Name: beau
City: forest lake
Remote Name: 64.8.190.49
Date: 03/13/2003
Time: 10:31:29 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

Cookie, I'm coming for Sunday,Monday and Tuesday..It sounds like the fish bite periodically. I have a cabin on URL and catch alot for crappies in the sping. Do you have an email address so I can contact you? I have to pick up garbage on my lake shore in the spring. If people enjoy our lake, respect it also. Thanks for reminding people that fishing URL is a privledge.

Name: NASCAR KING
City: COONRAPIDS
Remote Name: 198.81.26.204
Date: 03/12/2003
Time: 07:38:44 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

COOKIE.. THANKS ALLOT FOR PUTTING US ON THE CRAPPIES A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. THAT WAS BY FAR THE MOST FUN FISHING TRIP ME AND MY DAD HAVE EVER BEEN ON AND WE ONLY HAVE THE COOKIE MYSTER TO THANK FOR IT . MY RECOMDATION FOR ANYONE WANTING TO VISIT THE RED LAKE AREA IS TO LOOK UP COOKIE AND KELLY, RENT ONE OF THEIR UNITS AND CATCH ALLOT OF CRAPPIES...I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE HOSPITALTIY COOKIE AND KELLY SHOWED US ALL. ONE THING I ALSO RECOMMEND IS THAT YOU PLAY A GAME OF BLACK JACK WITH COOKIE YOU WON'T BE DISSAPPOINTED... IF CRAPPIES IS WHAT YOU SEEK FIND COOKIE.. THE BEST GUIDE ON RED LAKE..

Name: NASCAR KING
City: COONRAPIDS
Remote Name: 198.81.26.204
Date: 03/12/2003
Time: 07:35:16 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

TO MY DEAREST COOKIE.. THANKS ALLOT FOR PUTTING US ON THE CRAPPIES A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. THAT WAS BY FAR THE MOST FUN FISHING TRIP ME AND MY DAD HAVE EVER BEEN ON AND WE ONLY HAVE THE COOKIE MYSTER TO THANK FOR IT . MY RECOMDATION FOR ANYONE WANTING TO VISIT THE RED LAKE AREA IS TO LOOK UP COOKIE AND KELLY, RENT ONE OF THEIR UNITS AND CATCH ALLOT OF CRAPPIES...I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE HOSPITALTIY COOKIE AND KELLY SHOWED US ALL. ONE THING I ALSO RECOMMEND IS THAT YOU PLAY A GAME OF BLACK JACK WITH COOKIE YOU WON'T BE DISSAPPOINTED... IF CRAPPIES IS WHAT YOU SEEK FIND COOKIE.. THE BEST GUIDE ON RED LAKE..

Name: superg
City: springfield
Remote Name: 206.10.55.98
Date: 03/12/2003
Time: 05:35:15 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

hey cookie, was up on friday and saturday,went out of westwind, about 4 miles out. 1st time out of there, quite impressed with the place. our group had a pretty good bite, as there were not many around us. The fish were really aggressive hitting on red and blue glow jigs. saturday the bite seemed to be better during the day, one group of guys fishing about 20yds away had 45 of em by 6pm on saturday. need to use small minnows,fish do not seem to bite as aggressively on larger minnows.

Name: cookie
City: waskish
Remote Name: 209.191.208.74
Date: 03/12/2003
Time: 10:08:31 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

Coney King looking forward to it, Should I invite a few extras? Kellie and I got some fish last night, the standard awnser up here is a few? We did well we landed 14 crappies between 6:30pm to 8:00pm and missed a few? Had a great dinner halibut on the broiler THANKS MITCH. OUTSTANDING. Enjoyed 2 classic movies think I will add the VCR and a colored TV to the the ammenities, its a nice touch I think. We got are fish on blue glow jigs, they were attacking the lure,I also had a white and orange glow jig on the rattle wheel and missed numerous fish on it , turns out the barb was dull? Must of been all those walleye we caught last weekend. We are fishing hard bottom in 11' 4" they moved in then left at dinner time, we caught a couple stragglers after that. Not a few a couple. Randy is using the house tonight with his friend Wade. Need to rent the house after the 15th so it is always occupied any one interest you can email me cookie16@paulbunyan.net. It is being used the 21rst and 22nd. Will do my best to keep it on fish. Will see how Pete's houses did later, he has some VIP coming in and wants them to get fish. COOKIE

Name: coneyking
City: cloquet
Remote Name: 64.199.239.169
Date: 03/12/2003
Time: 09:34:10 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

COOKIE, coming up this weekend with a great friend, jim and his son kyle.he hasent been up there this year and I keep telling he how we've done so he needs to see it for himself. hope we get them. the greek stopped by for some coneys and we talked for a while,bring up a big batch of coneys for the weekend. so get the feed bag on.should be able to do them out on the Ice.let me know if you need anything else. sounds like a heat wave this weekend. take care see ya in a couple of days. jerry

Name: *nc
City: *LF
Remote Name: 208.19.1.167
Date: 03/11/2003
Time: 11:07:13 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Got our asses kicked this weekend by the cold, we figured it to be about 60 below with wind. We did manage to grill outside. We went about 2 miles out from Mortz, we had 4 guys there from Sat. afternoon to Mon. till 4 and only got 2 crappies. Threw back a bunch of nice walleye. Very Very slow, and we saw what we thought were crappies on the Vex one night but would not bite. Couldn't even move bacause it was too damn cold. Should be great at the end of this week.

Name: Brad Ryan
City: Prior Lake
Remote Name: 152.163.189.203
Date: 03/11/2003
Time: 09:43:23 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

My dad, myself and a friend went up Sat. 3/8 and fished all day untill 7:30 pm and caught TONS of small perch and a total of two crappies, crappies caught around 6pm. Nice size. The weather was about 10 below zero and windy, not the best time to go out. Extension needed for about an inch of extra ice than without one. Good luck if you head out!

Name: Troy
City: Brooklyn Center
Remote Name: 146.217.200.208
Date: 03/11/2003
Time: 01:26:54 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Mark, Going up Friday night and coming home Sunday! Kyle and I made plans last night. What time do you plan on staying until? We'll be up around 9:30 and going out from Hudec's. That is a long way to go for one day, Stay the weekend and get all Captain Morgan up-TOO MANY FISH! Good luck on Friday!

Troy

Name: slab hunter
City: zimmerman
Remote Name: 66.112.62.240
Date: 03/11/2003
Time: 12:23:11 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

troy the bigest one i weighed was 1'9# but did'nt weigh all of them. going up fri morning comeing home fri night

Name: cookie
City: waskish
Remote Name: 209.191.208.74
Date: 03/11/2003
Time: 11:30:31 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

To all fishermen, If you spend 1/2 hour reading the past reports on here you should have all the knowledge you need to find those elusive crappies. Come and enjoy the lake , give every one plenty of room, Please bring your garbage home. Who ever left the 12 pack of empty bud cans I picked them up for you. Where do you think this garbage goes?I will tell you it ends up on the bottom of the lake or on shore so please take it home with you.This lake is pristine lets all keep it that way. THANKS COOKIE

Name: cookie
City: waskish
Remote Name: 209.191.208.74
Date: 03/11/2003
Time: 09:11:44 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

Today is moving day, Kellie and I went out last night and found a new spot . Maybe I should be a guide as i'm not any good at catching them. Kellie caught 8 with a blue gemneye #4? I caught 2, 3 feet from her hole, her vex was lit up like a x-mas tree while mine was blank, does not make any sense. I switched lures 4 times and had 2 lines down. I finaley got 2 on a small blue glow jig. So blue was the colar last night. Tonight we will be going out to the sleeper and trying another new area,we will be watching a couple of movies Bonnie and Clyde and American Graffiti. If your not getting fish you need to move, find a open area next to no one as people seem to get a little upset when you set up near them. Drill extra holes when your setting up straight north,west east or south of your spot.If your not getting them after dark start checking the other holes and you will find fish ,if your only getting 1 or 2 they could be 10 feet away ,again it does not make any sense. I have tried to figure it out as I 'am on the lake every day. Seems they just move around looking for food. There is a million theories, Hudecs gets hot this time of year. Why? not sure ? Try and find atleast 11 or 12 feet of water. Hilmans road goes way out and swings ahead of Hudecs are they cutting the fish off. Are the fish following the north shore? Again don't know. Why is west wind doing so well way out? Did the fish turn and come east. We tried the cribbs and it was no good, Will next week be good on the cribbs? I might try them again later this month.There is no magic spots a spot that is hot one day is cold the next, they just move around looking for food and trying not to be eaten buy a 20lb pike. When you do tie into them it will be one of the best fishing trips of your life for crappies. World class and some of the best eating fish in Minnesota . This weekend will be nuts as they are predicting warm weather. I have another full house starting friday through sunday need more fishermen during the week so I can be a better host. Gotta go have a plow that needs to be worked on. Good luck to all and be carefull this weekend COOKIE

Name: Dave
City: Mankato
Remote Name: 156.99.90.179
Date: 03/11/2003
Time: 08:31:36 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

hunter_58346, This time of year the fish are in deeper water. Stop at Hudecs or another access for the latest fishing reports. They are good about letting you know where they are getting them.

Name: hunter_58346
City: G.F.
Remote Name: 134.129.178.37
Date: 03/11/2003
Time: 08:05:50 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

I have the cooridinates for the cribs but is this the place to start? Any help would be appreciated, we will be there the 15th.

Name: Nick
City: Cloquet
Remote Name: 64.199.237.222
Date: 03/10/2003
Time: 08:34:36 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Does anybody know how far out to go of Hudecs?? We are going to URL 14th. Could somebody tell me? Thanx Good Luck Fishing

Name: Nick
City: Cloquet
Remote Name: 64.199.237.222
Date: 03/10/2003
Time: 08:34:27 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Does anybody know how far out to go of Hudecs?? We are going to URL 14th. Could somebody tell me? Thanx Good Luck Fishing

Name: muskie
City: maple grove
Remote Name: 66.247.107.230
Date: 03/10/2003
Time: 08:00:20 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

this will be my first time on upper red could I get some tips and ideas on lure selection and depth mabye gps coords. ?

Name: muskie
City: maple grove
Remote Name: 66.247.107.230
Date: 03/10/2003
Time: 07:53:06 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

this will be my first time on upper red could I get some tips and ideas on lure selection and depth mabye gps coords. ?

Name: cookie
City: waskish
Remote Name: 209.191.208.74
Date: 03/10/2003
Time: 05:13:52 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Talked to Ole he got 8 fish and headed home,says he will be back at the end of the week. He was fishing 3.7 miles out. Dave,Jim and Lance left Petes befor dark to relax in my sleeper they got zero fish. I told them they had little chance of catching fish out of there,they didn't mind they just wanted to relax in total comfort. The problem with my house is its like fishing in your living room, with a kitchen and biffy.You get spoiled awfull quick. They had buffalo steaks for dinner and venison for braekfest. Dave is a guide in Park Rapids so catches plenty of fish he had some great picture of bass, pike and muskies. Steave is out there tonight with some buddies and will see how they do tonight as the wife and I are going to try the small house that I moved today. Kinda of primative but it serves it purpose. COOKIE

Name: cooikie
City: waskish
Remote Name: 209.191.208.74
Date: 03/10/2003
Time: 04:45:43 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Perch jr. Hudecs will put you on fish, they stack up like cord would on this side of the lake. Bring portables so if there not biting you can move around a little, bring extension, drill extra holes in a line. After dark fish each one for 5 minutes untell you find fish, then set up portables right on that spot,the auger will not scare them if there feeding. Good luck COOKIE PS. let us know how you do.

Name: Troy
City: Brooklyn Center
Remote Name: 146.217.200.208
Date: 03/10/2003
Time: 02:25:31 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Hey Slab Hunter, Were you using Dare Devils, he,he? How did you do on LOTW? Wanna go to URL this weekend, we can stay at my cousins in Alaska Twp.(Lower Red)? Can you get away from little Hitler? I hear Darrin took the biggest Eye, again. I'm going to have to show him up. What was the biggest slab out of the 55 caught? Going to URL on the 28th forsure. Talk later,

Troy

Name: Perch Jr.
City: Aberdeen, SD
Remote Name: 64.68.174.123
Date: 03/10/2003
Time: 01:46:46 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

To anyone with good advice, we are heading up to Red on the last weekend in March. We are staying at Hudecs and was wondering were the best bite will be then. Is it normally a day bite or a night bite any info would be greatly appreciated!! Should a person fish the cribs or stay away from them, I have heard both on the reports.

Thanks and Good Fishing!!

Name: Smellfree
City: Hutchinson
Remote Name: 206.10.150.5
Date: 03/10/2003
Time: 11:32:35 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

Saw some comments about the limits from a few days ago....included below ia an excerpt from the MN. DNR web site..... "New limits for crappie, sunfish, lake trout and catfish will take effect on May 10, the 2003 fishing opener, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced. The limit changes will affect all inland waters and the Minnesota-Canada border waters.

Daily and possession limits will be reduced for three species, with crappie limits going from 15 to 10, sunfish from 30 to 20, and lake trout from three to two. The daily and possession limit for catfish will remain at five, but only one over 24 inches and two flathead catfish will be allowed in the total limit."

#1 son and I are heading up on Wed. 3/12/03 for a couple days of R & R - Hope to catch a couple slabs....

Name: Cliff
City: Westby Mt
Remote Name: 216.129.225.153
Date: 03/10/2003
Time: 11:23:34 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

Say Cookie What you should do is buy a bydirectional tractor withe snow blower on one end, and ice auger on the other. Then when you want to move ice houses you just hook up and go to another spot fast. If it stays this cold much longer you might have to get power company to dig the holes HAHA

Name: slab hunter
City: zimmerman
Remote Name: 66.112.62.240
Date: 03/10/2003
Time: 11:12:11 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

went up thur the 6TH 7 GUYS GOT 55 SLABS 5 MILES OUT OF HUDEC'S.Good time had by all. cookie did'nt see you at ww maybe this weekend. good luck to all

Name: Crappie Chaser
City: aitkin
Remote Name: 66.173.63.21
Date: 03/09/2003
Time: 10:56:12 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Went out of hudecs 3 weekend in a row and found a group of houses can have massive action in different houses within hours ...One does great and a hour later 50 feet away you do great ..Out of hudecs found a bunch of people aprox 4.9 miles out just around first good curve to right in road - small group hammering every weekend ? Tryed there and limited out 5 people in a couple hours friday pm .. more people showed and did great saturday am -- when weather changed saturday slowed and a 2 newcommers got aprox 17 defore dark..

Name: Crappie Chaser
City: aitkin
Remote Name: 66.173.63.21
Date: 03/09/2003
Time: 10:56:10 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Went out of hudecs 3 weekend in a row and found a group of houses can have massive action in different houses within hours ...One does great and a hour later 50 feet away you do great ..Out of hudecs found a bunch of people aprox 4.9 miles out just around first good curve to right in road - small group hammering every weekend ? Tryed there and limited out 5 people in a couple hours friday pm .. more people showed and did great saturday am -- when weather changed saturday slowed and a 2 newcommers got aprox 17 defore dark..

Name: cooikie
City: waskish
Remote Name: 209.191.208.74
Date: 03/09/2003
Time: 10:36:48 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

All the resorts plow roads,some better then others, sounds like all have had good fishing reports. I had guys out of westwinds, hillmens and hudecs. Either your on them or your not, If not, move find a spot at least 3 miles out of waskish and explore a area not being fished. The day bite can be any where . Bring extension there is over 40 inches of ice. There is over a foot of snow on the ground up here.The lake has drifts all over the place when you go off road ,go slow if you hit a bad area back up and find a better route. Stay away from plowed snow banks do not try and cross them, if you want to go to different resorts try and use there roads. I fished the north cribbs hard this weekend and felt we were going to hammer them, "Not" will be trying some new areas this week. The greek needs to come find some fish it is his turn. Will see how Ole and guys in sleeper did tomorrow. COOKIE

Name: Major Swordsman
City: Lino Lakes
Remote Name: 165.247.251.242
Date: 03/09/2003
Time: 09:15:40 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Do they still plow roads on the lake? How much snow is there? Are the cribs producing? What is the weather going to be like on the 15th? Would you go out of Hudec's or Rogers or West Wind?

Name: Shooter
City: Minneapolis
Remote Name: 165.247.251.242
Date: 03/09/2003
Time: 09:10:26 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

We are going out next weekend the 15th. We are wondering where the most consistant fishing is and what to use. And is there a good place for a day bite?

Name: BAGGY
City: Big Lake Mn.
Remote Name: 208.38.90.82
Date: 03/09/2003
Time: 05:10:28 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

I dont know for sure at this point if im a glutten for punishment or totally nuts about these elusive crappies.We have had sucess,last year comes to mind,hoping warmer weather jump starts these bad boys into a feeding frenzy.Im up to my 6th or 7th trip to this artic wonderlandand have not brought home a limmit yet.Screw the whining as Arnold says "ILL BE BACK"....Hey cookie Im glad to hear we were experiancing the same arctic pleasures this weekend hope our paths cross sometime so we can shoot the shight.... cya bye

Name: cookie
City: waskish
Remote Name: 209.191.208.74
Date: 03/09/2003
Time: 04:11:57 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Has any one ever been to the artic, Last night had to be just like it. We were unable to fish house hop and check on every one as it was unbearable out there and did not want to take the chance of getting stuck or having trouble out there, so Kellie and i just stayed in the fish house all night. I got a 23 inch walleye and some smaller ones but no crappies,will be moving heavy house again. My good luck on picking spots this year has turned to bad luck, Oh well thats fishing ,maybe I should try other cribbs? No maybe not? Darrin and Galin moved from cribbs they ended up with 40, Mellisa caught most of them. Funny . Darrin let me use his V Plow. What a Great guy. The Greek and his sweety Kathy went home empty handed but they will try again next weekend. Mike in cabin took home fish, Keith and his crew of 9 took home fish two of the kids tied into them last night and caught them as fast as they could ,so weather had no effect,it is location location location.Brian Todd ,Don his son and friend had over 50 crappies. Ole moved today where Darrin was so will see how he does tomorrow. Dave, Vance and Jimmy are out there in one of Pete's houses and will be sleeping in my fish house tonight.Pete what are you doing tomorrow ? Might need to move house any secret spots your willing to share. Went out to the Lake named after my great grampa "Norman Lake" on the sleds what a blast, will be going there many more times in the future. Hard to get there but well worth it. The Greek smoked me twice on the sleds got me on the hole shot both times. Thats a touring sled Bill not a racing machine. COOKIE

Name: Bruce
City: Brooklyn Park
Remote Name: 209.240.245.94
Date: 03/08/2003
Time: 09:33:43 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Cookie,We ended up with 9 on Thurs. night. Went to Lake of the Woods and met two of our buddies that fished Hudecs Thurs eve. and Fri morning, 4 guys in each house and came close to limits. So Fri. eve and Sat. morning we were in the same spot that they were and picked up 17 more. Sorry we missed seeing you and Billy on Saturday, but we had to be back in Aitkin by 12 noon Saturday. See you on 3-12 at check-in. bdutch@usfamily.net

Name: Jeremy
City: Hibbing
Remote Name: 205.188.209.108
Date: 03/08/2003
Time: 07:17:38 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

got 30 croppies 3/7/03 some time after 4:00

Name: Cliff
City: Westby Mt.
Remote Name: 216.129.225.128
Date: 03/08/2003
Time: 05:19:23 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

Anybody have any report for good Perch lake near Grand Rapids area. Coming next mont for Red Lake and want to try small lakes by Rapids. contact me at clfscrft@nemontel. net

Name: cooikie
City: waskish
Remote Name: 209.191.208.74
Date: 03/08/2003
Time: 11:56:23 AM

Upper_Red_Lake

Just a quick report, Wes and his bunch got 40 out of hillmens, guys in trailor 37 out of hudecs,mike and his crew got 38 or so way out of hillmens, guys in cabin got 10, are group of ,14 got 12 on the cribs. They call the cribbs the walleye cribbs and I can see why ,if we were fishing for walleye we got are limits. It was fun Kellie and I spent are first night in the sleeper,We will be moving it today 3rd day in a row BUMMER She out fished me 1 to nothing bummer. COOKIE

Name: Nick
City: Cloquet
Remote Name: 64.199.237.54
Date: 03/07/2003
Time: 08:16:07 PM

Upper_Red_Lake

This is the coneykings son. I talked to 2 people one said they went out of hudecs and filled out in 1 and 1/2 hours. The other said they went out of rogers. Between 10 of them they 0 crappies