Unofficial Spirit Lake GTG.....

[Esox_Magnum]

Saturday Jan 31 there will be a loosley scattered group of FM'ers fishing Spirit. I'll be there someplace on the main lake, most likley near Cottenwood or Stoney wherever the path allows me to be.

Post up if you have plans of fishing Spirit on Sat.

[Meycatch]

You know I'll be out somewhere. FISH ON!

[epkirkman]

I am there, just got off the phone with the wife and she has some scrapbooking to do this weekend with the ladies

[tspotout]

I have been out there all year with the house.I just got off the lake had a pretty good night 16 inch walley and 6 perch 3 of them went 11 inches alot nicer fish to night.Monday I had all dinks.

I also plan fishing Sat Usually out there 5 out of 7 days a week

Good luck

[moparmarv]

Hi moparmarv checking in I wont be able to make it on Saturday my son has special Olympics basketball in orange city most of the day if you guys are meting up after fishing I may be able to make that I can check with hondarider that afternoo

[hondarider550]

You can count me in... After last weekend Im definitely planning on it.

[NWBuck]

As of today, a buddy and I will be there with our sons in the afternoon. Weather sounds like it'll be nice, so should be a fun day out there.

[PerchPounder]

Not sure where I'll be yet tomorrow. Im torn between chasing perch and gills I might end up doing both if one or the other doesn't pay off.

[PerchPounder]

For anyone fishing perch this weekend. The early morning bite has been better for us as of late along with the late afternoon. You can catch fish during the middle of the day but it's a little tougher to find quality.

[tspotout]

I senn that there is a group of houses on big stoney area and jackson point I think thats the group that was on Buff run last weekend they seem to move around just wondering if they are getting anything out there any more or if there is alot of sorting also.

[hondarider550]

Is everybody getting around on Spirit okay with their trucks or is there a need to bring the atv along to pull the shack around?? Just wondering...

[Esox_Magnum]

From reports I have been getting sortings required everywhere. I'll be out there someplace, haven't decided where yet, all depends on where the snow will let me get to. Somewhere past Cottenwood I would guess.

[LOTWSvirgin]

Hey esos sorry to hung up on you earlier but my phone died out of the blue. I got no fish either tonight.

[NWBuck]

Is everybody getting around on Spirit okay with their trucks or is there a need to bring the atv along to pull the shack around?? Just wondering...

40 degrees is going to feel fantastic out there this afternoon, but I'm thinking slush will be an issue out there before the end of the day. Don't forget your log chain

[hondarider550]

Im thinking that I just might bring the atv to make sure... I hate to be the one that gets all of the attention. My wife would just love to find out that my pickup is in a snow bank on the the middle of Spirit... (She told me to say that too.... ) Will still have a log chain along just to be sure... LOL

[hondarider550]

Sorry guys but the work around the farm got in the way of my ice fishing today... It was so nice and there were just too many things that I need to get finished first. By the time I got everything done it was too late to come up there...

Hopefully tomorrow I will get the chance to ice fish...

By the way... How was fishing today??

[Esox_Magnum]

Same as last week, lots of small perch, saw more eyes about dush , lost 1 missed a few. Saw 2 muskies, 1 made a run on the wifes minnow, thats about all the excitement for us today. Off to West tomarrow.

[PerchPounder]

We ended up with close to 25 today but nothing too big. most fish were from 9-10 1/2" ended up keeping a few smaller ones who were a little too aggressive with the minnows. We had our best luck out in the basin near the group but there was ALOT of sorting to be done before you could get anything of size. It ended up being a pretty fun day fishing outside with almost nonstop action even if most of them were on the small side.

Not sure where I'll be tomorrow i'm thinking West somewhere but not sure where just yet. I think im having bluegill withdrawals I haven't seen one in two weeks.

[epkirkman]

After fishing all week, I slept all day and then managed to get locked in my ice house. Picked up a pike first thing this morning and the perch were much smaller today than they were during the week.

I have to work the next 8 days so...no fishing for me for a few weeks.

[hondarider550]

Working for 8 days... Thats not going to be fun... Hopefully I will see you the next time you are out epkirkman.

[NWBuck]

I wondered if you decided not to fish hondarider, as I left a message on your phone, but never heard back from you.

We didn't get to the lake until about noon and had a fantastic day. Perfect day to be outside the shack moving around. We went directly to a waypoint out in the main lake basin, and never left that general area. Just had to chuckle at the army of shacks on buffalo run

Our results were similar to Perch Pounder...I think we cleaned 20 or 21. Most of them in the 9-10 inch range, but a few smaller too. We did pick up 4 true jumbos, with the biggest going over 12, and 3 others a solid 11. Would hate to guess how many dinks we caught...the number of perch down there on the camera and Vex is truly unbelievable. My son was getting his fish on minnows, but I did my damage on a diamond jig and a wax worm. I think for awhile there you could've caught fish using a pencil eraser

We begrudgingly left the ice as darkness was just beginning to take over, but definitely a day to remember, and all the way home my son was thanking me for taking him.

[Meycatch]

Ed, If you need me to raise you icehouse up or do anything to prepare for a weather warm up. Let me know. I'll be checking around this week to see where the best bite is. Fish on!