First Ice?

  • luke_haugland
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Posts: 3037
    October 24, 2006 at 1:20 am #1297891

    Just curious as to what/where you will fish/target first. Walleyes or Perch on mille lacs? LOTW? Metro area lakes?

    I will probably target crappies or walleyes on Lake Macbride, gonna be some bigguns in there this year!!

    Ice Ice Baby!!!!!

    shaley
    Milford IA
    Posts: 2178
    October 24, 2006 at 1:41 am #491861

    Whatever lake near me freezes first I’ll hit,walleye are main focus, depending on where the ice is will decide what I fish for.

    birddog
    Mn.
    Posts: 1957
    October 24, 2006 at 1:44 am #491862

    My first few trips will be chasing some west metro gills and crappies!

    BIRDDOG

    vikefanmn77
    Northfield,MN
    Posts: 1493
    October 24, 2006 at 1:51 am #491865

    South metro here Carls lake eyes Early ice finds em in less than 6 ft

    amwatson
    Holmen,WI
    Posts: 5130
    October 24, 2006 at 2:06 am #491880

    I will be hitting the usual Fisherman’s Road area in LaCrosse since it is “usually” the first place to freeze. Unless there is ice somewhere up north first and they wanted to invite an ice freak to join them

    nick858
    Eldora, Iowa
    Posts: 367
    October 24, 2006 at 2:17 am #491887

    Lake Cornelia is usually first here in Central Iowa. Perch and the occasional walleye. Anything is fine though, bring on the ice.

    matt_grow
    Albertville MN
    Posts: 2019
    October 24, 2006 at 3:00 am #491900

    Quote:

    Mille lacs.

    race ya there??!

    millelacsjumbos
    Minnesota
    Posts: 125
    October 24, 2006 at 6:06 am #491942

    mille lacs perch, its what i dream about every night.

    lookin4fish
    Posts: 109
    October 24, 2006 at 8:36 am #491945

    as north as i have to go but staying in the state. work somehow plays a role on when i can get out, but by thanksgiving i hope to be out every year and it usually works out. small lakes up by bemidgi freeze pretty early

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    October 24, 2006 at 4:14 pm #492047

    9″ gills on pool 8

    deepportage
    Posts: 18
    October 24, 2006 at 4:26 pm #492051

    Walleyes on LOTW first , Then just follow the good ice

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    October 25, 2006 at 4:51 am #492181

    pools 10 and 9…gillin up some slabs !!

    Calvin Svihel
    Moderator
    Northwest Metro, MN
    Posts: 3862
    October 25, 2006 at 6:53 pm #492312

    Matt watch out Derek has got a new sled this year!!!!

    Its orange and it has a long rope!!!!

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    October 25, 2006 at 6:56 pm #492314

    Gotta haul my fish off with something..

    I cant fit my fish in my pockets like you.

    cade-laufenberg
    Winona,MN/La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 3667
    October 29, 2006 at 4:41 am #493359

    Pool 8- Stoddard is my first Ice haven. Can’t wait. Once it dies there, I’ll be going deep for crappies and hopefully LM bass, if my plan works.

    GregKorynta
    Columbia Heights,MN
    Posts: 38
    October 30, 2006 at 1:10 am #493495

    Nine times out of ten I end up chasing Gills or Crappies within 50-75 miles of home (I have a SWEEEEET little honey hole just south of Cambridge). As soon as those bays up on the big pond start freezing… boy LOOKOUT!! Once this day comes, well… catch me if you can. I’ve been know to start the day on Mille Lacs for a “quick trip” and spend most of the day there and end up sleeping on Upper Red (ooop’s sorry honey).

    I think my wife MIGHT be right when she’s says I should go see a shrink about this.

    Greg

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    October 31, 2006 at 4:05 pm #494117

    We had skim ice at sun up on the channel at the Wharf on Mille Lacs this weekend. Only lasted a couple hours, but ice it was!
    -J.

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