Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • LeeMB
    Posts: 22
    November 27, 2010 at 10:08 pm #1301645

    Lake Winnipeg has 6″in the south part of the lake. I walked out about 500yds. There is some very rough ice out about 3/4 of a mile could make for hard driving later

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    November 27, 2010 at 10:28 pm #912721

    Thanks for the update, Lee.

    How’s your bite on Winnipeg early season? Is it typically a river bite or do you see a solid lake bite?

    LeeMB
    Posts: 22
    November 27, 2010 at 11:28 pm #912729

    The bite on the lake is good early. The Red produces some big fish early and is easy to fish. It is possible to fish both in the same day. The Red was not too good this fall. Water was very high and dirty.

    James Holst
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    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    November 28, 2010 at 1:17 am #912755

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    The bite on the lake is good early. The Red produces some big fish early and is easy to fish. It is possible to fish both in the same day. The Red was not too good this fall. Water was very high and dirty.

    Winnipeg is on the bucket list for 2011. I know you’ll get busy once the ice sets up but if you have time now and then drop in to keep us up-to-date on the bite.

    LeeMB
    Posts: 22
    November 28, 2010 at 2:16 am #912778

    will do. A lot of your members will be up here this year.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    November 28, 2010 at 3:08 am #912783

    The quality of your fishery up there is unreal.

    I hope to be one of those guys sharing your ice with you this winter.

    LeeMB
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    November 28, 2010 at 3:38 am #912790

    yes I guess I am spoiled. Not to many days I can’t catch at least 25 walleyes that average 4 lb’s. On a good day you can catch 100. Real good chance of catching a fish over 10lb’s and we do catch a few over 15lb. every year.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    November 28, 2010 at 3:47 am #912792

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    yes I guess I am spoiled. Not to many days I can’t catch at least 25 walleyes that average 4 lb’s. On a good day you can catch 100. Real good chance of catching a fish over 10lb’s and we do catch a few over 15lb. every year.

    I posted this question to you in the Canada forum but I’ll throw it out here as well. Do you have a website (please share it here) and what do you have in your area for laker fishing in the winter?

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    November 28, 2010 at 3:48 am #912793

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    and we do catch a few over 15lb. every year.

    A 15# eye through the ice would be epic! So that leads me to the question of when is the best time to come for the biggest fish?

    LeeMB
    Posts: 22
    November 28, 2010 at 3:28 pm #912845

    The Red produces large fish in Dec. Lake Winnipeg produces large Walleye from Dec. to mid-March. We don’t have much for laker fising close by. I would suggest NW Ontario for lakers. I would talk to Calvin Svihel from this site. If you search the ice fishing reports he did one on Lake Winnipeg last March.

    My web site for ice fishing is http://www.indigodestinations.com
    you can also check out “Lake Winnipeg Ice Fishing” on Facebook for updates.

    If your going to the St. Paul Ice Fishing show I will be there in Booth #406.

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