Chasing Lizards On Tonka

Tony and I got out to one of our favorite walleye holes on Minnetonka and were able to catch a few small walleyes.

Mille Lacs is a success

Headed to Mille Lacs on Friday with Tony, Gunnar, and Joe for a day trip.  The ice conditions were great on Mille Lacs.  Found most of the lake to have about 10" of ice on it.  The areas under the drifts and snow were a bit less, probably about 7".  Also they did not get hit with the huge snow storm that the cities received.  The wind has kept much of the snow blown off the lake and the ice.  

This fish was one of 11 we caught in about an hour.  The fishing was not easy and we did a lot of moving looking for active feeders.  Once we found an area where the fish were biting, we were able to put the hurt'n on them.  

Chasing Tail

The ice conditions on Lake Waconia and Lake Minnetonka continue to get better with this cold air that has settled in.  

Grabbed my Clam Nanook Thermal and the wheeler and headed out on Waconia in search of walleye.  Had a good 6 plus inches of ice on most of Waconia which allowed me to set-up 2 wheel house sleepers on Lake Waconia.  Minnetonka is still lagging a bit on the ice growth.  It has some areas with 4-5" and many areas with only an inch or two.    

The fish did not cooperate on this particular evening, but I am not giving up yet.  I will be back out on the ice tomorrow in search of more "tail".  Until next time, stretch the string-Fish On!   

Ice Conditions

For those of you fishwithmatt.com readers that are looking for your early season ice report and metro area ice conditions.....I have some info.  I ice fished Lake Waconia last night(2nd outing) and can tell you the ice conditions are great.  I had a solid 2" of ice under my feet most of the entire time.  I found a few areas with a little more than that, but there are still some areas of thin ice-even OPEN water.  If you plan on venturing out this weekend before or after the ice show, please be very careful and use caution when heading out.  

Lake Minnetonka is a little behind on it's ice development....as always.  It is a big body of water and takes more to freeze.  The bays and many areas of the lake are starting to freeze up and show signs of trying to lock tight.  I believe if we continue with these cool nights we could be fishing many areas of Lake Minnetonka this next week.  

I am headed to Clam Corp today to pick up my new shelter and then will be back on the ice some where this afternoon.  More Lake Waconia and Lake Minnetonka ice reports and fishing reports to come  Until next time, Fish On!