Today  we checked ice depths and we gained a little less than an inch in most area’s. So now we have 10.5″-11″  in the thinner areas and 12″ on average and more in the rougher spots. (The thinner areas are what we have to cross to get out to the thicker ice.) So we are […] The post January 17th 2024 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

This morning when we checked ice depths we gain about another inch.  So now we are ranging from 9.5″ in the thinner areas to almost 11″ average on the rest.  Rougher ice areas are thicker but it doesn’t mean too much if there is thinner ice between them to shore I think our inch a […] The post January 16th 2024 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishi...

This morning I went out and checked ice depths.  Our thinnest ice went from  6″ on Friday to about 8.5″.  Almost the same with our thicker ice. It went from and average of  7″-9″ on Friday to  9″- 10.5 ” this morning.  So we are making some headway on the main lake ice where we […] The post January 15th 2024 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Reaaaal funny Mother Nature. Hilarious. You got us! You’re so funny we forgot to laugh. Okay we give up. Where’s the snow and cold? Where’s the ice?? While we (im)patiently wait for you to get your seasons straight don’t worry about us. We’ll be over here happily checking off this simple yet fun list of […]

Today we checked more ice staked where our roads will be to some more areas.  So far we are at Pope’s Reef (East NW and NE side). Ray’s Reef (SE and NE sides)  Graveyard Reef SE East and NW sides.  NW towards Hennepin Island to the east side of Tullibee Hole West from shore […] The post January 10 2024 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Today we checked more ice staked what will be a road to North Twin Island. tomorrow we will go farther but we got thru the troubled areas where there was only 3″-4″.  We flooded those spots and will do more tomorrow.  So far we are still on track for opening for portable fishing starting Thursday.  […] The post January 9th 2024 first appeared on L...

Today we went and checked ice. With the new snow cover (approximately  of 2″) it was much harder to check in the new ice areas of week ago so it took more time.  We established and marked the Graveyard Road the road to the NE side of Pope’s Reef on the deeper side And our […] The post January 8th 2024 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

This morning I walked out and checked the ice in front of us.  The first 100 yard was 8-10″ thick. pretty much the same as it was almost two weeks ago but it was softer. after this warm weather.  The stretch of clear ice beyond that towards Gull Reef that had refroze a week ago […] The post January 3rd 2024 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Overnight last night and today the temperatures didn’t help much with ice making but they stayed below freezing.  Looks like Wed-Thursday evening we will be in the low teens and maybe single digit temps Then a slight warm-up and possibly snow for the weekend. Tomorrow I’m walking out to check the ice depths in the […] The post January 2nd 2024 fir...

Today the sun finally broke thru the clouds and we have a bright day. Temps are staying below freezing 20’s for lows so the ice is holding it’s own but not making much. Both the Modis and Earthview satellites pics were obstructed by clouds so i couldn’t get a pic of how much of the […] The post January 1st 2024 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishi...

Merry Christmas! This afternoons view (click on it to enlarge).  Some of the ice moved back in between Hennepin island and the Graveyard Reef.  To the SW there is a very large areas of open water as far as my camera could see NW of Spider Island and out.  The 2″ of rain really took […] The post December 25th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fis...

This morning the camera was able to see out on the ice and the open water has moved closer.  some of the ice has broken off and went NW.  Click on it to see. Gull Reef has rocks exposed and open water around it.  We are forecasted to get as much as 2″ of rain […] The post December 24th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Still foggy up here with light drizzle.  Our access remains closed. Mother nature is not going to let up on us for a few days until mid week by the sounds of it. The  NOAA weather forecast for up here calls for rain starting tonight thru Sunday evening and NNE winds picking up 15-25 with […] The post December 23rd 2023 first appeared on Lyback's I...

Besides snowflakes on your tongue there are a multitude of things you can catch in Minnesota during the winter. The common cold the flu and norovirus (ugh and ew) can grab on tightly this time of year. You can catch hockey football or basketball fever with weekend tournaments fantasy drafts and of course the Super […]

The wind blew pretty hard last night but from the looks of it out there (click on photo to enlarge) the majority of the areas we cover with roads and fish survived the moving ice fairly well. There was some piles on the NW side of Spider and NW side of North Twin Island.  […] The post December 18th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Tonight thru Tuesday we are finally getting some temps that will be below freezing so maybe we can make a little ice. We will be going out after the NW winds drop and see where we stand as far as ice thickness and where we the limits will be.  I’m just hoping that the next […] The post December 17th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Click to enlarge. Over night the SE wind moved the ice to the NW.  Image of open water is about 1 to 2 miles out. So we will see what happens with the wind switch tomorrow and Monday. Our access will remain closed until the ice stabilizes and we can get a chance to check […] The post December 16th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Last evening as the wind dropped ice what was whitecaps in the afternoon froze into ice overnight.  It looks like its out 2-3 miles. It supposed to be in the teens the next couple nights so lets hope it makes enough ice to stay put as later in the week a warm-up is forecasted with […] The post December 10th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fish...

Today the wind switched NW.  Our ice is breaking up and now is inside Gull Reef. Open water is less than an 1/8 mile out.  Click on image to see better detail. It’s going to be awhile folks. Keep a Tight Line! Eddy The post December 9th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

It’s looking like today will be our last warmer one for some time.  The temps are dropping to more normal this next week and along with it more W and NW winds that could make for some messy ice farther out.  But it’s looking like by next weekend the main lake should be locked up. […] The post December 8th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishin...

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...