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Hardwater highlights: Fish bite steady at Devils Lake, Lake of the Woods

Regional resorts and guides say anglers are busy at Devils Lake and Lake of the Woods with about a month left in the ice season, and Joe Henry said, `We are in the heart of our ice fishing season`.
With over 30 inches of ice in most areas, recent 10- to 14-day patterns have made the walleye and perch bite more predictable and consistent for anglers.
Using a one-two approach of jigging and deadsticking, anglers rely on live minnows and electronics, with ice roads over 22 miles and fish houses allowed overnight through March 31.
Bonham said he expects to be guiding on the ice until the middle of March, then resorts and operators work hard to stay on scattered fish as anglers taking full-day trips return with good buckets.
Looking beyond ice season, walleye and sauger season runs through April 14, with pike season never closing, and catches include jumbo perch, eelpout, and tullibees.

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Hardwater highlights: Fish bite steady at Devils Lake, Lake of the Woods

With just about a month to go before the typical ice fishing season wraps up, anglers and guides are keeping busy at two of the region’s most popular ice fishing destinations. Anglers at North Dakota’s Devils Lake have been faring well, according to Garrett Bonham, a guide with Bry’s Guide Service. He’s on the ice regularly and has noticed steady catch rates. “It’s actually been all right,” he said. “The walleye bite has been fairly consistent, …

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