Next winter laker trip

  • Spencer Haugen
    Posts: 99
    April 30, 2016 at 12:26 am #1616558

    Hi I’m debating on where to go for my next drive to laker destination the past two years I went up to ely fished snowbank burntside and got skunked.I’m tossing up the idea of doing the gunflint trail this coming winter but was curious on how the fishing is in the winter this year we will hopefully have a wheeler or sled instead of walking everywhere what is your guys thoughts and opinions

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    April 30, 2016 at 4:21 am #1616561

    If you keep a close eye on superior near Duluth or even up by bayfield or Washburn, that would be my recommendation.

    Of course the ice conditions are probably the most risky and it certainly doesn’t happen every year. Short drive and phenomenal fishing if the stars align.

    Otherwise a trip to Sioux Narrows is also a good bet. Snowmobile is probably recommended there though. Never been there myself but I know it can be good.

    Trappers Landing Lodge
    Posts: 200
    April 30, 2016 at 8:35 am #1616575

    There are a lot of good Lake trout lakes up the gunflint and still some nice lodging up there in the winter. Some of those lakes are smaller lakes and easier to target some of the lakers in and there are lots of them so you can move around and catch your fish. The other area I would look at would be the Grand Rapids area. They have some high fish catch rates in those lake trout lakes, you might not catch giants all the time but you will find some good keeper fish.

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13651
    April 30, 2016 at 9:38 am #1616579

    “for my next drive to laker destination” What kind of a range form where???
    My go-to destination Laker paradise is Granby in Colorado. Nothing like a crisp winter morning at about 9000 feet

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    Will Roseberg
    Moderator
    Hanover, MN
    Posts: 2121
    May 3, 2016 at 3:37 pm #1617154

    No question in my mind I would be making a call to Matt up at Crawford’s Camp and head up to the Sioux Narrows… You will not be skunked there.

    Will

    michaelcfi79
    Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 77
    May 13, 2016 at 12:52 pm #1619467

    Gunflint Lake is a very productive Laker destination as well where you will not be skunked.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    May 13, 2016 at 12:56 pm #1619468
    Will Roseberg wrote:

    No question in my mind I would be making a call to Matt up at Crawford’s Camp and head up to the Sioux Narrows… You will not be skunked there.

    Will

    This would be my recommendation as well. We had fantastic laker fishing up there late ice and Matt is a very good host.

    michaelcfi79
    Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 77
    June 1, 2016 at 5:06 pm #1622325

    We’ll be there early January 2017!

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