10-11-18 Update: Captain Steve has pulled his launch for the open water fishing season! We would like to thank all of our summer charter customers for helping make the 2018 fishing season one to remember and we look forward to seeing you back on the launch in 2019. Our dock slips are still open however as is our 8 person fully furnished cabin for anyone looking for lodging for fall fishing or hunting seasons! Our fish house fleet is freshly painted and staged for maintenance in preparation for the upcoming ice fishing season! We are taking reservations for the ice fishing season and you can find our rates over on our Services and Rates page right here on the website! We will be keeping you up to date on all the latest ice conditions and ice fishing outlooks as we creep closer to mid November. Until then tight lines,safe hunting seasons and happy fall everyone!

Fishing on Lake of the Woods remains strong despite the cold weather. Currently,our houses are set up in 32-33 feet of water with a mid-afternoon bite being the prime time of fishing at this time.

Pink,white,orange,gold or blue glow in the dark jigs on a dead stick with a live fat head seem to be the hot ticket right now as well as glow in the dark rattle spoons tipped with a minnow head.

Currently the bite seems to be predominantly saugers with eater walleyes and tulebes mixed in. Believe it or not Lake of the Woods is currently producing a decent night bite of not only pout but a few walleye and saugers being reported as well.

Don’t forget about our mid week specials which began yesterday! Check out the full details on our website at www.sweetsfishing.com! We have mid-week openings available throughout the remainder of the hard water season and select weekend dates remaining in the sleepers. Don’t wait,book your 2018 ice fishing adventure with Sweet’s Fishing on Lake of the Woods today!

Lake of the Woods continues to produce great numbers of fish! Our houses are currently located in 18-23′ of water. Pink and red glow in the dark or gold jigging spoons tipped with a frozen shiner or a dead stick with a glow in the dark plain hook using a live minnow seem to be the techniques of choice.

As for ice thickness in the areas we have checked we have found anywhere from 10-13″ of ice. We are currently allowing ATVs,snowmobiles and side by sides out of our access. Please,do not venture outside of the marked areas as the ice conditions still greatly vary.

Sleepers will be pulled out on the lake in the early part of this week and we have openings available! Don’t wait,book your ice fishing adventure with Sweet’s Fishing today!

Sweet’s Fishing has hit Lake of the Woods to begin the 2017-2018 ice fishing season! Our day houses are currently on the lake in roughly 18′ of Water and producing fish! The sleeper houses will be heading for the lake in the early part of next week. We currently have openings in the sleepers for next weekend! We hope to see you on Lake of the Woods real soon! Tight lines everyone!  

Work began yesterday prepping the crossing for the upcoming season. The lake still has a few open spots on it from the warmer weather and wind earlier in the week but that should all change next week as temps will quickly drop back into the teens and lows in the singles. The existing ice on the lake isn’t ready yet for travel so no travel on the main lake is currently advised. Again,safety is the first and foremost priority during the ice fishing season.

Pike fishing remains strong in the Bostic Creek for those who have ventured out spearing and tip up fishing with several northerns of 40″+ being reported.

We will be back on the ice next week when the cool temps arrive to flood areas at the crossing and check ice and should have another update mid-week. Have a safe weekend!

Lake of the Woods has ice on it as far as the eye can see as well as a thin layer of snow on top of it. The first 150-300 yards of ice off the shoreline is semi rough but looks quite smooth from there out. As the lake has just finally frozen over in the last few days travel on the ice is not advised. Please,let the ice thicken up before attempting to venture out on it and always contact an outfitter to check on the latest ice conditions.

The Bostic Bay currently has spear houses on it and some traffic heading out with pop up fish houses for tip-up fishing. The northern bite is quite hot from reports that we have heard from those who have tried it. We are currently not letting traffic out of our access as of yet. 

The Rainy River is mostly frozen over with a few patchy open spots remaining up and down it. No word on thickness of ice or fishing conditions in the bays and such but as with the lake,travel is not currently advised due to how recently is has frozen over.

We will likely be out in the early to middle portions of next week checking ice conditions on the creek as well as the lake and prepping the crossings for the fast approaching season. Our early ice dates are filling up fast so please don’t hesitate,book your 2017-201 ice fishing adventure with Sweet’s Fishing on Lake of the Woods today!! 

Image 1:View from Morris Point looking towards Pine Island Image 2: View from Morris Point looking out on Lake of The Woods Image 3: View from Sweet’s Fishing lake access on Bostic Creek Image 4: View of Rainy River from Wheeler’s Point Public Access.

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