Lyback’s Ice Fishing

Yesterday the NW wind picked up through the afternoon and by dusk it was blowing enough to loosen up what snow was out there and start drifting some. There were some visibility issues for a while but that didn’t last long. This morning when I went o...

The bite has been sporadic for the last couple of days with better activity in the shallows in the evening. Perch activity has also been picking up through the warm-up. This afternoon a cold front will arrive with strong winds. NOAA forecasts 25-30...

Yesterday with the high barometer the bite was quiet. A 35″ Northern was C/R in one of our rentals but according to the reports I received that was the highlight of the day. I’m looking forward to the weather changing and warming up as fishing shoul...

Yesterday afternoon we received about an inch of snow with very little wind covering the ice. It will be interesting to see how it might have changed the bite. Saturday evening we will be getting some more and it will be nice to have some snow for b...

The bite continues to be good with larger Walleye mainly at night in deeper rocks and close to shallow reefs. Bigger Perch are starting to show up in the catch for some. In checking the ice depths on our roads they range from  19″-20″ in our first t...