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Friday am July 3 2009 The winds calmed a little more yesterday and the fishing began to improve. While the waters were still churned up people were finding some active fish. Some got limits in 8-9' water others found a bite just outside the reeds in 5-6' depths. A jig and minnow still working, but more were trolling bright colors. If the wind can cooperate the bite should continue to pick up through the weekend. HAVE A GREAT 4TH AND BE SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thursday am July 2 2009 Yesterday was the first fishable day around here after a four day blow! Of course with the water churned up the fishing was less than stellar. There were a few boats that did ok but most struggled to get enough for the fry pan. If the forecast is correct for some sunny days and the winds can stay moderate through the upcoming weekend the bite should pick up. Have a great holiday weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sunday am June 28 2009 SURF'S UP!!! The forecast for strong winds was correct. Saturday am was fishable but by noon the west winds started kicking up and by mid afternoon were howling at 30 to 40+ mph. Same story for today but they may start to go down a little by tonight then 10 to 20 mph forecast for Monday. The lake surely will be stirred up so it will be interesting to see how long it will take for the walleye bite to pick back up!?!? Before the storm fishing was slowing a bit but many were having good luck with leeches starting to out perform minnows. Keep an eye on upcoming weather conditions and keep a tight line!!

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Friday mid-day June 26 2009 The walleye bite remains strong out front here on the south shore with many boats already gone with limits. We had a windier day yesterday which made fishing a little tougher but today is very nice. Tomorrow the winds may kick up again, we will see! Fishermen are reporting having to sort out quite a few smaller "eyes" to get their keepers but that is a good problem to have. We all know Mother Nature will take over and the walleye will move deeper soon thus making for slower action. We are still in the 4-8 or 9' depths with a lot of fish just outside the reeds especially in the evenings. Have a great weekend and keep a tight line!!!!

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Wednesday June 24 2009 Not much has changed since my report on Sunday. The walleye bite remains very strong here on the south shore. It is still in 4 to 8-9' water or less. The action off our dock (just 3+') yesterday evening was very good. While there have been a lot of 8 to 12-13" fish fishermen are reporting limits of 14 to 19" "eyes". It is nice to see a healthy population of "up & comers" and with the new slot (20-26" protected) it has taken pressure off the smaller fish. Except for a rare squall to chase fishermen off, the weather has been holding very well. Fish on!!!!!!!

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Sunday June 21 2009 Happy Fathers's Day to all the Dad's out there! The weather and the fishing just doesn't get much better than the last 10 to 12 days here on Upper Redlake. "Crazy, unbeleivable, insane, fantastic" are just some of the adjectives fishermen have been using to describe the walleye action right out front here on the South shore. The bite is still in 4 to 8-9' water. A couple slabs here & there, some nice pike with a 42" the largest reported. The south winds and warm temps to stay a while longer, Fish On!!!!!!

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Thursday June 18 2009 I'm not used to seeing Upper Redlake this calm for this long, I like it! The nice weather has made for good fishing conditions the last week now and the walleye continue to cooperate. The bite has been strong on the SE and south shores in particular in 6 to 9' water, many fish still being caught in 4' or less also especially in the evening. Jigging or trolling doesn't matter as most all baits are working and the new slot is helping people limit in short order!

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Tuesday am June 16 2009 It was a busy place here yesterday as D-Day for the 17 to under 20" walleye arrived with the new slot for Upper Redlake. Most fishermen came in with limits in one to two hours or less & others caught-released many fish just to enjoy the great fishing day (sunny, warm w/light winds again). Sounds like chances of rain later today but the SE winds are to continue for a while.

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Monday am June 15 2009 Today the slot on walleye moves to 20-26" so people are exited to be able to keep a few 18 & 19" fish for a change. "The best couple days of fishing we've ever had" & "I don't think fishing could be any better" were just some of the comments we heard as people came off the lake this weekend. The walleye were cooperating very well, some nice pike and a few crappies were caught along with an active "drum" bite made for a lot of action. Looks like another great day ahead today, then chances of rain on & off Tu-We but temps staying in the 70's to near 80 most all week-it's about time!!!!!

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Saturday am June 13 2009 The weather has been pretty nice the last couple days and the winds have been light at least managable. This has allowed most fishermen to get out and enjoy a strong walleye bite in 4-8' of water. Jigs or trolling spinners w/minnow and even crank baits all working. A few crappie coming in but we need steady south winds for a few days to pick up the bite here on this side. Sounds like we may get that starting on Sunday, we will see!

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Thursday am June 11 2009 The "light winds" forecast the last couple days have been 10 to 15 mph out of the WNW most of the time. This has made the fishing a little more difficult. While some have had good luck others are finding sheephead more than walleye. The temps are to warm up for the weekend so hopefully that means SW winds will take over??!! While there have been a few good crappie reports from the north shore and even the south "rock humps" the cool water temps have made for a quite inconsistent bite pattern. We are running out of time soon but if warmer days are in store we may have a week or two for the slabbers to be active. Most of the fish are still shallow 4-8' and in the evening we are still catching walleye and occaisionally crappie off our dock in three feet or less!!

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Monday am June 8 2009 Guess you can't say wind from the east- fishing the least on Upper Redlake this time of year! The winds stayed light to manageable out of the east all weekend and the fishing was very good for most. While some had trouble getting "keeper" size fish the action on 12 to 20+ inch "eyes" kept everyone happy. The bite on the S to SE shores was from 4-9'. Jigs or spinners w/minnow, even cranks were working. The crappie were just one here and there for most as the water stays on the cool side. Just ONE WEEK from today when the slot on walleye moves up to 20-26" so people are excited!!

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Thursday June 4 2009 Same old story on the weather! One nice day followed by a windy day. Same sort of forecast for the next few days. The weather Wednesday was great and so was the fishing. While the morning started slow (typical) the afternoon-evening walleye bite took off on the SE and S shores in 4-8' water. We fished off the dock in the evening (3+' water) and had plenty of action. First cast delivered a 15" crappie, then walleyes and fresh water drum (ok sheephead) all in all it was fun! This shows that shallow is good. Also the crappie have not all spawned yet so should bite a while as water temps slowly rise (58-60 degrees now). The rock piles should produce if winds cooperate!!

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Wednesday am June 3 2009 It looks like nice day today after a big blow from the north yesterday. We can not seem to get two nice days in a row without the wind howling. Tuesday was a great day on the lake and the walleye cooperated very well on the SE and south shores in 4 to 8' water with jig & minnow or trolling. Did not see anyone hitting the rock humps for slabs as people chased "eyes" exclusively. It sounds like similar weather patterns on the way for this weekend.

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Monday am June 1 2009 The winds were not kind to fishermen on Upper Redlake this weekend keeping them or chasing them off the lake Friday and Saturday. Those willing to take a beating out past the mouth of the Tamarac had good action with a low percentage of "keeper" size fish. When the winds did allow people out here on the south end the bite was not too bad with a higher "keeper" rate being in the lake. Jig & minnow or spinnner rigs with minnows working well, some gave the edge to shiners but fatheads, even crawlers were working as long as you were over fish. With cool water temps the bite is still in the 4 to 8 or 9' levels. We are still able to catch "eyes" off our dock in three feet! As the water temps slowly climb to about 60 degrees we are starting to see a few crappies come off the rock humps out here, this may yet improve if we get some warmer days to get water temps near 65, guess we will see!!

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Saturday am May 30 2009 It sounds like most if not all of today is going to be a blowout with strong NW winds pounding whitecaps at us. The wind held off much of yesterday so some were able to get after the fish. With the lake being churned up after Thursdays wind the walleye bite was ok but not hot. It seems the wind should switch to SE tonight so most of the lake should be fishable by Sunday. Guess we will see??!!

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Thursday May 28 2009 The weather has been up & down this week thus so has the fishing. When winds can cooperate the walleye are biting in 4 to 9' water. Still a couple crappies coming in, some warmer days with light winds would help for both "eyes" and "slabbers". The weekend forecast sounds pretty good, just a matter of what the winds will be doing??!!

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Monday May 25 2009 HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!! While today looks to be damp & dreary we had pretty nice weather for much of Memorial Weekend. While Sunday's walleye action was not quite as good as Saturday's (at least early in the day) the evening bite made up for it. Many had good action along the south shore especially Sat & Sun evenings in 4 to 8' water. Trolling, drifting or anchored with jigs or some spinner baits tipped w/minnow were all working it seemed. We saw a few crappie coming in and quite a few pike of various sizes. With warmer temps forecast next weekend I think the south side here will give up plenty of walleye and a few more crappies may also show up. So let's hope the winds can cooperate for a few days?!!

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Sunday am May 24 2009 It looks like a great day in store with temps in the 70's, sunny & light winds. The cool, windy start to yesterday made for a slow bite early but then it began to pick up nicely later in the day with many limits of walleye coming in. Most methods were working from trolling to drift fishing in 4 to 9' feet out front here to the SE shore. While today sounds like the best day of the weekend it may start getting wet by Monday so get out and enjoy today!!!

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Thursday May 21 2009 The weather has been up & down all week and the winds cannot seem to lay down for more than a half a day. This hasn't made for the best of fishing, but when the winds cooperate a little the walleye have been biting. The forecast for this Memorial Weekend doesn't sound too bad so hopefully the winds can stay calmer and allow people a good chance at having a "fish fry". A calmer Upper Redlake may produce some crappies also. Have a great weekend a be sure to STAY SAFE!!!!!!!!!!

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Monday May 18 2009 The sun was out all day yesterday and the winds stayed down so a lot of boats headed out. The lake was quite churned up after the hard blow Fr-Sa so the bite was not as good as before the storm. It seemed some boats had a slow bite while others did fairly well. The walleye were not cooperating great out front but some hitting the SE shore had better luck. A jig or spinner & minnow working best in 5 to 7 feet. Sounds like an up & down weather pattern mid-week but the long range sounds good for the Memorial!!!!!

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Saturday May 16 2009 Today looks like an all day blow from the NW at 20-30+ mph. It will be mostly river fishing perhaps a few out on the far NE shore? Lake fishing was pretty good yesterday until the rain and wind moved in. Tomorrow sounds like offshore winds here, also sunny & warmer so some will get out before having to head home. After this hard blow the am fishing may not be as good as the afternoon? With high water and hard NW winds it looks like a few "adjustments" will be in order on the docks early Sunday!!

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Thursday May 14 2009 The strong west winds showed up a 1/2 day later than forecast, so of course they are sticking around longer also. Winds are now supposed to start going down mid-day today and hopefully warm up from 32 degrees this am. It's to be better tomorrow but Saturday sounds suspect?! Fishing was good Mo-Tu but no lake fishing yesterday or much today the way it looks so hopefully fishermen get a chance on the lake Friday am. The river fishing should continue to be very good for a while yet. They may be the best opportunity for most the next couple days?!

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Tuesday May 12 2009 With offshore winds and warmer temps the walleye bite really picked up on the south shore yesterday. Jigs or spinners w/minnow in 5-6' water was working. The SE shore was also doing well on walleye, didn't here much on crappie. It is to be offshore winds today with some rain moving in, then windy out of the west tomorrow before maybe warming back up by the weekend.

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Monday May 11 2009 The opener started cool & windy then ever so slowly began to improve until we had great weather by later Sunday. The NW winds and cooler water temps did not make for good fishing on the south shore in general but most here in camp had pretty good fishing this weekend. While the smaller rivers did not provide the walleye bite quite as expected the Tamarac area was good & some decent action out from the mouth of Shotley Brook at times. Those with the best lake action traveled the 4-5 miles finding plenty of walleye from Sunny Beach to "the popples". Crappie were hard to come by for most with a couple here & there. Sounds like a little warmer much of the week so hope the winds can stay down a while now!!

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Friday May 8 2009 BRRRR- it looks like another chilly opener. Hopefully no snow but we are not ruling it out! The NW winds will send most anglers to the north shore or river fishing. The rivers should be a good option with plenty of post spawn walleye still there. The cool, windy conditions have not made for great crappie fishing but a few being caught. GOOD LUCK this weekend, most of all STAY SAFE!!!!

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Tuesday am May 5 2009 We are just four days away from the 2009 walleye opener. We hope that the weather can cooperate, at least the wind, if so the fishing should be very good. It sounds as if the rivers will all be open to fishing as the spawn is winding down. Sucker fishing was just so-so this past weekend, we think they will still run heavier as the waters warm up. Have heard of a few crappies being caught, warmer water temps should help that bite also. We are about set here, dock is in with just a few items left in the campground, then fill the bait tanks probably on Thursday and we are ready for Saturday!!

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Friday May 1 2009 I have already seen some traffic this am as people start chasing suckers up & down the creeks. Wednesday was the last day we could see any remnants of the ice pack here on Red. The lake is at a higher level than most years, it is higher than we need with shorelines taking a beating. It will be good for boats getting in & out though. Fishing should be good for opener, just a matter of how the weather & winds treat us!

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Monday am April 27 2009 The strong east winds yesterday took a toll on the main ice pack. Most of the lake is now open with some piles along shore and floating around here and there. The weather has been up & down, nice one day then cold-rainy the next. Sounds better mid-week, not sure what this weekend will be like as the sucker season opens on May 1st. Here we are hoping for some nice days to ready for "the opener" just a week from Saturday!

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Thursday April 23 2009 We are starting to see some open water out front here and the ice pack really is looking gray and weak. With 70's & gusty SW winds forecast today it should loosen up a little more. The temps are to drop off quite a bit for the weekend so we will have ice for a while yet. We should be in good shape for opener just over two weeks out now. Plenty of fish moving in the creeks of late!

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Sunday April 19 2009 Our temps have slipped back to the 30's & 40's after a nice streak of 60's to near 70 degrees. The warm winds really softened the shorelines and made a dent in the main ice pack. While we will have ice for another week and half or two it is definately more like spring around here. The pike are running heavy, the walleye and even a few suckers are now starting up the creeks also. This is the first weekend we did not have anyone try their luck ice fishing, this is about right with just three weeks 'til opener!!

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Tuesday April 14 2009 Finally some springlike weather over the Easter weekend. Temps pushed +60 degrees and more warm days forecast for much of the week. This should begin to soften up the ice pack on Red but travel via snowmobile or ATV will be possible for days yet. Those trying their luck are C&Ring lots of walleye but crappie have been tough for the most part. The ditches and creeks are flowing freely again and the pike are moving upstream. These are welcome signs of spring!!

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Friday April 10 2009 The main ice pack is holding up as the shoreline begins to soften up slowly as temps move from 40's to 50's for the daytime highs. While travel is still a possibility on Red most fishermen that are out in northern MN are hitting the Rainy for it's last few days of early spring angling. We here are hoping for some 60 degree days to begin clearing the big lake for opener just a month away now! Happy Easter everyone!!!!!!!!

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Monday April 6 2009 We have 15 degrees this am and the ice has been holding up. We are to have 40 above during the week then 50's by the weekend so the shoreline is going to get very spongy. While we're officially closed, unofficially we had a couple pickups still going out this weekend (ATV's or snowmobiles much safer) and while the C&R walleye were biting real well the crappie were a tough bite. We will continue to give you updates on current fishing & conditions!!

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Friday April 3 2009 We ended up getting around three inches of new snow Tue-Wed and with cool daytime temps it is hanging around. The ice also holding it's own so a few pickups getting out, but ATV's and snowmobiles are a safer bet. Very few trying crappie fishing with just the occaisional slab caught here and there. Personally I am ready for warmer days to shrink the snow and ice so we can ready for spring fishing. Think spring!!!

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Tuesday am March 31 2009 Winter still hanging on here Up North as we are to get 2 to 6 plus inches of new snow today. The cooler temps has allowed the ditches and creeks to go down from high levels of last week. Not too many venturing out on ice of late, while the ice has been holding it has been difficult to catch crappie with walleye action gaining momentum. We are now into "Think Spring" mode!!

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Friday am March 27 2009 We now have winter back with an inch or two of new snow and around 10 above zero this am. The ditches started to break into the lake earlier this week so some shoreline areas are breaking up, otherwise travel on ice should be pretty good by ATV or snowmobile. We have closed but I think a couple access points are allowing traffic. The crappie bite is very scattered, as are the perch. Of course the best bite is on fish that are in a closed season now! Have a good weekend everyone!!

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