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...

Yesterday a few groups of anglers went out on Snowmobiles and ATV’s. Those that stopped at the office on their way off reported some decent Perch and  Walleye action.  Some nice sized Perch. Most walleye caught were small.  Those that didn’t stop in I’m presuming didn’t have much to report.  I more would stop and […] The post December 18th 2022 fi...

Yesterday we had  some fishermen out reopening. They did pretty good with nice Perch and some smaller Walleye out on the Graveyard Reef.  They went out on an ATV and portables. We staked more of what will be our roads eventually and checked ice along the way. Once you get past the ice piles that […] The post December 17th 2022 first appeared on Ly...

3:30 pm.    Yesterday the bite was pretty slow for the few out there. Today with the wind and weather we kept anglers off the lake.  We marked roads and cleaned up areas thru the rough ice piles.  And now we wait…. We “officially” are in a “winter storm warning” area from the NOAA. their […] The post December 13th 2022 first appeared on Lyback's I...

Yesterday we had 10 groups of anglers  that went out.  From what reports I didn’t get I’m presuming it was quiet out there yesterday.  The couple reports I received  indicated that with small Perch and Walleye. Ice depths did not change much with the temps above freezing  and probably won’t until after this week’s storm […] The post December 12th...

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...