Clearwater/Pipestone Lake area lake ice report

[superbee]

The smaller lakes in the area are now froze over. Clearwater is almost completely iced over, just a few spots open, but should be solid in a day or two. Everything is shaping up for a great opener of lake trout fishing. Call now for reservations or current reports. Liimited availability for January. Will post as conditions change again.

[superbee]

Was out checking the ice on Off Lake today. There was 8-10" depending on where you you checked. Pipestone froze over last night and will make a trip up the lake in about a week to check ice and mark a trail. Everything is looking o shape up for a year with good ice if things don't change rapidly. There is only about 1" of snow on the ice so it is making ice fast still. Call or email for more details.

[NoWiser]

Superbee,

You going to try to find any of those giant Off Lake crappies anytime soon??

[superbee]

Might give them a try, but I am deinately going to hit the lakers soon. They are my main ice fishing query.

[superbee]

Conditions are pretty good overall on the lakes in the area. Some slush in areas, but most has crusted over and is not an issue. The fishing for the lakers has been very good so far. The group came out of Pipestone today and had some very good fishing. The lakers ran 5-8# on average and a couple in the 10# range. I fished a couple other lakes for lakers and caught a few each outing, 9# being the biggest. Also fished a few lakes for crappies in the area and got enough for a meal in an 1 or so. Most crappies were in the 10-13" range with the largest being 15 1/2". We still have some availability for January and dates available in February and March. Call now to ensure the dates and lake of your choice! Pics to follow over the next few weeks. It was too cold to worry about pics this week.