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Devils Lake ice fishing

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What riverview said. Usually there are plenty of roads around, but I know last winter was a humdinger, and they quit after the snow got too deep. When it comes to DL, I'd bring a snowmobile for sure. Lots of water you can cover with one of those, vs sticking to the roads that the resorts plow.

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people are starting to move around. I fished 6 mile north of 19 the last 2 weekends 12 inches down to 4 in places. I saw a few houses out on creel bay and a few 1/2 tons driveing but i wouldnt recomend that. I am sure there is still open water somwhere. fish have been biteing pretty good nice eyes with a few big perch thrown in. I have allready caught more perch this year than the last 2 combined. no snow yet. forcast is for above normal tem,ps all week

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just got back tonight from 3 days of fishing fishing was fair we did come home with our fish but nothing to brag about lot of 13-15 in fish good eaters! The ice is 10-12in we did see some trucks but I would not do it there is a breaker that opened up yesterday that runs though 6 mile watch out for that we drop our atvs in it last night in the dark 5 feet of water between it on top of the ice very scary all came out safe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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just got back from 6 days of fishing on devils lake the bite on the north end of 6 mile has slowed. I fished the shallows and rock piles around hagens 12 inches of good ice where i was The ice gets scetchy around pressure ridges and shallow water with reeds. a few inches of snow with rain that has most of it froze down. I was fishing out a mini truck and everybody else was i saw was on wheelers. a little more cold weather and the ice should be better. the fishing was pretty good caught alot of eyes between 14 and 22 inches a few perch and northern. fished 15 to 36 feet of water most eyes caught 15 to 17 feet of water.

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The 12 inches of ice i mentioned in my last post went to 14 last weekend. Had to move some to catch fish. I fished from 6 mile to creel bay and didnt see any less than 12 inches of ice. You have to be careful by pressure ridges but people are starting to move around some There are some really nice perch being caught some shallow and some deep.

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I have never fished west of grahams island so i dont know anything about the flats. There is a bait shop gas station in minawakin that should know about the flats. last weekend there were vehicals all over the lake. the thickest ice i saw was 18 inches. .

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Thanks a lot for the info, we're going to be stopping by Devil's lake on our way back from Minot for a day of fishing so it really doesn't matter where we go I guess, if you have any general info of a good area for us to go I would appreciate it. Thanks again.

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Are thin ice areas usually marked on the lake?

Not that I've ever seen. Best bet would be to avoid bridges (typically have higher current) and along roads where culverts may be. As an unwritten rule, sticking to the plowed roads is your safest option. If you need to venture further, park the truck right off the road (so you're not blocking it) and hoof it.

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I fished this weekend the ice is over 2 feet thick everywhere i went except by the pressure ridges and there are alot of them. Fishing was pretty good not alot of decent sized walleyes and got into a few schools of perch with a few 13 iinchers. I tried crossing the pressure ridge on the south end of 6 mile and couldnt find a pl;ace for a wheel vehical. snow cat would be ok. alot of 3 in ice over 10 in of water with ice under that. tried to cross the one to get to the north end and it was the same. muct be from the cold weather and no snow. I have never so many .

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Fishing remains good good walleye bite early and late. Schools of perch are around and once you find them some can be huge. I have gotten into schools of 11 and 12 inch where as fast as you could get your hood down they would bite. some days you can mark them but not catch many. the northern seem to allways be active and keep getting bigger. I have been having the best luck in 14 to 20 feet for eyes and 18 to 45 feet for perch. Have caught some big eye and northern in deep water perch fishing. stop signs, lindy rattle flyer, frostys and buckshots

acess on creel with woodlands plowing roads to 6 mile point where the pressure ridges are.i think the casino has pressure ridge trouble. atv have been useing 6 mile boat ramp for acess to hagens area. people comeing off grahams island to acess 6 mile rock pile. I dont know about east bay or west of grahams island.

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My brothers and I were contiplating on taking a trip to DL for some whitebass. Eyes and jumbo perches will be in the plan as well. But we would like to target primarly for white bass.

What has the bite been like for folks who do go for whitebass during the ice fishing season? I know fishing for them during the open water season is fairly easy. I'm not looking for any honey holes but just more inputs in general.

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I dont know anybody that targets white bass in the winter.I have marked schools of white bass this year that will follow a lure up to within 4 feet of the ice but cant get them to bite. The white bass i have caught have been in 40 to 60 feet in mouth of creel bay in the spring when you boiling water on the edge of reeds top water lures are a blast on white bass.

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