Searching for the elusive upper red lake crappie

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Well it's set in stone march 9th and 10th Jake has a couple of guys coming up. I offered them lodging for 25 a man per night .We will be spending saturday searchiong for the mother load. We found them a few years ago or should I say jake and spense found them. They forgot to tell the rest of us though and they landed 40 that late afternoon. Should be a great time on a grand lake. We will all meet at hillmens in the am and head out from there. Bring plenty of gas and a extension as we will be working rough ice more then likly. I will be putting my extension on tomorrow as its that time of year.

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The wife Kellie and I  spent 3 1/2 hours fishing in minnesota last night and having valentines  dinner. The dinner was wacking ,shrimp,baked potato and broc;y.We enjoyed watching the movie Money ball which the wife liked witch surprised me
.We each even managed to catch a keeper a piece.




Today I will be moving florida and minnesota to new spots as my brother will be arriving from chicago tomorrow. California  and montana will be together for Bob and his sister.
Peg and Jim arrive today for montana and will be here two nights. I'm thinking of moving arizona next to the north shore pressure ridge .
I would like to find a spot a little deeper for California and montana next to rough ice for the weekend as Bob is a dedicated fishermen and will be pounding the ice  for two days looking for a elusive yet still catchable upper red lake crappie

[dakids]

Keep looking and keep us posted.  Its been a few years since i've been up there.  Sure had fun catching the big crappies.

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 heard a rumor of 30 crappies caught by three guys out of hillmens access. I just talked to Buddy and he said Larry saw them so it was confirmed they were caught. Buddy said he tried to find the spot they were fishing but had no luck.I guess thats good news and bad news. Bob, Steff and the kids are working a area of rough ice all most to th ereservation line where I did well three years ago. Bob thinks he has lost a couple and also may of lost one in montana last night. Californa with tony kristi and maddison also had better action last night after 8 . They also had a wonderful time enjoying the northern lites last night.

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Wow have i been busy. The wife sister and brothers did not do as well and went home with 8 keepers plus a dozen perch. We got dumped on with snow monday night and tuesday and wednesday were spent opening up the main road and the trails running to my houses. Tuesday I took the red baron to the houses to make sure there was not flooding from the drift and buried the red baron. I guess I should of called somone as it took me a hour and half to dig out and it wiped me out. I was totaly drained. Yesterday I spent the day moving snow and moving montana and california to new spots. Today I will prep montana for Julie and her husband and then get the other 3 houses moved for the final weekend of walleye.
Jake will be up tonight chasing crappie for two days so I will be cutting a few trails for him.

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These three were caught with in 200 yards of montana and minnesota plus they caught two more today

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Wow I can not beleave there are no die hards that want to come up and auger a few holes chasing these once in a life time fish  . I Have all 5 houses out in a area that over 15 have been caught. Yesterday I moved minnesota closer to where the 10 have been caught and I again will be putting all my houses on fresh spots. I think I am the only one left out there but I love being out there working on the ice. I have a hard time throwing in the towel.
I think Buddy would take a house back out if someone wants to fish.
At this time Jake willl be bring 3 guys up the 9th and 10 of march to chase crappies.So two of the 5 house are rented that weekend. In the mean time I will keep posting pics of the elusive upper red lake crappie and jumbo perch we have to offer here and such a Grand Lake

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I wish I could say one of us caught a elusive upper red lake crappie this weekend but it did not happen.Matt and Mark did go home with a nice bucket of perch so they have a couple of good meals.
The depth of the snow has taken its toll on running and gunning as at this time it is a chore to move around on foot. Good exercise though.
I will be leaving the area I have been working as the crappies have moved on.
Today I will plow into a new area and set up florida for steave and his buddy, Then off to get minnesota and bring it over so the wife and I can enjoy the house for the week..
There were not many fishermen out there this weekend as you could count them on one hand. On a good note there were a couple of crappies caught but the guys had to work for them as there is no road into that area as its being saved? Jake did take the prospetor over there but he had to stay on there tracks and I know he wanted me to plow in there.
There was also a hard house set up on some rough ice.They sadi they did not catch any crappies but I wonder. Working the broken rough ice has worked all season.The biggest problem is the so much of it it would take a army to fish even a fraction of it.10 guys on the lake just will not cut it. Will give it a try next weekend as Jake has 5 guys coming up friday eve,He says there die hards so will see.

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It had been a interesting start to our hunt to say the least. First this is what I had to deal with thursday.


good ol mother nature making a mess o of things.
 Then the 5 guys that were coming with Jake turned to two plus Doug bailed  at the last minute. Heres a pic of the guys  working it hard looking for the elusive upper red lake crappie


 We brought the grand kids out with us and Kellie did manage to get here crappie

 
The plan is to have dinner with the kids again out there today and enjoy the lake and house

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It had been a interesting start to our hunt to say the least. First this is what I had to deal with thursday.


good ol mother nature making a mess o of things.
 Then the 5 guys that were coming with Jake turned to two plus Doug bailed  at the last minute. Heres a pic of the guys  working it hard looking for the elusive upper red lake crappie


 We brought the grand kids out with us and Kellie did manage to get here crappie

 
The plan is to have dinner with the kids again out there today and enjoy the lake and house

[Fawkinnae]

Cookie - love the photo of the fish houses and blowing snow. Do you do work for National Geographic on the side?