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I’ve got 6-8 guys lookn to go ice fishing about mid january. We would like to catch primarily walleyes, but would like somekinde of day bite as well weather its pike or perch or just about anything besides sunfish. We are considering red lake if there is a good walleye bite still. We are willing to travel anywhere in WI and MN or maybe devils lake. We would like sleeper shacks. Wheres the hot place this year. Any info would be appreciated. thank you.
Rainy, Lake of the Woods or Devils would be high on my list. The bite on all three bodies of water is a day bite. Fishing Rainy with Granrud is all but going to guarantee you some BIG fish along with a solid day bite for eater ‘eyes and some perch. Lake of the Woods along the south shore is good for quantities of fish, both saugers and walleyes. Devils Lake is awesome early in the season most years. Pike, walleyes and a few perch will round out the catch on that lake.
For my money I’m heading to Rainy. There’s relatively light pressure and the number of big walleyes and gigantic pike caught from ice up through January is impressive.
OK….. With that being said I live a short 30 minutes from Kab (Plenty under the Radar still), 45 minutes from LOTW of course CAN be (Fantastic), 10 minutes from the Rainy River (Yep Ice Fishing,and few know that!!), 1 1/2 hours from Red…….. and within an hour of MANY awesome small lake bites. We’ve built a big following simply icing big fish. ALL AWESOME FISHERIES GUYS!! I fish them ALL as they are all in my close neighborhood, and have guided on all of them besides Red at some point during the ice fishing season. Those who have fished with me have a clear understanding we strive to be on THE best bite in the “northwoods”!! All anglers understand that at points in the season one fishery might be on a hot streak while the other flounders, and that is the reality of fishing in a nutshell. We at Rainydaze guide service simply hope they aren’t all OFF at the same time, and that CAN HAPPEN. Trust me during the winter scene at the Daze big fish Headquarters……CATCHING big fish remains KING!! Sleds, Otters make exploring bites the absolute most challenging, yet rewarding time of the year for us. Heck my search and destroy team (Looking for a Raise!! 
) is freaking out right now with this years plan! They love it trust me! Still with all that being said…….Rainy Lake is clearly my personal #1 spot for the individual angler to ice a monster walleye on a consistent basis on hardwater.
Looks like we’ll have another great supporting cast helping us reach our goals again this winter. One guide service with an average of 3 guys per day. 
