Heading to Devils lake for the weekend and want to be very mobil but still would like to fish from my pick up. Anybody know if there are any travel issues on the lake due to snow, water or cracks and such? I’ve got a wheeler but would be nice to leave it home if the ice is in good enough shape.
Any help would be appriciated
Weatherman says we only got 3 1/2″ of snow out of the storm wind did blow pretty good,so I’m sure we have a few spots that are gonna be tough,but over the weekend was good traveling.
I wont make it out til friday but had some friends that fished yesterday and said it wasnt bad getting around.The warm temps should settle snow some before the weekend.
Very helpful Bill, thanks very much!
Was on Devil’s Lake last weekend with a 4 wheel drive pickup. Snow on the ice was on the edge for a 4 wheel drive pick up. Got stuck twice. I’m not sure what the last storm did to the conditions, but it was a little tricky last weekend.
I was there last Thursday to Sunday and there are some pretty good drifts out there before the snow they just got. Lots of trucks were getting stuck. I would bring a sled if you can or wheeler with chains. Ice was about 35″ or so and in great shape. Fishing on the other hand was the worst I have had it. We had sleds and portables. We moved and moved and moved and could not find the perch. Had some luck on walleye for about a 15-20 min window on north six mile bay in 14-15 fow at first light. We tried East Devils, North six mile, Patience point and by the towers in all depths and types of structure. It was some tough fishing but we still had a blast. We did hear of some people finding some perch so they are out there someplace. Lots of water for them to hide. Good luck
I am heading out there next weekend and was thinking of trying a few spots on Stump. I assume ice may be a little thicker there and travel on the ice would be similar to Devils
We were on Stump on Saturday. The conditions were the same as Devil’s. Got stuck once on Stump. It really doesn’t take all that much of a drift to mess up a normal 4 wheel drive pick up or 4 wheeler. There were no roads plowed on Stump. If you stayed in the old tracks you were OK, if you went out on your own it was tricky.
We fished last Tuesday to Saturday was not our best year but not the worst. Always fun and a blast going up there you never know what you will find. If they did not get a lot of snow you will be fine traveling all over. Just need to miss the drifts we 10 ringed a few but never got stuck and we put a ton of miles on the lake traveled from end to end do have to watch for a few heaves but we got around them found places to cross or they ended. We did have one part of the day it was almost a white on the lake.
We caught a lot of eyes nothing huge maybe 23 or 24 biggest. Again was not great by numbers for perch but just love fishing new waters and up there you can go and fish areas never touched by our group.
We try and find new areas each trip up might strike out but worth trying . A few white bass caught a ton of pike also. Fished ,Grahams Island ,East Devils, Black tiger, Stump, Towers ,out by west bay resort also and bunch of areas in between.
Already to head back our rooms are booked for next year . I need to hit these lakes more than once a year. Last year we hit twice still not enough but better 
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Good pics and a nice catch of fish. Congrats.
Heading out to Devils Lake on Friday, hoping for good weather and fishing
where is everyone been staying?
Dogs
I had reservations at great American inn and suits. Was pretty cheap through priceline. Had to cancel so can’t help much on the quality. Usually just a place to sleep though
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