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Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
34°
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Tip-Ups
Structure
Reef
Was on red for 5 days. Hopped around on reefs and leadges. Caught 5walleye 4 pike, 3 golden eye, 1 crappie, couple perch (pink glass eye or white hook... any flavor of minnow) hot time 330 to 8pm. Occasionally at 8am
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Look for the jagged ice and any sort of bottom content change, small groups rock and gravel. Most importantly get away from the crowds, go beyond the road. Caught fish in 14' of water during the day using a 1/8oz and 1/4oz vmc rattle spoon tipped with a minnow head (glow hot perch). Once the sun went down they switched to live bait bite. Utilize dead sticks and rattle reels with a mix of fat heads and shiners. Don't forget to keep jigging and ringing the dinner bell. They would often come in and check of the spoon and hit the live bait.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Baitfish
The bite starts out hot early ice in varying depths depending on ice conditions. As the season goes on and the fishing pressure increases, people will move out further out onto the lake in depths of 11'-13' ft of water where the bite can be better.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
35°
First time getting out to Red Lake late ice. Had a tun of fun and caught my limit fairly quickly. Caught my fish in around 14ft of water. There was about 25in of ice when I went out. Fish were still very aggressive which surprised me as it is late ice. Caught my fish on a Clam Leech Flutter Spoon and a Clam Tikka Minnow(3/16oz). Work the baits aggressively as that what they seemed to like. I also caught a 22in walleye on an I Fish Pro which was cool cause you don't catch a lot of walleye 20+ inches on Red Lake.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Early ice the walleye seem to chase bait on shallow flats. Best bites will be early morning and before dark per usual. Aggressively jig a spoon tipped with a minnow head.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Ledges
12/13/2020: 10" of ice. By now most guys are pushing "deep" (13-14') to fish new water and get away from the masses, however a shallow bit still exists if you are willing to cover ground and get away from the crowds and road traffic. We did quite well in 10' of water with spoons and deadsticks with a minnow and plain hook. If they didn't bite the spoon it was more than likely they would hit the deadstick rod so it was important to have both. Red, glow red, and chartreuse are always good starting places. Tie on a rattling spoon or rattling hard bait to help call fish in to your area if its slow.
VMC Rattle Spoon 1/8 oz / Glow Pink Fire UV
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VMC Rattle Spoon 1/8 oz / Glow Red Shiner
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VMC Tingler Spoon 1/8 oz / Glow Pink Fire UV
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VMC Octopus Hook #6 / Red
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Sufix Ice Magic - EOL 6lb / Clear / 100 Yards
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