don’t fret, there are options.
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Great Fishing Day!
A tradition up at Lake of the Woods are the fish frys. Come up and experience world class fishing “just like the good old days” and celebrate after with a great meal of fresh walleyes and sauger.
Some groups use the fish cleaning houses at the resort they are staying at to clean their catch. Others let the guides do the cleaning.
As far as the fish fry, cook your own in your cabin or have a resort cook them for you. Many resorts will cook up your fresh catch with all the sides we have come to love with a fish fry. Click Here for info on Resorts at Lake of the Woods.
Resorts Offering Reasonable Rates
The area offers some very reasonable lodging to fit your budget. Click Here for a complete list of resorts and hotels.
A tradition up at Lake of the Woods are the fish frys. Come up and experience world class fishing “just like the good old days” and celebrate after with a great meal of fresh walleyes and sauger.
