Main lake ice is moving…    click on images to enlarge Eddy The post March 7th 2024 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Over the last few days the lake’s ice has changed a lot.  There is now open water around the shallow reefs Spider-Island in front of us and the bays are opening up also. When the wind blows it moves around.  I’m hoping we won’t see any significant winds for a while as the ice is […] The post March 5th 2024 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Yesterday as the temperatures climbed the ice pushed and the crack in front closed up. But there is no doubt now the ice has broken loose from the shoreline.  It will only be a matter of time before it starts to move around when we get a strong wind.  It still is about 15-16 inches […] The post March 1st 2024 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing...

This morning I have an eye appt. Richard will check ice conditions and determine whether we will open for the weekend and if so what areas will be accessible. I will update this report this afternoon when I get back 2:30 pm Update: We found a two-foot-wide crack running along the shoreline when checking the […] The post February 29th 2024 first ap...

Yesterday afternoon the winds picked up from the NW and we received just a snow flurry. Not enough to even cover the ground. This morning from looking with our zoomable camera (not the webcam) the ice pushed some about two miles out. In close it seemed stable.  We had a low temperature of 0 this […] The post February 28th 2024 first appeared on Ly...

Overnight with the “cool down” the ice was rumbling.   Many 2″-4″ cracks appeared during the night some froze over some not yet when we checked our areas early this morning.  Yesterday I limited travel to just ATV and SxS for portables and rentals for just that reason.  With 16″ of ice and the top two […] The post February 24th 2024 first appeared...

Yesterday the bite was slow for most of the day.  The areas I moved the four small rentals we have out are in 14-16 feet of water and at this time of year good Northern Pike territory. It was evident especially in two houses reasonably close together in the same spot.  One house had zero […] The post February 23rd 2024 first appeared on Lyback's I...

We had three rentals out overnight.  Some Perch were caught in the afternoon  A few Walleye overnight but it was slower than it has been.  One rental has a Northern Pike lurking around it’s area as currently they are not seeing any Perch action when we checked on them this am. The ice is still […] The post February 22nd 2024 first appeared on Lyba...

Ah sleep it’s what I live for. That and those soft chewy treats my mom pulls out of the pantry when I do a trick after bath time and simply for being a good boy (which is all the time if you ask me.) I lead a pretty basic life but that’s how I like […]

Overnight the few that were out had pretty good luck with the Walleye. Perch activity yesterday was decent for most especially when the sun came out. Our thinnest stretch of ice went from 15″ to 15.5″ when we checked it this morning. With the cold weather today and tonight I’m pretty sure it will hit […] The post February 16th 2024 first appeared...

We had no one on the lake overnight last evening so there is nothing to report. There were a couple of portable fishermen out but I have yet to hear from them. We checked the ice in the thinnest stretch that we have to cross to get out (that most of you already know about […] The post February 15th 2024 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

The night bite still continues for those that stay out. It’s somewhat slower than the last week but if you’re in the right place it’s good.  Daytime Perch activity has picked up; some decent-sized Perch are showing up more and more. Ice conditions are very slowly improving. Those who follow this report know we had […] The post February 14th 2024 f...

Overnight the rain changed to snow and we received an inch of snowfall. The cooler temperatures have now frozen the water on top of the ice. I think most of it will be frozen solid by the end of the day. From what I can see with the camera it’s looking pretty good that way. […] The post February 9th 2024 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Winter doesn’t always evoke the warmest of feelings. If you’re a parent you might be in the heart of your busiest season. Extracurriculars homework help and juggling like the most talented magician ever. All this bustling doesn’t leave a whole lot of time to think about much less plan a romantic getaway. If you’re not […]

After dark yesterday it started raining and continued through the night.  I’m guessing we have received maybe a quarter to half an inch.  It will let up some and come back this afternoon before the winds switch and it starts turning colder. We will recheck ice depths tomorrow morning as we have lost some during […] The post February 8th 2024 first...

Today we are closing the access until Friday morning due to warm temps rain and strong SE winds until it passes.  Friday we will be checking ice conditions as it starts cooling down and getting things set up for the weekend. I’m confident that the ice will hold up through this. But how much it […] The post February 7th 2024 first appeared on Lybac...

Those out overnight had a good Walleye bite but most were under the slot from the reports. Perch activity was good for some and slow for others.  Today so far many ATV portables are out working the deeper water areas as far out as the Gravel and we’ll see what their reports are later.  With […] The post February 1st 2024 first appeared on Lyback's...

Yesterday afternoon when the sun came out and overnight for those that stayed in the rentals was good fishing. One rental during the afternoon from 1:00pm until 5:00pm when they left had a pail of nice Perch in the 10-12″ range and  C/R’d 5 Walleye.  Another rental overnight C/R’d 7 Walleye from the slot up […] The post January 31st 2024 first app...

The rentals out overnight had some pretty good fishing.  Lots of action for a couple and a little slower for one house. Many C/R Walleye over and under the slot with some “keepers”  too.  The day bite was quiet for Perch and most caught were small. The sun came out this afternoon and temps shot […] The post January 30th 2024 first appeared on Lyba...

In Minnesota the weather is always a conversation starter ender and everything in between. Why? Because here we get it all. Humidity you can cut with a knife freezing rain tornadoes below-zero temperatures hailstorms thundersnow hoarfrost (we had to look this one up – it’s when ice crystals form on surfaces FYI) and so much […]

Yesterday the bite was slow for most. There were many small Perch and Walleye but not much for “keepers.” Fishermen didn’t stop and report their catches so I will presume it was slow. Rentals overnight also didn’t have much action after dark; they reported when they came off the lake this morning. After Christmas when […] The post December 24th 20...

Fishermen out on the ice yesterday were busy with Perch and small Walleye. I received pictures of slot Walleye from a few anglers late afternoon and early evening.  From reports this morning it was pretty quiet overnight. Checking the ice in close we are good with 14″ plus the first 1/2 mile but beyond that […] The post December 23rd 2024 first ap...

Yesterday fishermen had a lot of action with mixed results. Small Walleye and Perch dominated the catch for most but some slot Walleye were reported; some sent in pictures of over-the-slot Walleye and the largest was a 26″ the largest I’ve seen.  Checking the ice the first 3/4 mile out where the rougher ice was […] The post December 22nd 2024 firs...