Fishing Report

Good morning from the Quiet Lakes, although I am watching snow flurries right now, it appears we may be done with the “S” word for the year. I see temps in the 40s to start the week and 60s by next weekend. Lows at night look to significantly go up after Monday as well. That will help get rid of any remaining ice. All of the lakes are in different stages of ice out with some lakes having only a few open shorelines and others 75% open water or more. If anglers are still venturing out (I had heard a few anglers were on Round Lake this past week) they should use extreme caution as ice conditions can change by the hour. Them or any other anglers will need to get their new licenses for the 2025-26 season as last year’s licenses are now expired. Aside from going through tackle and the boat, this time of year I enjoy picking up a few magazines (particularly the In-Fisherman species specific guides) and learning new tips/tricks and seeing what looks to be trending for the new season. We had a pretty good overall ice season I feel, lots of nice crappie and perch were caught in the area, lots of anglers did well on walleye and pike and now with probably a good solid month of no fishing, the open water season should start out hot. It is less than a month away now so time to gear up! I am still thinking personally we should see ice completely out by Easter weekend.

That is all I have for this week’s report. More of an update than a fishing report, but it’s that time of year. Have a great weekend and we will talk soon!

Greg

Good morning from the Quiet Lakes, we didn’t get as much rain yesterday as forecasted and we will see what happens tonight into tomorrow.  My phone is saying we are under a winter storm warning, and we are to expect 2-5″ snow, some ice and wind.  As I write this it is windy but we have had very little precipitation.  The ice is hit or miss, most of the sheets are still strong, but some of the shorelines are getting sketchy.  

Anglers should renew fishing licenses for the year as they expire on the 31st of this month.  Fishing opener is roughly a month away so it’s time to get the boats ready to go.  Checking or charging batteries, going through boat plugs and organizing tackle are all good places to start.  Respooling reels and checking rod eyes/tips are also good things to go through before the season!

Ice out will be here before we know it.  Looking at the long term forecast, I am going to guess ice out is going to be right around Easter. 

Have a great weekend and we will talk soon.

Greg