“On the south end of Lake of the Woods, ice conditions remain excellent. Resorts reporting around 30” of ice most places being fished.Warmer weather turned the bite on for many anglers, resulting in a good week of fishing. There were good numbers of big fish caught this week.Resort houses continue to move constantly following the fish. The ice roads now extend 7 to 12 miles or more. Most anglers are fishing 27 to 36 feet of water.Both jigging line and deadstick with a live minnow producing based on mood of walleyes. Downsize offering or get aggressive if bite is slow. Rattles and vibration help in stained water. Gold, glow and firetiger good colors. Electronics will increase results.The Rainy River is frozen over and there’s snowmobile traffic on marked trail. Current has dropped some and river continues to build ice. Extra caution is always needed on the river. Thin ice around the International Bridge in Baudette. Work through resort if ice fishing the river as ice thickness varies.They had a good week of ice fishing up at the Northwest Angle too, with houses in 23 to 32 feet of water. Some houses on structure, others in mud on edge of reefs.Jigging spoons with rattles tipped with a minnow head or tail on jigging line, plain red hook with live minnow on deadstick. Snowmobile trails from south end to Angle groomed and in good shape. Fish houses on the ice through March 31st, walleyes and saugers open through April 14, 2020.” — Lake of the Woods Tourism, (800) 382-FISH
