Whitefish Lake Ice Conditions

[gsambray 172]

Maki charges 5 bucks a vehicle. Public launch is free and about the same distance to walk out

[shmanks 21]

Well looks like I am going tomorrow just going to park at the public launch and walk out over to the same area as the shacks. Anyone know if another spot and what should I be using? Just a medium minnow and a jig? Thanks to anyone who can help

[gsambray 172]

I usually have a large minnow or small sucker on a tip up and my jigging rod with a micro ice jig tipped with a piece of worm. Worms seem to get the perch and the walleye usually hit the minnow

[shmanks 21]

5 hours ago, gsambray said:

I usually have a large minnow or small sucker on a tip up and my jigging rod with a micro ice jig tipped with a piece of worm. Worms seem to get the perch and the walleye usually hit the minnow

 

Great thanks a lot I'll let you guys know how I do I'll be out there for the day

[gsambray 172]

Just got off the lake. Lot more ice than there was on Monday and the slush seem to tighten up too. A lot of trucks on the lake but seems kinda early yet to me. Also had a visit from mnr 

[scandiman 114]

Shocked that there's trucks out there already. I measured 4" of solid ice on Thursday and 6-8" of junk ice on top of that. 

[shmanks 21]

Out right now had our only strike brake the line on the side of the hole and sitting in our pop up we can see the perch just looking at our worms lol

[gsambray 172]

It took a few hours yesterday but we managed two limits of walleye. The hard part was a lot of fish were in the 19 - 20 inch range. The nice 16s were hard to come by

[shmanks 21]

No luck only caught one pike that snapped a line in our pop up then took our second line haha was a nice day to be out

[Jayfishin 63]

Has PM bite been better than am lately?

Thinking of hitting it tomorrow am then trying for specks in the pm nearby.  Any info would be appreciated.

Thx

Jay

[gsambray 172]

I've only done the pm lately but Saturday going early to see if it's any better. Pm bite has slowed down it seems

[Jayfishin 63]

Thanks for the info. Decided to hit Lac today instead...and it ended up being a decent day of fishing. As for Whitefish, I need to do some scouting in the summer in my boat to find those nice weed beds and save some waypoints for winter fishing.

 

 

 

[BMAN84 2]

how far I gotta walk from public launch to get on some fish?

[Thefishleclair 175]

20 hours ago, Jayfishin said:

Thanks for the info. Decided to hit Lac today instead...and it ended up being a decent day of fishing. As for Whitefish, I need to do some scouting in the summer in my boat to find those nice weed beds and save some waypoints for winter fishing.

 

Be easier if you saved waypoints where there wasn't weed beds!

 

 

 

 

[gsambray 172]

I usually start halfway between the launch and islands and go further as the day goes on. I am going tomorrow stop and say hi

[BMAN84 2]

ibmay try it out. Is my car going to get stuck at the public landing? Is it plowed?

[gsambray 172]

Out at whitefish right now. Public landing is not plowed. Rutted up pretty good too. I wouldn't  bring a car in

[Northwestern 0]

How is the bite out on Whitefish?

[Guest jtuck]

Thinking of going out Monday, anyone know how the ice is? I'll probably drive a quad out 

[BirchPoint2014 17]

How's the public landing able to drive truck and skidoo trailer down  and out agian 

[xf800 7]

On Saturday was able to drive in and out with a skidoo trailer with no problems, and able to park at the landing was pretty packed down.Went down the lake on the sled and were some good slush patches.

[BirchPoint2014 17]

K great thanks for the info planning on heading out thus weekend 

[flyndie22 15]

Hows the bite been out there thinking about heading down tmr 

 

[BMAN84 2]

hows everyone doing out here? heading tomorrow

[tronnyd88 25]

ive never fished whitefish ice or summer but i was thinking of taking my daighter there on the weekend. is there a general area to fish or if anyone could give me sum direction. also howa the condition i was on arrow this weekend ice was good but messy on top