Looking for any fishing reports from Upper Red Lake

  • Nick Schmitz
    Posts: 65
    January 6, 2019 at 9:27 pm #1823618

    A bunch of us are headed to Upper Red Lake next weekend. Looking for any fishing reports. What the fish are biting on. Spoons or dead sticking. Fatheads or shiners. Where on the lake. What time of the day has been best. Thanks

    thaddeus
    St. Cloud, MN
    Posts: 133
    January 6, 2019 at 10:05 pm #1823633

    We nailed them on Friday and Saturday in 7 FOW. 3-man limits both days with plenty of throwbacks and multiple fish over 20”. Don’t be afraid to go shallow and stay away from the crowds. Jigging caught 90% of our fish. Steady catching all day. Best time 4-5p. Good luck.

    eyeguy507
    SE MN
    Posts: 5259
    January 6, 2019 at 10:52 pm #1823641

    If you go to Red and can’t catch fish, just retire. They bite anything there. The ONLY times you will have trouble is during a cold front or in the summer when most of the eyes head to the deeper water of lower red.

    Mike S.
    Posts: 34
    January 7, 2019 at 7:43 am #1823656

    I will be headed up there as well this weekend. Thinking of going out of JR’s. Keep the reports coming. Thanks

    Dan Baker
    Posts: 955
    January 7, 2019 at 12:53 pm #1823826

    I was there this weekend with BearPaw. We were in 12 feet and It was slow. The guide reported that a big bug hatch happend a few days earlier and it really slowed things down. I did hear from a buddy who went shallow that they slayed in 7 feet. Wish I would have moved. I ended up with 5 in two days. But they were nice healthy sized fish.

    Red Eye
    Posts: 1031
    January 7, 2019 at 1:33 pm #1823844

    Weird Dan, the guide said they did better before you got there? Never been told that before.

    Dan Baker
    Posts: 955
    January 7, 2019 at 1:39 pm #1823845
    Red Eye wrote:

    Weird Dan, the guide said they did better before you got there? Never been told that before.

    I know right!?!?!

    curleytail
    Posts: 674
    January 7, 2019 at 7:20 pm #1823976

    A big bug hatch under the ice in January? Been fishing for 25 years so excuse my ignorance…does that actually happen?

    Tucker

    phishingruven01
    Inactive
    southeast lower michigan
    Posts: 300
    January 7, 2019 at 7:38 pm #1823981

    maybe tiny black stonefly?

    Mark
    Posts: 1
    January 7, 2019 at 7:47 pm #1823984

    I am going to Upper Red the first week of Feb fishing with Red Lake Ice Cabins…any info would be greatly appreciated

    B-man
    Posts: 6740
    January 7, 2019 at 8:52 pm #1824007
    Mark wrote:

    I am going to Upper Red the first week of Feb fishing with Red Lake Ice Cabins…any info would be greatly appreciated

    Your “when and where” are set. The only thing in your control is your presentation.

    A deadstick and an active jigging rod is all you need.

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