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.
Happy November everyone! The creeks and smaller bays are starting to freeze up! The lake and Rainy River remain wide open however but with the temps over the next week that will likely change quite soon. The first picture on this post is the view from what will be our lake access when the season begins,the second picture posted is the view from Willie Walleye hill in Baudette overlooking Baudette Bay facing the Canadian border. I have also posted a screenshot of the early forecast for the week of 11-5. After a windy weekend the forecast calls for good ice making weather. With a little luck on our side we may be looking at an early start to the 2017-2018 Ice Fishing season! We will post another update once more ice begins to form. Happy deer hunting to all of our hunters out there and be safe! Dates are filling up for the upcoming season so don’t wait,book your ice fishing adventure with Sweet’s Fishing on Lake of the Woods Today!
Hey everyone! First off i want to thank everyone for their continued support of Sweet’s Fishing on Lake of the Woods. We have had a very busy and very fun summer up here on the big lake but Labor Day weekend has come and gone and we all know what that means,winter is right around the corner! If you book your ice fishing trip with us before October 1st you’ll be guaranteed our rates from last winter,if you have any questions about pricing,please head on over to our Services and Rates page for more details. We look forward to what is starting to shape up to be a very promising ice fishing season and we hope to see you out on the ice this winter! But,if you’re not quite looking for ice fishing just yet,we do have fall fishing charter trips available throughout the month of September and into early October depending on the weather. Our cabin will be available for rentals during the fall for fall fishermen looking for a quiet cabin and dock slip or else for a place to stay for all you avid Hunters out there!
Best Wishes,
Steve and JP Sweet
Ice Fishing – Cabin Rental – Guided Charter Fishing 1-218-368-7323
