As fishermen came in Saturday evening and checked-in most reported pretty good fishing. Some did pretty good on Perch just a couple hundred yards offshore in front.  I received pictures of quite a few keeper Walleye and there were numerous reports of numbers of small Walleye C/R under the slot. Some areas did better than […] The post December 11th...

Yesterday we checked more ice and marked spots where i will be making the first roads. ice depths varied from 6- 8 inches The farther out the less it was. We stopped when it was getting less than 6″.  Where we make roads to areas will be no less than 7″ today. Yesterday we had […] The post December 7th 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Yesterday I went for the first walk checking ice to about 3/4 mile out in front of us. The first hundred yards had 8″of ice.  From there on it averaged  between 5″- 6″.  There are some ridges beyond the 3/4 mile mark where the ice pushed in with Friday’s winds that will have to be […] The post December 6th 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishi...

Today I’m going to make the first walk out to check ice depths. Most of the ice out past the 150-200 yard has been there since Saturday morning so we’ll see how thick it is.  I’m presuming most of the lake is ice covered but couldn’t see a Modis Satellite image yesterday due to the […] The post December 5th 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fish...

Today we woke up to a dusting of snow and gray skies. It looks like the majority of the snow 4-7 inches will be staying just to the south of us.  That is good news for those that do have ice in the bays. The greater majority of the lake is still basically open. We […] The post November 29th 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

This morning the south wind took what ice we did have out. We pretty much have open water except for the first 100 feet.  (See web cam).  It’s just as well with the snow forecasted for Tuesday.  Getting measurable snow on thin ice just slows things down even more sometimes. Looking ahead at the weather […] The post November 26th 2022 first appeare...

Today the temps were in the upper 30’s low 40’s up here. Looking out on the main lake in front of us there was ice for about 2 miles but it was moving around and a lot of open spots. Looking at the Modis Satellite pics showed the main lake basically open. With the forecasted […] The post November 23rd 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

For those that have been trying to call us. Our landline phone had been down since the rains on last Thursday so we had no phone or internet.  If you called it just rang as if there was no answer.  This morning the phone company came out and got everything up and running again. […] The post November 14th 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing...

This past week the weather remained relatively mild for this time of year and it sounds like it will continue with more average temps this week.  Starting this coming weekend and thru next week sounds like more “November” type weather with highs in the 20’s and lows in the teens. Not really ice making weather […] The post November 7th 2022 first a...

For us our Ice Fishing Season starts today.  For the last 30 plus years Nov 1st is when we start taking rental reservations for the upcoming Ice Season.  We still do it the “old fashioned” way I guess you would call it these days. We actually have customers call us and we make reservations that […] The post November 1st 2022 first appeared on Lyba...

Time is getting closer to the next Ice Season. Preparations are under way to get the Rentals ready. We are working on prepping improving cleaning and all that goes along with the rentals. We are building some new ones too. Some of the permanent customers have come up to check and get their houses ready […] The post 10/26/2022 first appeared on Lyb...

This summer so for for Cindy and I has been a summer of changes. My daughter Andrea got married at our home on the Lake in June. A first for the Lyback family in the over 100 years.  A beautiful place for a wedding if the weather cooperates.   Fortunately is was a perfect day […] The post July 23rd 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

The fishing opener was a pretty quiet one compared to most.  Very few anglers were out on the south end of the lake. From what reports I heard the majority went to the north end sand.  The “catching” was pretty slow for most and the best reports were after dark.  With the full moon those […] The post May 15th 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fi...

Happy Mothers Day to the Mom’s out there!  The ice was “officially” declared out on May 2nd. But there was a large area of ice/slush on the SW corner of the lake until prior to this weekend. As the ice went out with the changes in wind direction a few times the wooden blocking that was […] The post May 8th 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishi...

The ice definitely made it’s move this past week.  In some areas around the lake it really piled. Fortunately for most there was not major damage to homes as the ice was pretty crumbly as it piled up.  Not like the thicker sheets that had moved in some areas the week before.  Some ice piles […] The post May 1st 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice...

This past week the weather took it’s toll on the ice. The warmer winds and rain took it down quite a bit. Midweek after a heavy rain it turned white meaning the rain went all the way thru and it was completely honeycombed.  The remaining aerated ice was still giving it buoyancy.  Yesterday’s rain […] The post 4/24/22 first appeared on Lyback's Ice...

Happy Easter Sunday!  This morning the temp up here was 19 degrees. The last few days it has been that way and the ice is really not doing much as far as melting at all. I’ve had to make a few trips to Brainerd this week for stuff for the barn/office and made it a […] The post April 17th 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Yesterday was my last trip out on the ice for the 21-22 season. Richard and I went out on snowmobiles pulling sleds and ran thru the areas we go to one more time to pick up anything that was missed or buried by the snow.  (Blocks any garbage etc.).  We picked up very little which […] The post April 10th 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

It looks like after this coming week things will start to warm some and melt out on the lake. I want to make a last swing thru the areas we go to and pick up what ever was hidden under the snow over winter.  Most of everything was removed when the houses came off (including […] The post April 3rd 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

The last few days we received about three inches of snow. Yesterday it got warm enough to where most of it had melted again except for on the ice. We want to get out there with snowmobiles and sleds to pick up what ever was missed when we removed houses road stakes and signs.  In […] The post March 25th 2022 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

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...