Thank you very much for the tip! Playing the wind is always a big help!

We are still looking for a place to stay for two nights. We got 6 people. We would be fine with either a housekeeping cabin or a motel. What options exist?

good deal. Let me know how you did over the weekend and how the driving conditions are. Thanks. Appreciate it.

Thanks I appreciate the information.

wow!!! Thanks! I appreciate the tips and the map.

I used 4/1 on all of my crappie ice sticks this winter, smoke color. It is awesome line, you just have to be careful because FireLine doesn’t stretch like mono and crappies have paper thin lips. But one thing I did notice of the winter is that when the crappies swallowed that jig a little deeper the hook set was a lot better with fireline compared to mono. I am going to try 10lb test on a few of my walleye rods this spring and summer and compare it to mono on walleyes. I will post a report when this comparison is complete. But so far I would defintely recommend Fireline to anyone, it is awesome line

If you are looking to catch a lot of walleyes and some big walleyes you should check out Eagle Lake in Ontario. It is between Dryden and Kenora, it is approximately 3 and a half hours north of I-Falls, MN. I went there last summer and the walleyes are numerous and big! They have a slot limit of 18-23 inches, all of these fish must be returned to the water immediately. This slot limit has been in effect for over 10 years now and it has payed big dividends….like I said you will be hard pressed to find action this hot and plus you can tie into some real hogs. Just make sure you bring nightcrawlers, those Eagle Lake walleyes love nightcrawlers, I stay at a place called “Pine Beach Lodge” http://www.pinebeachlodge.com….check it out…you won’t be disappointed

World Class Muskie Fishing also! Northern are numerous and Smallies are plentiful

Adam,

I like your dream and just like you it is mine also. I read some of the other replies and education is something that cannot be taken very lightly. Here is my plan and this might shed some light unto your subject. I am a college senior and soon enough I will be a teacher. Teacher’s have the best life, in my opinion of course, they get three months off in the summer, weekends off, etc. That will give me plenty of time to work on my angling and hopefully future guide service. But the important thing that I think is that it is a back-up plan in-case the professional fishing ranks are never achieved. No one can take away from your education and a college degree is a perfect starting point for a career. Focussing on another area of education, when I was 16 I thought all you needed to catch walleyes was live baits, lindy rigs and jigs. I thought you just went out to some rock bars and sand flats and trolled all day. Well as you can probably tell my success was either hit or miss. Then I started to educate myself in the art of walleye patterns and presentations. For two years I gathered every piece of walleye fishing knowledge I could and I still do today. You name it I have probably watched it or read it, magazine articles, videos, website articles, etc. All of this information has truly helped me to become a better angler and in a short period of time. Babe Winkleman’s book on Walleye Patterns is a great book for any Walleye nut, Babe employs a pattern approach to Walleye fishing and his book is not only easy to read but fun to read. Plus it has some awesome tips in it for every angler whether novice or professional. So like I said before go get that education so that you can have a back-up plan and never give up on your dreams. Look at it this way maybe one day you and I will be competing on the Professional Walleye Trial aganist each other. Good Fishing,

Brian Amundson