How much ice is on lake of the woods

By Joe. In Uncategorized. In articles. By Mary Lee Gens. In recipes. Soon, we will transition to more jig fishing. Good luck! The bite has been good the last few weeks. We are still drifting with spinners and crawlers. For colors of choice, I would recommend trying gold and red or pink and silver.

Here are a few pictures from my recent charter trips. Good luck out there! We have availability in September and October for some spectacular Lake of the Woods fishing. Call for availability. We are just starting to get into drifting and pulling spinners with crawlers. Check back for more fishing reports and updates on our open water season on Lake of the Woods! We can be reached by calling We look forward to seeing you at Rocky Point!

We are still fishing at Rocky Point with the warm up in temperature. Unfortunately, all of the photos I took that memorable day were destroyed when the Herald building burned in the Flood of But as the ringleader of our ice fishing adventure said in my story:.

And I hope I never have the opportunity to do it again. Brad Dokken. Northland Outdoors Dokken: Remembering the fishing opener when four of us ice fished on Lake of the Woods The lake might have been covered with ice, but the weather on opening day was beautiful. We couldn't keep two lines in the water. Written By: Brad Dokken am, Apr. A worn clipping from the Grand Forks Herald recalls the Minnesota fishing opener in when four adventure seekers, including the Herald's Brad Dokken, spent the day ice fishing on Lake of the Woods — and catching fish.

Check out the pictures of the week from recent guests! Areas with a little current along a hole are a good spot to try too. Sturgeon are catch and release now through April We close up our dining, bar, and pool for a short time late October through early December. Our charter trips are available until late October and Ice Fishing starts in early December.

We still have some openings for a fall trip especially midweek and the last weekend in October through November. Give us a call at Check out the pictures of the week! The Schultz group had a great time catching some nice fish with Captain Brent and check out the pics from a group of Baseball Buddies who caught a 30 inch walleye!

Nice fish guys! Thanks for coming! Some anglers still catching some on spinners and a minnow. Fishing has been good outside of the gap and getting better in the river. Gold has been the hot color. Looking for a seasonal RV Spot for next summer? Check out Bur Oak Campground just a short walk from the lodge. Ask about their fall preview specials and come check it out this fall.

A jig and minnow along shorelines, gaps, and areas with current have been good walleye spots. Muskies are active in rocky weedy bays using spinnerbaits. We have some monster pike, jumbo perch, and smallmouth bass too. The lodge will close after this weekend and re-open on December The office will continue to be open through the fall so you can make your winter and next summer reservations. Ice fishing season is not too far away. Click here to check out all of our winter options. Check out the pics from the Vikings Electric group who visited this past weekend.

A whopper of a walleye, a 33 incher was caught by Bill Champion and several slots and eaters were caught by the group. The walleyes have been hitting on gold, pink and white colors this week. Anchored and jigging with a minnow and drifting with spinners using the same colors.