Open water fishing one day and Ice the Next.

We currently have plans to open water fish for some panfish in the local St. Cloud area tomorrow morning. We are either going to drive a few Hr’s north tomorrow after or on Sunday morning to get in some ice fishing. How many of you have fished both open water and ice fished on the same dy or even back to back days. Its going to be cool to do it. I know in past years I’ve done so rather close together, but not sure if ever on the same day or back to back days. This Minnesota sure is a crazy weather state.

I have caught salmon in the morning on Lake Superior and ice fished inland lakes in the afternoon during the spring. If the wind wasn’t so nasty this might be on the agenda this weekend.

I’ve also shot ducks over water in the morning and ice fished the afternoon in the fall.

Done the Lake Superior salmon in the morning and crappies on ice in the afternoon thing a few times. Last year we fished in the ice castle all weekend and went to Superior that Monday with the boat. I think it was February 6th or something. It was gorgeous out. Sure going to miss stopping at the chalet on the way home for some massive frosty mugs of beer and some good food.

I ice fished a lake last night and open water fished the same lake this afternoon.

I’ve fished the rainy river in the boat and lake of the woods in the snobear on the same day in April. Caught a 28” in the boat and a 26” on the ice same day.

We did just what you’re talking about last weekend

We went ice fishing on a local lake and the fishing was slow (couple dink perch and a pike)

Hank said, “Dad, this sucks..we should’ve went coho fishing instead.”

I checked the weather and it looked like we had a few hours on Superior to fish before the wind was going to pick up.

Left the ice a little after 1pm and had the boat in the water an hour later. After an eight mile boat ride we caught a handful of fish before it started howling and we got off

It worked out pretty good for not planning on attempting both feats in the same day lol

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Done it a few times have no reason to leave a boat for ice now. Give me boat fishing all year now.

I’ll take the blame for this one. Picking up my boat today and every year I do, it snows after I bring it home…..

Leaving to LOW to chase Northerns for a few days and hit the river on the way home

I must be the odd duck but I have little interest in open water fishing. I’d much rather be out on the ice. Especially when the weather warms up in the spring.

I LOVE late season ice fishing. Anything I catch threw the ice is 2x the score than open water. I’m a hole hopper so late stuff is great for me,
reeling stuff up with the birds singing, so good.

I actually did this today. Drove on to fish walleyes this morning then put the boat in this afternoon. Pretty cool

Late 70s to early 80s used to go down and fish pool 4 on spring break from college. We’d bring a small outboard and rent a 14 foot rowboat from Everts. That same week we’d icefish Tonka for pannies.

Well out Back to back open water and ice was a total Bust. The place we decided to give a try for the open water resulted in 0 fish, In fact o bites. Water temps were still way low. The water was also crazy low. My guess is it was 12-18″ low. Lack of winter run off and any measurable rain as of yet will make that happen. Sunday morning got up and greeted with a heavy layer of ice on the truck. After a few hard yanks managed to get the door open and gear loaded up. The roads were actually not bad on the way over to meet my fishing partner. Got gear loaded in his auto and pulled out of the driveway. He stopped to shift into 4 wheel drive and when he put it into gear, Nothing. No forward or reverse. After turning the auto off and restarting it, it seemed to be working. Got a block down the road and it seemed to be slipping out of gear. Finally when turning around it was back to Nothing. Turned it off and restarted it again and once again back to working. Got it into the driveway and shifted it into reverse and once again nothing. Thought about transferring gear to my truck and going. Looked at the weather again and looked like like lots of Freezing rain, ice, and Snow between us and where we were heading 2.5 Hr’s away so decided to abort it and headed back home to bed. Think the auto troubles was a sign to stay home. Oh well, that’s fishing.

Hoping to hit the ice this weekend in the Longville area. Has the ice held up pretty well?

Nick Matti wrote:

Hoping to hit the ice this weekend in the Longville area. Has the ice held up pretty well?

I’d think the longville area may still have fishable ice. I talked with someone on Sat. that has a cabin on Woman and they showed me a area in front of a resort with a fair amount of open water. Depending on how much snow they get from this storm today and tomorrow in that area it may be a real sloppy mess on the lakes in that area. Hope you are able to get in another outing.

fishthumper wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Nick Matti wrote:</div>
Hoping to hit the ice this weekend in the Longville area. Has the ice held up pretty well?

I’d think the longville area may still have fishable ice. I talked with someone on Sat. that has a cabin on Woman and they showed me a area in front of a resort with a fair amount of open water. Depending on how much snow they get from this storm today and tomorrow in that area it may be a real sloppy mess on the lakes in that area. Hope you are able to get in another outing.

Thanks, I was up on 3/22 and was surprised to see a number of wheelers and SXS on our lake. If I need to, I can always drive a little north and find some accessible ice.