deer river/talmoon area

[glenn57]

But that's almost 30 miles from you!! Nobody out of Geiger's or LL yet the way it looks but you should still be good.

i realize that.....but i've watched ice reports around the area for an aweful long time.....and then see what we have on the lakes i hit to judge what i will encounter.......if that makes sense.

when i see reports like that i know i'm going to have good ice!!!!

[glenn57]

Evening fellers  from downtown spring lake! thermometer says 10 on the plus side. Here are my observations for the day. Seen my first fishhouse on ice on the backwater of the sippi off 210 north of bra ied.
Didn't see a plowed driveway till about 10 miles south of deer river. Seems it was a wet snow.  Clumpy. Depending on where you measure about 4-6 inches of snow in the yard, not much on the lake. 8 inches of good clear ice as far as I went out.

Oh yea beer good.

[LPS]

Don't get too cocky.  Be careful.   

[glenn57]

Don't get too cocky.  Be careful.

nowhere near cocky! but thanks for caring.  being up by myself,  I'm super  cautious!

[roony]

If you're going to need rescuing make it on Red Lake on the 16th.

[glenn57]

If you're going to need rescuing make it on Red Lake on the 16th.

  not gonna happen.  No go there.

[mike89]

If you're going to need rescuing make it on Red Lake on the 16th.

 

[glenn57]

  hey boober... eat your heart out 

[glenn57]

 

[LPS]

17's and 18's???   

[glenn57]

17's and 18's???   

all legal!

[Gunner55]

17's and 18's???   

all legal!

      Lots of pink on 511mn up your way today early..................must've got some of the freezing rain?

[Bobberineyes]

hey boober... eat your heart out 

Not reall sporty sporto..

17's and 18's???   

all illegal!

  Fixed it for ya!!!

[glenn57]

  and i let twice that many more swim!

Yea Gunner... been out a few times this morning and a light mist is falling.  good thing it's only 2 miles to da fishhouse.

[roony]

Pickles for the holidays!

[glenn57]

Pickles for the holidays!

nope, not yet, already got some.
1 got y-boned for fine dining.  1 will be for a smoking  and the other will be for the grill.

[Jerkbiat]

I like the heater in your spear house. Those are the same kind I have in my fish houses. Wish I could still get them.

[glenn57]

Why can't you?

[mike89]

just surfed the internet and could not find anything like that heater

[glenn57]

just surfed the internet and could not find anything like that heater

i haven't looked for them lately,  but I bought 1 at reeds and 1 at FF many moons ago

[glenn57]

It's raining here! 

[roony]

Glenn, i've never speared myself. My oldest son said he went yesterday. He called me, said he had pretty good luck. He said he took the treble hooks off a Dr Spoon and used that as a decoy. He said that really brought them in the best. You ever try anything like that?

[glenn57]

Glenn, i've never speared myself. My oldest son said he went yesterday. He called me, said he had pretty good luck. He said he took the treble hooks off a Dr Spoon and used that as a decoy. He said that really brought them in the best. You ever try anything like that?

yes sir. Don't do it everytime out but I do. I believe you are required to take the treble hook off.

It's also a good way if your one of them guys that are constantly playing a decoy,  the spoon takes the twists out!

[Bobberineyes]

You guys have heard my take on spearing over the yrs. Do I think it's right,  no. I get alotta fish are looked at and let go, but thers others that just pluck away, no catch and release going on, and that's what I do with pike in our water's. I did have a fascinating time looking down a spear shack sunny fishin as a kid, watching the under the ice world but if I hung a decoy I'd just sit back with no harpoon and just watch,  that's cool as heck. There's just no bragging rights on sticking a fish that's swimming by, might as well get your nets ready come spring...

[glenn57]

I totally respect your opinion bud, but it's a legal form of fishing here in this state!

You sound like a muskie inc guy! J/K.

So devils advocate here... you tipup fish.   How is that different, letting an unknown size or species of fish swallow that bait till it's buried and no chance of survival.

[glenn57]

I'll  also add this, most here know I'm not afraid to speak my mind. And have done so regularly with the DNR. Some of the lakes I fish/ spear are on the DNR  lakefinder!

With the emails I get from them informing the public they may do research I've  given them my opinion on what i see wether Sumner fishing and spearing and they are more then happy to hear from me.

And these lakes aren't the bowstring,  Jessie lake types. The lake I set up on the past few days frozen out sane time cabin lake did. My curiosity got the best of me and i had to check. Looking through the spearhouse was a great way to see what was going on. And I was totally supposed by the size and health of them pike. And yes I will be informing the DNR about it.

[Bobberineyes]

I totally respect your opinion bud, but it's a legal form of fishing here in this state!

You sound like a muskie inc guy! J/K.

So devils advocate here... you tipup fish.   How is that different, letting an unknown size or species of fish swallow that bait till it's buried and no chance of survival.

big difference,  I have the option on letting it swim free. And not to mention I don't get a free pass on a oops, that one was in the slot. They can do away with that practice and the lakes should rebound nicely. Too many big fish taken that way.

[glenn57]

You missed my point. When a fish has that swallowed down its throat or your ripping the gills out to remove the hook, that fish ain't living .

To your point of to many big fish... I'd like to see your proof.  I've bee. In this ice fishing  contest forever.   When have I won the biggest pike.. seriously.

[Bobberineyes]

You missed my point. When a fish has that swallowed down its throat or your ripping the gills out to remove the hook, that fish ain't living .

To your point of to many big fish... I'd like to see your proof.  I've bee. In this ice fishing  contest forever.   When have I won the biggest pike.. seriously.

no i didn't miss it, what's the percentage of deep hooking vs sticking?  Proof,look on your wall. I've heard and seen other pics of big bruisers taken with no chance of swimming off.  They got that big for a reason.

[glenn57]

  yea that one is a whole 15 lbs. In the 50 years we've had this place, the amount of hours spent we've got 2 that size.

The fact is,  these small lakes don't produce BIG fish. Proven fact.