Here’s a 26 inch dink from Ojibwa lake.

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Here’s what I found in the stomach of snowbank lake trout! Looks like smelt on the right and gravel n mush on the right! Snowbank don’t have smelt I thought? Looks like slowbank has smelt!

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Found anywhere from 6-10 on burntside no trucks or wheelhouse today at least.

Van vac only has 6-9 Mike? West end had 10-13 according to a buddy. He may coulda been drinking while reading his tape lol.

Heard bside had 10-13 inches as of this morning.

Northside always has bad ice plus the fishing is slow that way.

Heard slowbank has 7-9 burntside prob the same. Hope to have enough ice to drag the 18 foot wheelhouse out with the truck Friday. Should be a zoo out there as usual on the opener lol!

I smoke all my trout, or pan fry them fresh.

Fresh lakers taste the best!

This one was full of smelt.

Put a friend on some fish.

Caught this one in the dark.

Biggest of the winter so far.

Trout season is over march 31st in Minnesota. You can’t target trout when the season is closed.

How about making a reality fishing show called wicked lakers. We’ll take the hardcore laker anglers from northeastern minnesota and have a battle for the most pounds of fish caught and bragging rights for a year lol.

Looks like tofte lake in the shallow back bay. Tofte used to have quality sized rainbows 3-7 pounders years ago. Something happened cause all u catch these days is lil guys.

Yea you can get walleyes in burntside but need to know the lake and patterns.

I think the wild will be peaking as a team when the playoffs start. Very good signs from Granlund, coyle, niño, scandella, Fontaine, Cooke, kuemper, and even loafer boy no check heatley. Koviu and spurgen will be back after the break. I can also see adding another power forward to the mix before trade deadline. I can see no finish brodizak, haula and a draft pick getting sold for that gritty power forward we need. We will finish 6,7 or 8 and would like to see Chicago first round! We matched up well with that team this year. I can see us winning it all this year if we are healthy and a goalie steals a few playoff games!

I use tipups with old school black tipup line with a 10 pound leader. I don’t get freaky on rods my walleye rods handle 20 pound fish with ease with proper drag set. I’m usually fishing live bait, or catch what there feeding on. I’ve used fly patterns to chicken liver to catch these lake boss fish! When you figure out what there feeding on you’ll have success. Picked this LT up on live bait..i

Yea the lakers where snapping all weekend at a above average clip got alot of 4-7 pounders and this pig.

I agree with you to still have action with walleyes mid winter, but the bite never has that consistent pattern as first ice and last ice. I frequently switch gears on bside&snowbank after the sun goes down and target walleyes. Sometimes they are stacked thick other times not a thing. Personally I think the Canadian Shield lakes have winter time walleye lockjaw. I do know for a fact from experience the 23-30 inch fish pretty much vanish after the ice gets 8+ inches.

Nice gotta love it when lakers go on the prowl! I gotta wait till Saturday here in northern minnesota to tangle with lakers. Love waiting around for those line spooling kings of lake. Not alot of people have the patience or experience to pull alot of bruisers threw the ice. The wait is well worth fighting 20 pound fish by hand for 1-2 hours. Thanks for the post that was Knarly!

In all honesty if you want walleyes this time of year LOW, red would be your best bet. I’ve been fishing my whole life up here and there’s not a good bite after Christmas. I hammer them first ice and last ice. If you wanna tangle with big fish this time of year set up your lake trout stand on a arrowhead lake.

Yea I was doing good on white iron from November 20th to mid December. The walleye go into hibernation till late march.

Thanks for the offer I should be fine unless I have break threw the ice. If anyone you know who needs snowplowing done this winter on bside or slowbank or any other lake I’m available all winter till I have to go make hay in the spring.

I’m all geared up for LT season. Ice cabin is ready, portables cleaned and ready, plow truck is ready, and I’m chomping at the bit. Last year 18 pounds was the biggest with alot of 8-12 pound average fish. This year I’m looking at getting a 20+ for a wall.

I use live and dead bait rigs. I fish anywhere from 15-100 fow depending on time of year and the weather conditions. Lakers are real fun they tear line off, spool your tipups in 30 seconds and aren’t bad table fare! I’ve caught 20 pound fish on light tackle so you don’t need to spend hundreds of bucks on equipment. I like using tipups with 10 pound leaders.

This lake does have sporadic feeding binges. I never catch more than 2 walleyes in a run. Lake has tons of structure with a healthy forage of huge 5-8 inch shiners. I haven’t spent much time learning the lake but its definitely a ? Lake. I fish clear water in and out of the bwca with a consistent outcome. The walleyes in this lake almost act like lake trout.

Your welcome. Lake I fished has real clear water can see 22 feet down. I’ll post I report of sight fishing walleyes earlier this year at a later time. Saw some interesting stuff. Neutral fish sure like running with spilt shots in there mouth.

Bside had 12-14 of good ice not including the white stuff no slush at all. Think that’s the safest lake outside the bdub lines. Yea white iron, farm, garden are not the safest in the world. Bet your 9 turns to 20 by tomorrow. Save some slabs for me this spring