WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR YOUR FIRST TIME?

[Agronomist_at_IA]

JUST WANDERING, FOR YOUR FIRST TIME ON THE ICE THIS COMMING FALL WHAT FISH DOES EVERYONE PLAN TO TARGET? ALSO WHAT IS THE FIRST LURE YOU PLAN TO USE TO CATCH YOUR TARGET FISH.

MY FIRST TARGET FISH WILL BE POUND BLUE GILLS.

MY FIRST LURE WILL BE A SWEEDISH PIMPLE WITH A GENZ BUG 1IN BELOW

[Matt Johnson]

Probably gills or crappies using either a 2-inch Power Minnow or some sort of Little-Atom plastic...

[Eric Wettschreck]

Bare hook and minnow for perch.

[Harmonica Bear]

BIG PIKE

BIG SHINERS OR SUCKERS ON TIP UPS.

[calli4120]

My first ice fishing outing every year is for Pike. I've got a spot on river backwater that always freezes up before everything else.

[jwhjr]

Bare hook and crappie minnow.

[harvey lee]

I will target panfish and hopefully do well again on crappies. It will be a power minnow or some other plastic.

[BoxMN]

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BIG PIKE

BIG SHINERS OR SUCKERS ON TIP UPS.

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Ditto. Probably switch to one tipup and one rod for pannies. but I love early tipup action!

[Snake River King]

prolly Northerns on tipup and perch with swetish pimple with crappie minnow head, on a backwater on the river!!!!! I cant wait.

[Ryan_V]

mille lacs walleyes and perch

[Scott K]

Walleye. LOW, early dec. Jig and shinner.

[Coon]

Are you talking about the Berkley product Matt? Any perticular color??

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Probably gills or crappies using either a 2-inch Power Minnow or some sort of Little-Atom plastic...

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[IcemanMN]

Pike is my typical first trip out then in the evening I hit the crappies.

[NAMASafetyDirector]

I'll be in 4 mile bay (L.O.W.) as soon as it's safe to walk out or somewhere on the Rainy River armed with a T.B. Walleye Sweetheart, jigs, and shiners!!! Doesn't get any better!! I.M.O. ( FA- "N.A.M.A." -nal!!!)

[hanson]

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Are you talking about the Berkley product Matt? Any perticular color??

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Probably gills or crappies using either a 2-inch Power Minnow or some sort of Little-Atom plastic...

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Yes he is- 2" Berkley Power Minnow. My favorite color is glow!

[hanson]

What will I do first ice??

Lake of the Woods over Pine Island as soon as its solid enough for 4 wheelers/snowmobiles.

[Scott K]

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What will I do first ice??

Lake of the Woods over Pine Island as soon as its solid enough for 4 wheelers/snowmobiles.

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Hanson, when have you been getting there, the last few years I have timed it just perfect. For me it has been the first weekend in Dec.

[hanson]

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Hanson, when have you been getting there, the last few years I have timed it just perfect. For me it has been the first weekend in Dec.

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Typically not that early. I like the last half of Dec. actually, say the 15th through Christmas. I don't mind early ice but early, early ice is something else, especially on that lake. Too many people put 4 wheelers through on 4 mile bay trying to get out there early.

My gut feeling tells me we are looking at some early ice this winter.

[Scott K]

I have been up there first week of Dec. the last couple years, and made it out past 4 mile island, 2 years ago it was open water on the wed before I went up there, and I went up sat morning, drove the atv out 6 inches. Its hard to beat it. I am hoping for the same weekend this year.

[anyfishwilldo]

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Walleye. LOW, early dec. Jig and shinner.

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Same here

[eyewall]

A small lake in SW MN with a jigging spoon tipped with a minnow head looking for walleyes.

[smg04]

prob a local pond or lake around rochester, prob use a #12 marmooska or dimond jig tiped with a waxie, lookin for crappies/gills

[maros91]

I wouldn't mind trying LOW in mid-December this year. My first time is usually on Mille Lacs sometime in december when you can get a wheeler to the mud flats.

Orange Swedish Pimple and a minnow head on one, Golden shiner on a tip up for the other.

[Ely Lake Expert]

I will be at Mckinley park on Vermillion for some first ice walleyes using a glow in the dark jig with a minnow.

[Flatlander]

Just booked 2 cabins at Wheeler's Point from Dec 6-9. Have been on LOTW the first weekend in Dec for the past 4 years. It must be about time to put new line on the ice rods.