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Upper Red Lake
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Charlie Janezich
Bronze Ambassador
2/24/24
Species
WalleyeSeason
Winter
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Baitfish
Water Temperature
32°
HotbaitVMC Rattle Spoon 1/8 oz / Perch
Out of Stock
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Perch
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 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
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
34°
Fishing wasn't too bad on Red lake. Fish moved a lot and we marked a lot of them but they did not want any jigging or sudden movements. The best way to fish these walleyes and perch was to deadstick a fathead minnow on a the smallest tungsten or plain hook you have in your tackle. You can hook it through the mouth, tail, or dorsal, they all produced equally from what I seen. Leaving it at multiple depths from 1ft, 2ft, and 3ft off the bottom. Most of the fish bite at 1ft off the bottom.
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.
