Today as fishermen left from the weekend most of the reports were OK.  Some had some decent fishing for Walleye.  Many pictures were sent in of slot and C/R Walleye those that didn’t have much luck had some decent Perch fishing.  Some anglers didn’t do much at all but it unfortunately it seems it always […] The post January 29th 2023 first appeare...

As the weather changed yesterday the bite was good for a bit as the wind switched then got pretty quiet.  Overnight I did not hear any reports. The weather forecast is still about the same with 1-2 inches of snow overnight and South winds switching to NW in the morning at 20-25 with possible gusts […] The post January 26th 2023 first appeared on L...

Anglers out yesterday reported a slow bite. Mainly smaller Perch and Walleye. The slot Walleye and larger are well fed and healthy and when the timing is off they are hard to catch. Those that do work for them.  Just sitting with a set line doesn’t work some days. We have received a lite dusting […] The post January 25th 2023 first appeared on Lyb...

Things were quiet out on the ice yesterday.  The  slot and larger sized Walleye that are being caught are healthy  and well fed this year.  Definitely it makes it more difficult and the traditional dusk and night bite seems to be the best.  During the day the main focus is Perch. Ice conditions are slowly […] The post January 24th 2023 first appea...

Yesterday anglers reported a pretty slow day out there. A couple rentals did fair but overall it was pretty quiet. This morning it’s snowing and we are to receive an inch or two before noon.  It will be nice to have new snow for banking.  The flooded areas along the road banks have froze enough […] The post January 19th 2023 first appeared on Lyba...

The bite yesterday was mixed with some doing well others not.  Had some slot Walleye reported. But smaller Perch and Walleye were still almost everywhere. One more day of plowing spots for permanents and then we are pulling what we can for the weekend.  You will be notified when it’s on the ice.  With the […] The post January 18th 2023 first appea...

Yesterday’s above freezing temps settled and softened the snow some out there. It also created larger areas of slush under the snow Especially in areas where portable anglers were fishing.  Most of the road banks dropped the last couple days as we hoped they would so now we definitely need some colder weather to freeze […] The post January 17th 20...

Yesterday the bite was slow  during the day Mostly small Perch and Walleye. Late afternoon and early evening things picked up. I received numerous pictures of some nice C/R Walleye. We are continuing to clear spots for houses to go on in the future.  The ice depths vary from 12″-15″.  Some areas that flooded due […] The post January 14th 2022 firs...

The bite yesterday and overnight was pretty quiet from what reports I heard so far.  This will hopefully improve with the weather changes over the weekend.  The Walleye bite is mainly at night with Perch and Northern Pike action during the day in shallower spots. We are allowing vehicle traffic to rentals and permanents that […] The post January 1...

Yesterday we established the road to the Banana and East Spider reefs.  There is a slush spot that needs to freeze before it’s passable but it will eventually.   Today I’m starting to plow spots for houses.  Yesterday I started with some and it take 1/2 to 3/4 of an hour to break up the snow […] The post January 12th 2023 first appeared on Lyback'...

Yesterday was spent getting what rentals we have out ready for the weekend clearing roads from the last snow and looking for new areas that are flooded and froze so we can hopefully get permanents out for our customers.  Even with the cold weather the last couple nights areas that have slushed out are not […] The post January 7th 2023 first appear...

Yesterday after getting roads and rentals open I did more ice checking and what I suspected was true. Almost everywhere off the existing roads unless it was an area previously flooded and froze had slush under the snow. Until that freezes it will limit us putting out houses  I’m not plow thru slush and set-up […] The post January 6th 2023 first ap...

Last night when I quit plowing the storage lot driveway Portable parking areas I measured about 9″ of snow.  We had very little wind so really not much drifting. This morning I will be going out and clearing roads and see what it looks like.  Areas were already flooding before this snow and I’m pretty […] The post January 5th 2023 first appeared o...

Another year in the books. And what a year it was…. Now we start a New Year of with another possible snowstorm.  I’m thinking we are on the northern edge of it.  We don’t need any more snow out there on the ice.  It’s really is not thick enough in some areas to support the […] The post January 1st 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Anglers that were out yesterday had mixed reports.  Everyone seemed to have action with Walleye and Perch.  Some over the slot C/R walleye pictures were sent in.  One angler had a battle with a big Pike or Muskie out north of Spider Island and lost.  (But still had to be fun.) Yesterday I started a […] The post December 31st 2022 first appeared on...

The anglers out yesterday had mixed reports. The morning bite was really slow for most. Some that came portable fishing early were leaving by noon. Those staying that came in for lunch and the few that went out in the afternoon for the evening bite did quite well.  One rental C/R a 40″ Northern and […] The post December 30th 2022 first appeared on...

Yesterday was spent reopening the roads I had made last week.  The two main roads going out faired pretty well with the wind but the east/west roads did not   Average snow depth in the open is now anywhere between 6 inches to as much as 2 feet in the drifts. And the drifts are hard.  […] The post December 26th 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice F...

Merry Christmas!   Yesterday after noon the winds started dropping and the ground drifting slowed out on the lake. Looking out on the main lake the snow drifts resembled white caps with the way it drifted.  The wind did not blow hard enough to level things out.  I cleared the landing  from snow by late morning […] The post December 25th 2022 first...

Yesterday the winds picked up and the snow started drifting. It continued overnight and still is  this morning.  Forecast is for it to start slowing down some as the day goes. Looking out on the ice it doesn’t look good but I’m going to clear the landing this morning  and we will go from there.  […] The post December 24th 2022 first appeared on Ly...

We are finally getting some colder weather and we needed it. With sub-zero lows in a couple days it will make it thru the snow we have out there and start making ice.  Yesterday morning I went out and checked for slush spots and found some in areas where their was 8-9″ of ice and […] The post December 19th 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishi...