Red lake

buckybadger wrote:

Red is going to continue to get pounded. The weather outlook doesn’t support a ton of ice formation in places that don’t currently have any. Mille Lacs may not be an option for a long time.

If you follow this logic then you missed out

Bearcat89 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>buckybadger wrote:</div>
Red is going to continue to get pounded. The weather outlook doesn’t support a ton of ice formation in places that don’t currently have any. Mille Lacs may not be an option for a long time.

If you follow this logic then you missed out

What logic? Did I in any way tell people not to go to Red? I simply said people are going to be there because it’s the only show in town and ice isn’t going to be forming anywhere else.

Bearcat89 wrote:

We have no crappie yet. But the last 3 trips we have caught a handful each time

I was just reading in this weeks Outdoor News that there is an abundant 2018 year class of crappies. They’re currently only 7-8″ now but in another year or two it sounds like they could be a nice bonus. Maybe not like the crappie boom 20 years ago, but possibly significant nonetheless.

Matt Waste wrote:

woke up to a 3’ snowdrift against my wheeler.

Did I read that right? You took a wheeler out there?

Walleyestudent Andy Cox wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Bearcat89 wrote:</div>
We have no crappie yet. But the last 3 trips we have caught a handful each time

I was just reading in this weeks Outdoor News that there is an abundant 2018 year class of crappies. They’re currently only 7-8″ now but in another year or two it sounds like they could be a nice bonus. Maybe not like the <strong class=”ido-tag-strong”>crappie boom 20 years ago, but possibly significant nonetheless.

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Matt Waste wrote:</div>
woke up to a 3’ snowdrift against my wheeler.

Did I read that right? You took a wheeler out there?

well what else you gonna jump pressure ridges with!

Many did, but no I did not. Only to get my gear from parking lot to house I rented at JR’s. I just got mine two weeks ago and wasn’t eager to risk it. However many were out there on wheeler, most only went halfway but a handful came all the way out to the rock bar and beyond. Jrs guys were shuttling walkers at days end. Where I fished had 7” of solid solid ice with 1-1.5” of crap on top. Couple ice quakes and plenty of popping but nothing unusual this early.

Thanks for the intel. I just watched Sobi on YouTube and he used red and gold and hot pink. From yesterday, good stuff.

Matt Waste wrote:

Many did, but no I did not. Only to get my gear from parking lot to house I rented at JR’s. I just got mine two weeks ago and wasn’t eager to risk it. However many were out there on wheeler, most only went halfway but a handful came all the way out to the rock bar and beyond. Jrs guys were shuttling walkers at days end. Where I fished had 7” of solid solid ice with 1-1.5” of crap on top. Couple ice quakes and plenty of popping but nothing unusual this early.

Good you played safe Matt.

And sounds like you did good catching without risking your new wheeler. Now you know you have no regrets.

Westwind Resort posted on FB yesterday of a plane they had flyover most the upper lake where folks were fishing and had numerous pics of open water areas. And very close to where people were setup fishing.

They warned several times in their post about people traveling out on ATV’s is not recommended.

I just came back and was in 11fow Friday and got 15 by myself from 11-4. Went to the same spot Saturday and fished 3 hours not marking 1 fish. With the 10,000 people out there I figured the noise moved them deeper. So at 11 I packed it up and went past everyone to 14fow and had 3 in the first 5 min. I got over 30 fish non stop and 2 doubles till 3:30 when I left to get get in line for a early JR’s fish fry (it was a 2 hour wait Friday night). Walked over to a guy by me and he had Panoptix. He was showing me schools of shiners and walleye all over the bottom it was unreal to see 3 or 4 walleye on the bottom and you did not see any on your flasher, Game changer for sure.

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got my first upper red lake crappie saturday evening!

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Just hiking in. 3 guys. We have our 9. But we worked to make that happen. Ots of missed fish, and lots of fish caught

How long of a walk?

I’ve done the mile-long drag on URL before and have no issue with it, but I’m thinking of bringing my 69y/o dad with.

Bass Thumb wrote:

How long of a walk?

I’ve done the mile-long drag on URL before and have no issue with it, but I’m thinking of bringing my 69y/o dad with.

Hiked a mile out from Rodgers and 1.5 out from hillmans.

Going.

How long till trucks and wheelhouses? I’m sure there will be lots of wheelers out there this weekend

Coletrain27 wrote:

How long till trucks and wheelhouses?

Why don’t you go for a little drive in your truck and let us know Coletrain?

gim wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Coletrain27 wrote:</div>
How long till trucks and wheelhouses?

Why don’t you go for a little drive in your truck and let us know Coletrain?

Ok I’ll pick you up on the way

Lol good one

Boar wrote:

Going.

welcome aboard putz!! Lol!!

who ever you are glenn57..that sure seems like a unorthadox way of welcoming a new member.

Boar wrote:

who ever you are glenn57..that sure seems like a unorthadox way of welcoming a new member.

Well it’ll be glad to see you again in 3 weeks up on red

you have me confused with someone else….

Jeez guys, the air feels tight in here… None of my business but welcome, boar. Glenn is actually a good guy, lol.

Now, on to my concerns-

Feel like I really lucked out, got a portavillA house on shore through Rogers, fir this weekend at the last minute. Guy On the phone was pretty talkative and friendly, also helpful. I’ve been excited ever since and so is my buddy. But now I’ve been reading through a bunch of reviews of Rogers on the internet(i know, don’t believe everything you read, and there’s lots of folks with too high of expectations) but there seems to be consistent bad reviews all saying the same things and I’m worried. Don’t want to get up there and find out my reservations have been cancelled or anything along those lines.

I’m driving a long ways for this, and hoping and praying those reviews aren’t accurate. If anybody can offer me some reassurance of good experiences, or warn me, I’d really appreciate it more than you know. Thanks

lmao! lab, i know, weve been freinds for years. we are heading to red in two weeks. me and cook are good freinds as with glenn, its what we do. he took the first jab, so its my duty to mess with him. muffin head! im looking foward to fishingbwith yu! and kickn your arse in our bet!!

LabDaddy1 wrote:

Jeez guys, the air feels tight in here… None of my business but welcome, boar. Glenn is actually a good guy, lol.

Now, on to my concerns-

Feel like I really lucked out, got a portavillA house on shore through Rogers, fir this weekend at the last minute. Guy On the phone was pretty talkative and friendly, also helpful. I’ve been excited ever since and so is my buddy. But now I’ve been reading through a bunch of reviews of Rogers on the internet(i know, don’t believe everything you read, and there’s lots of folks with too high of expectations) but there seems to be consistent bad reviews all saying the same things and I’m worried. Don’t want to get up there and find out my reservations have been cancelled or anything along those lines.

I’m driving a long ways for this, and hoping and praying those reviews aren’t accurate. If anybody can offer me some reassurance of good experiences, or warn me, I’d really appreciate it more than you know. Thanks

Keep your expectations down for the shack and you won’t be disappointed. How many many sleeper did you get? We had a 4 man for 2 guys and it was tight to say the least. And not very nice. But we were ice fishing and renting from a stranger. So thats life

Boar wrote:

lmao! lab, i know, weve been freinds for years. we are heading to red in two weeks. me and cook are good freinds as with glenn, its what we do. he took the first jab, so its my duty to mess with him. muffin head! im looking foward to fishingbwith yu! and kickn your arse in our bet!!

yep, i concur!!!!!!! just what the 2 of us do.

like bearcat said dont expect the holiday inn or hilton and you’ll be good. i rented an overnight house from cookies when boar and a few others hit red a few years back. i didnt know what to expect, but from a previous experience with an overnight house, cookies house was a very comfortable and really nice house.

bearcat, if i read correctly, you are going out of hillmans, and a few others i’ve read are staying in cookies housed on shore……so is this boar guy!!!! and regardless of what you read between us, he is really a great guy!!!!!!

I will be camping out in my shack on the lake this weekend but yes out of hillmans

LabDaddy1 wrote:

Jeez guys, the air feels tight in here… None of my business but welcome, boar. Glenn is actually a good guy, lol.

Now, on to my concerns-

Feel like I really lucked out, got a portavillA house on shore through Rogers, fir this weekend at the last minute. Guy On the phone was pretty talkative and friendly, also helpful. I’ve been excited ever since and so is my buddy. But now I’ve been reading through a bunch of reviews of Rogers on the internet(i know, don’t believe everything you read, and there’s lots of folks with too high of expectations) but there seems to be consistent bad reviews all saying the same things and I’m worried. Don’t want to get up there and find out my reservations have been cancelled or anything along those lines.

I’m driving a long ways for this, and hoping and praying those reviews aren’t accurate. If anybody can offer me some reassurance of good experiences, or warn me, I’d really appreciate it more than you know. Thanks

The wife and I have rented from Portavilla many times and never had an issue with a reservation or anything. We actually felt the Fruedenbergs were very accommodating. Bill would come chat and have a beer with us.

Bearcat89 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Bass Thumb wrote:</div>
How long of a walk?

I’ve done the mile-long drag on URL before and have no issue with it, but I’m thinking of bringing my 69y/o dad with.

Hiked a mile out from Rodgers and 1.5 out from hillmans.

Thanks, Bud.

Looks like pops will be staying home. He’s not cut out for that anymore.

Only exception is if I can bring the wheeler out next Mon Tues and Weds, which I doubt at this point.

Bearcat89 wrote:

I will be camping out in my shack on the lake this weekend but yes out of hillmans

good luck Ron! ill be up there doing the same on the 16th

Bearcat89 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>LabDaddy1 wrote:</div>

Keep your expectations down for the shack and you won’t be disappointed. How many many sleeper did you get? We had a 4 man for 2 guys and it was tight to say the least. And not very nice. But we were ice fishing and renting from a stranger. So thats life

I wasn’t worried about the quality or size of the house, don’t expect to be more than a basic base camp. But I rented a 2 man. It was 40$ a night. I read in your other posts that you also paid 40$- that was for a 4-man? Thanks for the reassurance everyone