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| Island View Lodge Review - Rainy Lake, MN |
Island View Lodge Review - Rainy Lake, MN - I have been to Island View many times and have never been disappointed!keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Walleye Fishing |
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| Even the Smallest of Fish Like a Bluegill Can Create the Biggest of Smiles on Anglers |
Even the Smallest of Fish Like a Bluegill Can Create the Biggest of Smiles on Anglers - I'm not trying to convince anyone that catching a bluegill is like fighting pike or bass, but those of us who appreciate a bobber popping the water have nothing to apologize for. ..keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Panfish, Crappie, Sunfish, Perch |
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| Looking For Walleye? Try the Weeds |
Looking For Walleye? Try the Weeds - Like many "opener" fishing excursions, the majority of anglers I observed were trying shallow water probably somewhere between 5-12 ft deep and with some success. At least for my boat, last Saturday pushed us into a couple of different depth ranges. Now that I think of it, we didn't even fish shallower than 19 ft. The majority of the fish we boated were pulled out of...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Walleye Fishing |
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| How to Catch Late Ice Bluegills, Crappies and Perch |
Panfish During Late Ice - The rule for panfish this winter, at least for me and my clients, has been to fish shallower than "normal". Meaning those deep holes ( 30-40 ft) that usually produce nice quantities of nice panfish did not produce on most of my "go to" lakes. However, the shallow bite (5-15ft) never really died off like it tends to towards mid winter...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Panfish, Crappie, Sunfish, Perch |
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| Late Ice Panfishing In Minnesota - Red Eared Luck |
March Perch and Sunfish in Minnesota - Red eared sunfish seem like a good omen to me when I’m fishing. I like the bright color and the flash of red slashed across their face. Red ears school and so do crappies but red ears schools don’t swim off. You hit one; you’re into it until you’re done. They may be small, but they smack bait. I like that....keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Panfish, Crappie, Sunfish, Perch |
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| Trophy Walleye Fishing Success - Make Your Own Luck |
We all know one of those guys; the walleye fisherman who routinely outfishes the rest of the group. Is it just good fortune or is there something else involved? I can't speak to all walleye fishing situations, but there are several similarities shared by our consistently successful...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Northern Pike Fishing, Fishing - Walleye Fishing |
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| When Crappie River Fishing - Go With the Flow |
How To Catch Crappies In Rivers - In late fall we think about Deer hunting, Duck Hunting and Pheasant hunting...what about late Fall crappies in the river ?...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Panfish, Crappie, Sunfish, Perch |
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| Crappie Fishing - Up North crappies Are Ready |
Minnesota Crappie Fishing Report - I fish enough walleye during the week, so a good crappie fishing bite is "good game" for me. In the Walker Minnesota area, crappie fishing is hot and crappies are ready to be caught...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Panfish, Crappie, Sunfish, Perch |
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| How To Remove Bones From Northern Pike |
Once you learn how easy it is to de-bone a Northern Pike, and how much easier they are to eat, and how much true flavor a pike has, you’ll wonder why you’ve been throwing all those snakes back, while you’ve been out chasing spiny bottom feeders...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Northern Pike Fishing |
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| The Christmas Decoy |
Twenty minutes later I grab the line to the red-n-white to do a little ballroom dancing with it, and as I give it the first pull, a two pounder literally rockets through the hole, missing my decoy by almost nothing. Without trying...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Northern Pike Fishing |
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| Sunny Side Up with a Belly Full of Coffee and Donuts |
We left civilization on a belly full of donuts and coffee. The blacktop turned into gravel and eventually the GPS said we had arrived at our destination. That just meant the closest grid coordinates we could get to an ancient set of tracks...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Panfish, Crappie, Sunfish, Perch |
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Stop drilling holes, use your electronics
I laugh when I see it, two guys with a vexilar flasher and an auger checking the depth through the ice. Instead squirt a little water on a good piece of flat bubble free ice and place the transducer of the unit on the ice and "read" through the ice--no drilling, no noise, and a good picture of whats down there. when fish are spotted, drill a hole--not before, save time, effort, blades, gas, and actually find fish without fishing. Doesn't take much, I started doing this in 1987 with a Lowarnce "Green box" w/ 2-- 6 volt batteries as power, Trust me, anything that is made now will work.
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fishguy
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Posted In: Ice Fishing, Ice Fishing Bass, Ice Fishing Crappie, Ice Fishing Northern Pike, Ice Fishing Sunfish, Ice Fishing Trout, Ice Fishing Walleye, Ice Fishing Saftey Tips
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Corny Rainbows in shallows
Take a can of corn and dump a fair amount of it, preferably a quarter to a half of it down your hole. Once the corn has settled to bottom of hole, take a single hook and place one kernal of corn on it. Consistently jig your corn kernal about 6-12" of the bottom fairly slow to ensure an easy meal for any hungry trout nearby. But be sure to choose a reasonable depth!
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Blake
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Posted In: Ice Fishing, Ice Fishing Trout Tips
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Winter Perch Fishing Search
If you want to consistently ice some nice Perch, you might consider expending a little extra energy this season. This will require more than just asking questions at the local bait shop or going onto the ice and looking for the largest congregation of ice houses. At best, you will be fishing where the fish were yesterday, last week, or even last year. Although, the fringes of these areas can be a good place to start.
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Buck
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Hooks when ice fishing
When Ice Fishing, forget the single hook. Try putting triple hooks on each tip up. I use a #6-8 for Perch, but you can use any size you require. The triple hooks greatly imnprove your chance of hooking the fish. My experience indicates that about 1 in 3 fish are lost using a single hook, while 9 in 10 get hooked using triple hooks.
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Dennis Prince
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Marking line depth
I have found the best way to mark the depth of the line at which you are fishing is to put a small button on the line. Weave the line through 2 of the button eyes. This allows you to easily slid the button to the spot on the line that indicates the depth. Fast and easy way to mark line depth.
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Dennis Prince
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Hole Chumming
Take a bag of Ramen noodles and cook per the directions, without adding the spice packet. Drain and let cool. Place noodles in food processor and pulse until the noodles are roughly the length of wax worms or spikes. Drop a few down the hole every now and again to keep the fishing hole active. Check your state reg's for legality.
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Sturno
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Prevent Ice Hole from Being Snowed In
Use a piece of PBS pipe 6" tall - Diameter to be determined by size of hole.
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RandyMan
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Depth Reminder
When finding the depth below your ice hole, pinch line and thread thru bead to retain depth measurement. This will save a lot more time when resetting your line.
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Domino Joe
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Light In ICe Hole
When it is dark out put a light or a lantern down the hole that will make fish bite. This may be illegal in some states.
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Anonymous
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Posted In: Ice Fishing Tips
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ice fishing, "feed"
A tip to help you catch more fish than the rest of your friends. While your fishing, throw some shrimp (body shells) into the hole, and stomp your feet. another would be to make the water move rapidly with a pole.
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Anonymous
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Minnow Set Up for Ice Fishing
Place your hook on the side of the minnow, the minnow will work hard attempting to set itself upright. This will help bring in more fish. The more the minnow moves the better!
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RandyMan
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Posted In: Ice Fishing Tips
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Beans Down Your Ice Hole
pour a can of pork and beans down your hole and let set over night. the next day, drill out the hole and start fishin!
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Anonymous
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Keeping ice fishing hole warm in sub-zero conditions
An old-timers trick to keep ones hole open when the temp dips is to take a coffee can and punch holes all around and fill half full of charcoal. Light this unit and set it next to your hole so it is barely overlapping. This will keep a trickle of warm water entering your hole.
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Nathan Kestner
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Ice Fishing Hole Covers
I use spools for speaker wire cut in half (the large bulk kind) plastic ones only. They are 12 inches across the top and easily cover a 10 inch auger hole. I run my line down the center of spool and it doesn't freeze at all. I lost a couple tip-ups down the hole before coming up with this idea and have had great success with the hole covers. They are light weight, durable, and stack up well in a 5 gallon pail which I use as a tackle box/seat.
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ontguidepj
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Ice Fishing Light Bite Crappies
Prime time. You are in 30 to 32 feet of water and you are ready for crappie action. Try taking off that bobber. Many time the crappie bite is so light that your bobber will never indicate a strike.
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Domino Joe
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