6 days off during Thanksgiving, Will I be ice fishing?

[ScottND]

OK, so I'm a little anxious. I took 6 days off during Thanksgiving for fishing....what do ya think? Boat or walking on the water?

Detroit Lakes area.

[fisherman]

Flip a coin! I hope its Ice Fishing time by then. Just pray to the Ice Gods for some clear sky'd nights with no wind and you just might be walking on the water.

[Matt Johnson]

It sure would be nice if we were ice fishing by then down here. I'm sure you could find ice somewhere up north. Usually there are places to ice fish by Thanksgiving...

Good Fishin,

Matt Johnson

[slick814]

My best bet is that in the Northern parts of the state there'll be enough ice to be on the hard stuff, but not wuite yet here in the Metro... although the fingers are crossed that we have enough here by then.

If there's ice up there, I'll be hitting a favorite Crappie spot up North... and posting pics with huge smiles all around!

[ivegottabite]

scott-if you are looking for someone around the dl area during that time, look me up. it would be great to get out on the ice!

[Captain B.R.K]

Anyone have dates as to where walk able, fish able, ice was last year. I suppose I could do a search of last year, but that seems like a lot of work

So does anyone have some dates they recorded from last year??

[hanson]

Captain-

I don't like year to year facts. They are never consistent. With that said, 2 years ago, we were snowmobiling on Upper Red Lake with 7-8 inches of ice and lots of snow on Thanksgiving Day!

[Captain B.R.K]

Yeah, facts are over rated.....like work

You were up on URL over Thanksgiving with sleds 2 years ago?!? WOW

I thought the last few years ice came relatively late up north.

[hanson]

Yep B.R.K.

I had to double check my calendar.

I jotted down-

URL 8" ice

Snowmobiled out 1 1/2 Miles from Roger's

1 crappie

6 walleyes

Missed a bunch of fish

Less than 12 visible fish houses on the lake

We had parked in the parking lot at Roger's Campground, right next to the fish cleaning shack with the snowmobile trailer. Unloaded right in the parking lot and snowmobiled out past the only outhouse placed on the lake.

Crazy, eh? You just never know!

[LittleRanger]

If you are thinking metro...........Coon Lake, west of Forest Lake is the first to freeze. The channel between the lakes freezes up real fast. There is one hole, some pike and panfish. Not going to get a trophy, but you'll see yer flag go up a few times...................

[fishnhooks]

Last year I spent the first half of the day fishing (In a boat) and the other half Pheasant hunting. It was the most fun Thanksgiving I had in a long time. Hoping to recreate it for this year.

"hooks"

[pegleg]

We have been going up to the Battle Lake area over Thanksgiving the last 3 years. Here is what we did on the Friday after Thanksgiving:

3 years ago - ice fished small lakes and close to shore on Battle lake

2 years ago - same as 3 years ago but slightly more ice.

Last year - bar hopped all day - no ice.

Every year was a lot of fun so even if there isn't ice, still go.

[fiskyknut]

Last year was kinda late on the LOTW, walked out on dec 6 from Morris onto mainlake.

Year before was nov 27 for first walkout from Morris onto the mainlake.

Year before that I walked onto Zippel bay the 19 of november for pike fishing, then onto 4mile bay on the 26th for the Walleye.

Year before that I walked out from Graceton beach on dec 4 onto mainlake.

Nov 24 2000 walked onto mainlake from Graceton beach.

fiskyknut

[prophet]

last yr i fished 1st weekend of dec on small shallow bay in

chisago area,hammered northerns and bass on tipups,had a blast,we are usually out between thanksgiving and 1st weekend of dec