Whirlwind Ice Trip Plans

[Scott M]

So I may be able to take 4-5 days and hit a couple lakes before I start a new job. It would be Jan. 2-6. I was thinking ML, Cass, Red, and LOW. I did a similar track this past year and hit ML, Cass, and Red and did awesome on all 3, trip of a lifetime. I don't expect that again, but it can't hurt to try, right?

If you had 4-5 days, where would you go?

[Eric Wettschreck]

I would do the same thing only en route to Cass from ML, I would try to get Winnie in. But that's just me.

[Dances with Walleye]

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So I may be able to take 4-5 days and hit a couple lakes before I start a new job. It would be Jan. 2-6. I was thinking ML, Cass, Red, and LOW. I did a similar track this past year and hit ML, Cass, and Red and did awesome on all 3, trip of a lifetime. I don't expect that again, but it can't hurt to try, right?

If you had 4-5 days, where would you go?

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Okay... So now here's what I'm wondering... (I have that same time of year free) And I'm planning to focus on ML for like 5 days straight, staying in the wheel house by night and moving around by day... My Mentality is that I save gas money, and I get better acquianted with hot spots on one lake that nearer to my home.

So I'm interested to see your thoughts on why you want to move from Lake to Lake... Seeking out a new spot every day. Is it just the appeal of the scenery change and the big names? Or are you targeting a different species per lake etc?

[Scott M]

Good question. Both. I'd take whatever on ML, whatever on Winni, jumbos on Cass, Crappies and Tip up Pike on Red, whatever on LOW. The scenery is great, the anticipation and possibilities are another, a chance to fish more water in a given ice year is another.

I'll be hitting ML a lot already this winter so that's the least important of my stops. Getting to the others is tough for me, and since I'm budgetting for them the gas isn't too bad.

I see your point though Dances, focus on one spot and you'll hit the fish.

[hanson]

1- Winnie

2- URL

3- Lake of the Woods

Thats the 3 I would hit either in that order or reverse order. They are relatively close to each other so it wouldn't be too much travel time in between locations, just getting there and getting back.

3 big lakes, 3 outstanding fisheries, 3 different species of predominantly targeted fish (Perch, Crappies, Walleyes)

I would leave Mille Lacs off the list.