Ice on Red Lake

[Enid Elizabeth]

Looks like it will be the earliest breakup ever around here. We've got the boat in the water and getting the planes ready to fly

[Enid Elizabeth]

Some guys have been fishing by boat already. They have been on the Berens. Crazy early!

[Enid Elizabeth]

Flat Lake, just west of Red Lake, April 2, 2012. Just 2 inches or so of ice. Got the quad off the ice as the sun came out. Now on April 6, the lake is clear of ice.

[Golden Eagle]

Thanks for keeping us posted. I check your blog 4 or 5 times a week. Every week.

[Tonyo]

Enid,

Is Gullrock open yet?

Just wondering.

TonyO

[Moondog]

Tackleman is the guy to ask that question to.

Hey, Tackleman........pull any of those monster northern out of the Bug yet?

not yet, just got home from a week away and haven't even unpacked the truck yet.

the ice on gullrock is very black and there are large patches of open water, but i haven't been down to the dock to see how thick the ice is around it.

[Moondog]

What is the water level?

And dut, duh, da da!!! The final jeopardy question..........how do you NOT catch a walleye before the opener while fishing for northern??

We are planning on getting there a few days before the opener to fish northern and wonder how that works out. I can imagine a walleye biting on almost everything I would throw at a sewer trout.

[Enid Elizabeth]

Brett Geary was up and looking around, April 7. East Bay and around Chukuni is open on Red Lake. Little Vermillion is black and ice could be gone with a good wind.

[Golden Eagle]

Originally Posted by Moondog

What is the water level?

And dut, duh, da da!!! The final jeopardy question..........how do you NOT catch a walleye before the opener while fishing for northern??

We are planning on getting there a few days before the opener to fish northern and wonder how that works out. I can imagine a walleye biting on almost everything I would throw at a sewer trout.

I hit Little Vermilion May 13 last year, for a 15 day stay. It was the first time I didn't pick up a walleye on big baits before the season. Usually they eat my 1 1/8 oz JSM and even a Suick sometimes. Later I found out they had spawned early and moved to deeper water before I arrived.