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Lake of the Woods South Shore Ice Conditions & Fishing Report

February 11, 2015 by Sportsman's Lodges

2/11/2015

Mix of 10”-15” saugers and 12”-18” and 28”+ walleyes along with a few perch this week.
A plain hook tipped with a minnow has been one of the most successful approaches. Spoons, gold and glow in the dark jigs have also worked well. Best depth has been in 25’-34’ of water both in the mud and on structure. Vexilars seem to help angler’s success rate. We received a few inches of snow yesterday, temperature in the 20’s. Tomorrow it is supposed to start cooling off for the weekend, overcast skies. No precipitation is in the forecast at this time.

James and Cassandra Baas
27 inch walleye, released
Caught on a plain hook and minnow rig on bottom

Jodi Wilburn
27.5 inches, released, 2-7-2014
Caught on a firetiger buckshot lure

Ice Conditions
Currently we have 36-38 inches of ice in the areas we travel and fish right now. Lots of ice to get us through March!

Trail Conditions
Lake trails are groomed, packed well and in decent shape. Land trails could use some more snow but are open.

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Oak Island Ice Conditions & Fishing Report

February 11, 2015 by Sportsman's Lodges

2/11/2015

Mixed bag
Variety of walleyes, saugers, perch and pike have been caught this week. Jigging with plain hooks or glow in the dark jigs right on bottom has worked best. It has been a light bite so make sure you are jigging and set the hook! Best depth has been in 23’-29’. Vexilars really help the success rate.

Ice Conditions
Currently we have three feet of ice in the areas we fish and travel

Ice Road from Young’s Bay to Oak Island
The road is in good shape. Take a drive out!

Trail Conditions
Lake trails are groomed, packed well and in decent shape.

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Lake of the Woods South Shore Ice Conditions & Fishing Report

February 5, 2015 by Sportsman's Lodges

2/4/2015

Mid-Season is here
Still plenty of fishing time left. We can have our houses out until March 31! The bite has been mainly saugers this week along with some healthy sized walleyes, 16-25 inches in length. Many of the walleyes are being found suspended up to 15 feet off bottom. The best depth has been anywhere from 24’-34’. Gold jigging spoons like buck shots, red and gold jigs and plain hooks tipped with a full or half a minnow with a bobber have been doing well. Weather has been below zero the past week. Forecast is calling for a warm up in the teens and twenties and a chance of snow starting today and through the week ahead.

Chris Getchel
22 inch walleye released
Sportsmans Sleepers

Todd Mengelt from Janesville WI
29 inch walleye caught on a pink charmer

Ice Conditions
36 inches of ice and making more daily in the areas we travel and fish!

Trail Conditions
Lake trails are groomed, packed well and in decent shape. Land trails could use some more snow but are open.

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Oak Island Ice Conditions & Fishing Report

February 5, 2015 by Sportsman's Lodges

2/5/2015

Walleyes, Saugers and Perch
50% Walleyes, 40% saugers and 10% perch are the species coming through the holes this week including many nice 15-16 inch walleyes. Jigging a white jig with red eye tipped with a minnow continues to be the hot piece of tackle. On the clear days, shallower depths 23’-26’ have been producing better and on the cloudy days 27’-30’.

Ice Conditions
Currently we have three feet of ice in the areas we fish and travel

Ice Road from Young’s Bay to Oak Island
The road is in good shape. Take a drive out!

Trail Conditions
Lake trails are groomed, packed well and in decent shape. We have 10-12 inches of snow on the ground right now.

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Lake of the Woods South Shore Ice Conditions & Fishing Report

January 28, 2015 by Sportsman's Lodges

1/28/2015

Mild weather and a consistent bite
Weather has been highs in the twenties and thirties the past week. Forecast is calling for a few more days of the same and then a cool down starting Thursday. 70% sauger and 30% walleye bite right now anywhere from 21’-32’ of water on the reefs, about a 50 minute ride out. Average size has been 12’-19” in size. Jigging with a brightly colored jigging spoon right off bottom with some flash and noise to it has been working best. 9am-11am and 2pm-4pm have been the best times of day. It is a timid bite but once you get the feel for it, you can do very well. Vexilars help your success and watch for the suspended fish. We are seeing quite a few.


Brooke Hanson 25 inch walleye released	Bohnenkamp Group nice walleye


Drew Horton, St Peter, MN 29 inch walleye released	Sherly Rotert and Drew Horton from St Peter MN. Great day

Ice Conditions
Auger extensions have been on for a few weeks now. We have 34 inches of ice and making more daily. We should be set until the end of March!

Trail Conditions
Trail conditions are fair. Lake trails are better than the land trails. Warm temperatures and lack of snow fall has made the conditions tough this year. Grooming still continues when conditions permit. An inch of snow is forecasted for Wednesday and Friday. Bring on the snow!

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Oak Island Ice Conditions & Fishing Report

January 28, 2015 by Sportsman's Lodges

January 28, 2014

Afternoon bite has been best!
The afternoon bite has been best this week. Nice mixes of walleyes and saugers have been caught this week. Several slot sized walleyes (19.5”-28”) and some very nice saugers 14”-17”. Jigging and dad sticking have both been working equally as well. The houses have been doing best in 24’-30’ of water on varies reefs. Plain colored hooks with beads, gold jigs and white jigs with red eyes have been working well tipped with a minnow. We are now heading into the last half of our season. Where does the time go? If you haven’t made it up this year, give us a call 800-772-8411!

Ice Conditions
Currently we have between 30-34 inches of ice in the areas we fish and travel

Ice Road from Young’s Bay to Oak Island
The road is in good shape. Take a drive out!

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Until next week! Have a great week of fishing!

Lake of the Woods South Shore Ice Conditions & FishingReport

January 21, 2015 by Sportsman's Lodges

1/21/2015

Bobbers Down!
Walleye and sauger fishing has been good! Nice mix of quality sized saugers and walleyes have been coming up through the holes this week along with some nice big walleyes 24”-28” in length. Rattle spoons, gold jigs and anything with a flash tipped with a minnow have been working the best. Vexilar users tend to see better results. Jigging right on bottom or even 3-4 inches off has been working well. We have houses scattered in 26’-32’ of water in mud and structure. Most days the ride is about 45 minutes each way. This is not the same way every year, it just happens to be where the best fishing is this year. Weather forecast looks mild this week. Highs in the 20’s and lows in the single digits. Give us a call to reserve your trip 800-862-8602 or reserve online. We fish until March 31!


Jennifer Spaulding Kept 26 fish yesterday, ranging from 12-16 inches. Nice eaters. Caught on dead stick chartreuse jig and live fathead in 31 feet. Nice perch is 14 in.	Kale Heuton 27 inch walleye released caught on a clown colored jig


28.5 inch walleye caught in one of the Sleepers by Brad and his side kick!

Ice Conditions
We have 26-32 inches of ice in the areas we fish and travel at this time.

Trail Report
The lake trail from the south shore of Lake of the Woods to Oak Island was moved yesterday due to some pressure ridge issues. The new trail is in much better shape and will is being groomed today. The Baudette to Warroad trail will be re-routed later this week or next for the same reasons. Like always be sure to use caution especially when temperature changes fluctuate rapidly. Snow conditions are ok at this time. We could use more, however riders are finding some decent conditions on some of the trails. For more information on the land trails, click here for the Drifters Snowmobile Club Facebook page for the Baudette area and here for the Northwest Angle Edge Riders Club for the northwest angle and oak island area.

Lodging and Ice Fishing packages available!
Starting at only $193 per person for 2 nights lodging and one full day of ice fishing. Check out this package and all of our options here. http://sportsmanslodges.com/rainyriver/rates/winter/winter-fishing-package-rates/
We fish until March 31!

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Oak Island Lake of the Woods Ice Conditions & Fishing Report

January 21, 2015 by Sportsman's Lodges

1/21/2015

Fishing remains good!
A mix of jigging and dead heading right off bottom with a 3/8 oz red jig with a white eye tipped with a minnow has been hot in 24’-28’ of water! Boy oh boy! The walleyes, saugers and occasional perch have been hungry. The best time of day has been all over the map. Some houses do the best for the first two hours in the morning and late afternoon and others do best midday.

Ice Conditions
We have 30”-32” of ice in the areas we fish and travel. Looking good to bring us right through late March!

Ice Road from Young’s Bay to Oak Island
The road is in good shape. Follow the signs and take a ride. It is about 10 miles out.

Lodging and fishing packages available until late March!
Give us a call to book your stay 800-772-8411 or reserve online.

We are hot on the walleye trail!

January 14, 2015 by Sportsman's Lodges

January 14, 2015

Houses here there and everywhere. We are hot on the walleye trail!
We have houses in varying depths 22’-32’in locations outside of Pine Island and further north this year. Doing what we can to get you on the fish! Jigging with rattle spoons and tackle that has a flash and/or puts off a little noise are doing well as well as getting real simple and using a plain hook tipped with a minnow. Be sure to bring a vexilar or reserve one to rent, they really help catching success! A few suspended walleyes have been found as much as 15’ off bottom. Average walleye size has been varying 12”-18” and a few larger. Check out the pictures. Saugers have been ranging from 10”-14”. Sounds like the weather is going to warm up for the rest of the week. Highs in the 30 are by the weekend.


Dave Fesenmair Nice Walleye!	Brian Oviott from St Peter MN 1-10-2015 25.5 inch walleye released caught on a glow jig and minnow


	Hawker Group

Ice Conditions
We currently have 22”-26” of ice in the areas we travel and fish.

Snow & Trail Report
We could use some more snow for ideal conditions but the lake trails are not too bad. Lake trails (Baudette to Oak Island and Baudette to Warroad) are groomed weekly. Land trails are in ok condition. Some trails are beter than others. Click here for more information. Another foot of snow would be ideal!

Lodging and Ice Fishing packages available!
Starting at only $193 per person for 2 nights lodging and one full day of ice fishing. Check out this package and all of our options here. http://sportsmanslodges.com/rainyriver/rates/winter/winter-fishing-package-rates/
We fish until March 31!

Superbowl Party!
Feb 1
99 cent Coors Light Taps, Free apps 5pm-gone & Team Shots!
Watch the game with us on our 7 Flat Screen TV’s
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Good fishing!

January 14, 2015 by Sportsman's Lodges

January 14, 2015

Good fishing!
A mix of jigging and dead sticking right on bottom in 24’-28’ using gold jigs or Swedish pimples tipped with a minnow has been very successful this week! Anglers have been reeling in nice 14”-18” walleyes, as well as a mix of nice perch, sauger and 38” fat northern pike was also caught this week.

Ice Conditions
Currently we have 20”-24” of ice in the areas we travel and fish.

Ice Road from Young’s Bay to Oak Island
The ice road is in great shape and marked. Watch for our signs. Take the 9 mile venture out and come for a visit.

Snow & Trail Report
We currently have about 12 inches of snow in the area. Trails are being groomed weekly. We could use some more snow for ideal conditions but the trails are improving.

We ice fish until late March!

Make your reservations today 800-772-8411 www.oakislandlodge.com