North Dakota Ice Fishing

[Lee Borgersen]

            North Dakota Ice Fishing

Photo taken at Lake Audubon

December 20

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[Lee Borgersen]

                ND: Devils Lake is on!

...Report:

The main lake has finally iced over with 5 to 8 inches in most places. Some of the northern connected lakes have a foot of ice. Caution is the name of the game


> Zippy Dahl, Perch Patrol: "Perch fishing has been phenomenal this week. Lots of limits. Fish are in 14-28 feet. We're fishing by ourselves. We even landed a couple 2-lbers.


 


> Mark Bry, Bry's Guide Service: "The walleye bite is very good now. They're weedline-related, and the action in 4-8 feet is exceptional. A day ago, a large group of 18 people limited out with 90 walleyes. Limits are common."


> Clint DeVier, on the lake nearly every day: "Shallow walleyes in less than 10 feet are biting big-time in Lake Irvine, Lake Alice (open for the first time this year) and the north end of Pelican. Irvine has a lot of 18-22 inchers, while Alice has produced bigger walleyes around 5 lbs."


> ...the most productive walleye lures..."I really like the Lindy flyer and Northland Buck-Shot spoons and the new Northland Flutter Spoon. Really good are Jigging Rapalas. I cut off the two end hooks so the Raps don't get caught on the bottom of the ice when fighting a fish through the hole. I also upgrade the treble to a larger size."

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