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Name: Tom
City: Bemidji
Email:
Date: 01/12/2003
Time: 02:19:34 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Cookie, I would not be telling anyone where I was catching fish either. Next thing you know you got 3,000 people around you that have no respect for our lakes up here. Man I see alot of trash on our lakes!

As for the rest of you, not everybody know's that you cannot keep walleyes on Red Lake due to the moratorium. Perhaps they do now. Maybe they simply alluded to the fact that they caught their limit of walleye. Education does not have to come with a price, simply put, you cannot keep ANY walleye you catch on Red Lake. Keep all the Northern, perch and crappie you want. Also keep your garbage too would ya! Happy 2003!


Name: cookie
City: waskish
Email:
Date: 01/12/2003
Time: 02:01:08 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

I will no longer report where Im fishing as it seems to offend people


Name: cookie
City: waskish
Email:
Date: 01/12/2003
Time: 01:36:23 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

The crappie bite has been dead since staurday morning a few fish have looked but havnt bitten weve caught 2 since saturday 10:am Feel tonight should be good. Will let everyone know tomorrow. weve caught 200 fish since dec, 31rst that is the honest truth


Name: Church
City: Hinckley
Email: [email protected]
Date: 01/12/2003
Time: 01:33:23 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Sorry if I sounded like a smart*ss with my comment. I understand the frustration for those of you who saw the walleyes disappear from the lake, but I think most people are like me in that they just want to catch fish. I wouldn't keep a walleye and I would guess most of the other fishermen are the same way. You are going to have an idiot or two breaking the law wherever you go.


Name: Jim
City: Ely
Email:
Date: 01/12/2003
Time: 12:21:33 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

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Personal attacks are not allowed


Name: Dave
City: Thief River Falls
Email: [email protected]
Date: 01/12/2003
Time: 09:43:35 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

Hows the Crapies biting on Red Lake. We're are going up the week-end of the 18th of January. Do you have a grid Quard for a good spot. We only make it up there once a year and would like some help. Please give me some tips. Thanks.


Name: Jim R.
City: Waskish
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Date: 01/12/2003
Time: 02:47:05 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

I'm sorry about how I may have come off about the walleye issue. I'm just a little sensitive to the issue since I watched the eyes disappear the first time around--it was heartbreaking...


Name: roger
City: menahga
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Date: 01/11/2003
Time: 10:40:56 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

1/11/03 Fished all day 5 miles out of the bait station. One 4 lbs pike,some small perch, few walleye,no crappie,BAD Day.


Name: Church
City: Hinckley
Email:
Date: 01/11/2003
Time: 04:39:04 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Looking to do some fishing next weekend on Red. Any suggestions for a good spot to go out of? Also, for those people who are ripping on others for commenting about walleyes; RELAX. I won't be keeping any walleyes (I probably won't even be keeping any crappies), but I too would like to hear if people have been catching them. Just because people are catching them does not mean they are keeping them. Ever heard of catch and release?


Name: Jerad T
City: bemidji
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Date: 01/11/2003
Time: 02:26:39 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

how is the fishing around westwind


Name: rmattingley
City: grand forks
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Date: 01/11/2003
Time: 01:42:25 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Thanks for the replys, I knew what the regs say, I just didn't understand why people were talking about the eyes they were catching.

Seems pretty tough to catch a limit of eyes when no one else on the lake is keeping them.

While we are talking about the DNR, Has anyone been checked for licences, I have not seen one game warden yet. Just wondering if they are still circulating.


Name: Don Hyatt
City: Brainerd
Email: [email protected]
Date: 01/11/2003
Time: 08:36:43 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

Looking for fishhouse rental information on upper red lake. 2 to 6 people weekdays and weekends Two days one nightstay

thanks; Don


Name: Jim R.
City: Waskish
Email:
Date: 01/11/2003
Time: 02:14:56 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

For those anglers that who are too lazy to read the regulations, or are simply being unlawful and are award of it, stop taking walleyes from Upper Red Lake. IT IS ILLEGAL! You are voiding a teriffic act of restoration.


Name: A W
City: Walker
Email:
Date: 01/11/2003
Time: 02:00:27 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

I don't understand why people are talking about catching their limits of walleye on Upper Red or asking about the walleye bites there. Since 1999, the walleye limit on Upper Red Lake has been 0. Hopefully, for your sake, the DNR won't check this site...


Name: rmattingley
City: Grand Forks
Email:
Date: 01/10/2003
Time: 01:32:36 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

Hey, are the walleyes still off limits on red lake??


Name: Jim
City: St. Francis
Email: [email protected]
Date: 01/09/2003
Time: 11:49:11 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

We fished 4.1 miles out of westwind. The ice was approx. 18 inches thick. In a day and 1/4 with three guys, we got our limits with lots of walleye


Name: Frank
City: Inver Grove Heights
Email:
Date: 01/09/2003
Time: 07:23:24 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Going up to Red lake Jan 31 whats the deal with finding a spot with a soft bottom.


Name: rumple
City: bemidji
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Date: 01/09/2003
Time: 02:22:59 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

fished red last weekend, two nights. One crappie.


Name: Kett
City: chanhassen
Email:
Date: 01/09/2003
Time: 12:19:01 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

How thick is the ice. Is anybody driving out to the fishing spots yet. Are walletes biting along with the crappies


Name: Diane
City: Blackduck
Email: [email protected]
Date: 01/08/2003
Time: 05:20:01 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Went fishing on Wednesday and latched onto 8 nice crappies. Sunday we saw our first limits come back from the lake..four guys, four limits. Hopefully its starting!Feel free to e-mail.


Name: Cookie
City: waskish
Email: [email protected]
Date: 01/08/2003
Time: 11:35:00 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

We have been doing real well out of Hillmens


Name: Mark P.
City: Biwabik
Email: [email protected]
Date: 01/08/2003
Time: 11:07:30 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

I have been up at Lake of the Woods the last 3 weekends and may try Red this weekend. Usually fish out of Rodgers but have not had a lot of luck in the past and it sounds like it is pretty slow there yet. Any suggestions?? Where is Rocky End Cove?? I have heard they have been hitting there pretty good. Anyone fishing off the Cribs?


Name: cookie
City: waskish
Email: [email protected]
Date: 01/08/2003
Time: 09:19:39 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

the fishing was excelent last night 6 guys 80 fish


Name: Cliff Johnson
City: Westby Mt.
Email: [email protected]
Date: 01/07/2003
Time: 05:19:00 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

We fished Red Lake out of Hillmans over New Years. Was slow but a lot better than Montana where there isn't any water within 100 miles You guys are lucky to have heaven for fishing.


Name: cookie
City: waskish
Email: [email protected]
Date: 01/07/2003
Time: 09:07:51 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

I had three guys in my fish house sunday night from 4pm to 8:30pm they caught 35 crappies and missed that many more


Name: Tom
City: Bemidji
Email:
Date: 01/06/2003
Time: 10:27:05 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Yeah the Red Lake bite is slow for sure, but it will pick up in the next couple of weeks!

In the meantime, I am catching my limit of crappies daily on a lake close to here. Not as big but at least I'm not going hungry! Keep the ice clean!


Name: Tommy
City: Eagan
Email:
Date: 01/06/2003
Time: 08:33:49 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Friday 1/3 Two of us caught 7 crappie, all between 12-13”. Lost several more on the way up and at the hole. Caught a few walleye as well. The hottest bite was from 4:45pm to 6:15pm, but a couple of stragglers were caught up until 10pm.

Saturday 1/4 Mostly fished in the evening again. Caught one crappie around 9am however. The bite was slower, but we caught another 7 crappie, all measuring 12-13”, between 4:30pm – 10:00pm. The fish were extremely finicky and slow to bite. Small gigs and tiny minnows were all that would entice them to bite. Caught one 4 pound walleye and a few smaller walleye.


Name: BirdDog
City: Bloomington
Email:
Date: 01/06/2003
Time: 04:07:44 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

We were on Red for the first time this last weekend. Got on the lake by 11:00 AM both Friday and Saturday. Plenty of nice fish were caught both afternoons. Don't really have any information on the evening bite because we were off of the lake by 4:30-5:00. Keep drilling holes until you find a soft bottom.


 

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