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December 12/27/12, 12:57:34 PM

Offline MTCOMMER

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Christmas Ice Fishing
Went out on Christmas day, as well as yesterday.  One Christmas, me and a friend went to bald eagle to try to find some panfish, no luck, just a few small perch and a lot of hole jumping.  It was my first time out this year - so I didn't mind - it was just nice to get up there.
YESTERDAY however, I tried Lake Gervais in Little Canada for some panifish and crappies, I had never been out there, so I was just trying the drop offs since they are all across the shores.  I fished from 8am-5pm, caught a few small perch during the day (SLOOOWWW) and then about 3pm, the walleyes (YES, WALLEYES) were biting.  I ended up catching 3, all on a fathead minnows, two were 17" and one was a fat 19".  Unexpected and very exciting.  There are a lot of pike, muskies and bass in that lake - so I just assumed they were all northerns biting, but NOPE!
Next time I go out, I will still be in the hunt for panfish, they are supposed to be abundant, and as much as I like walleyes, I like the no-stop action of panfish.
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January 01/02/13, 09:01:31 PM Reply #1

Offline lentz

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Re: Christmas Ice Fishing
is there alot of walleyes out there? i fish eagle in the nw metro for walleyes and i can catch a walleye almost every night but this lakes not to far away from my house so i wouldent be opposed to trying it and what size are the panfish?
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January 01/03/13, 07:46:56 PM Reply #2

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Re: Christmas Ice Fishing
Quote from: lentz on January 01/02/13, 09:01:31 PM
is there alot of walleyes out there? i fish eagle in the nw metro for walleyes and i can catch a walleye almost every night but this lakes not to far away from my house so i wouldent be opposed to trying it and what size are the panfish?
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 There are no walleyes in that Eagle lake. Better than average bass smaller than average but numerous crappies a good population of carp and bowfin some really good muskie but walleyes are an anomally.
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January 01/04/13, 01:49:13 PM Reply #3

Offline lentz

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Re: Christmas Ice Fishing
Quote from: kenhuntin on January 01/03/13, 07:46:56 PM
Quote from: lentz on January 01/02/13, 09:01:31 PM
is there alot of walleyes out there? i fish eagle in the nw metro for walleyes and i can catch a walleye almost every night but this lakes not to far away from my house so i wouldent be opposed to trying it and what size are the panfish?
:bs:
 There are no walleyes in that Eagle lake. Better than average bass smaller than average but numerous crappies a good population of carp and bowfin some really good muskie but walleyes are an anomally.

i can catch em so i know there are walleyes

stocking records/gill nets
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/showreport.html?downum=27011101

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