First ice

  • Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13478
    November 13, 2017 at 8:31 am #1727609

    Here are mine. This is on a small lake north of Mille lacs. Good 4″ or more of ice that was nice and clear as you can see in the one photo. I would not expect to find this on most other lakes in the area. This is just a small pothole that is shallow and wind protected.

    First two pike hit as I was dropping the sucker minnows down the hole. Nice afternoon of tending a fire, listening to the vikes and chasing flags.

    That big pike went a very fat 36″s. He was released for us to enjoy again later on .

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    Rod Bent
    Posts: 360
    November 13, 2017 at 6:18 pm #1727788

    Looks like a great day, Mike!

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13478
    November 13, 2017 at 8:33 pm #1727811

    It was. Everyone else must still be in the deer stands.

    DWSDave31
    Southern WI
    Posts: 933
    November 13, 2017 at 10:34 pm #1727841

    Mike you make me want to take a vary long drive to hope to do the same thing….. I think I will give it a week or so though lol Glad to see you got out!

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13478
    November 14, 2017 at 8:10 am #1727873

    Ive been seeing lots of ice fishing reports from red lake mn. Think around Aitkin (central MN) It might take a small pond like I was on to find decent ice. Of course with many days this week for that area not even getting above freezing that should make some more ice.

    trophy19
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 1206
    November 14, 2017 at 8:12 am #1727874

    What a great way to spend an afternoon…

    Pete

    Florian Schewa
    Posts: 3
    November 14, 2017 at 9:42 am #1727899

    Managed to get onto some small higher elevation lakes to do some brook trout fishing.

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    fishermanjakeak
    Posts: 30
    November 14, 2017 at 2:15 pm #1727993

    Took the family out yesterday…not a bad early ice trip…only 5 inches of ice…its been a late year for Alaska.

    bigpike
    Posts: 6259
    November 14, 2017 at 2:38 pm #1727998

    Was slow, but drinking beer and listening to the game and watching flags made for a pleasant Sunday afternoon.

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    Rod Bent
    Posts: 360
    November 14, 2017 at 3:29 pm #1728008

    I’m going to start sounding like a cheerleader here. Great family video AK!

    dbright
    Cambridge
    Posts: 1902
    November 14, 2017 at 3:35 pm #1728009

    I spent some time on the ice Sunday after checking a half dozen early ice spots Fri and sat before finding enough ice to be comfortable with. Fishing was decent for the first day on the ice but the size was not like it has been in years past.

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    Jeremy Goodman
    Madison, WI
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    November 14, 2017 at 11:31 pm #1728108

    Thanks, yeah it was a pretty decent fish for where we were at. First time we had fished that lake also so got lucky the fish were where we hoped.

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