Devil's Lake Ice

[Todd_NE]

What's the latest?

Headed up next Wed. It appears that.... (fingers crossed) the lake should be good to go for pickups?

I'd take any advice on ice fishing there as I never have before. A PM is great too.

[nd_guy]

A coworker was there this weekend and said 12 to 14" clear ice. I fished Stump Lake which is connected to Devils and it had 12" good ice. I punched over 100 holes while running and gunning with the snowmobiles and the ice looked good.

The three of us ended up with a few perch and 13 walleye. It wasn't hot but fishing is fair.

[Todd_NE]

Thanks man, the only ice in Nebraska has mostly been on Cocktails. I was streamfishing for trout in shirt sleeves Sunday.

[Todd_NE]

Been a tough few days on DL with the cold and wind.  Brutal, but we've fished!

[jasonfishn]

I read a report on devils lake today on woodland resort said this weekend should be drivin pu everywhere. I think it was that site heck I have read so many today its tough to remember which site it was on lol

[NDICEMAN44]

Todd, how was the fishing? The weather has been brutal up here lately! Also, how thick was the ice? Thanks

[ND_Perch]

Yeah let us no! I was planning on heading up their this weekend but ive been sick most of this week! Hopefully next week!

[Wkndbum]

Todd, how was the fishing? The weather has been brutal up here lately! Also, how thick was the ice? Thanks

I went with Todd. 

Fished was slow for us, 10" - 13" Eyes in the morning & evenings but no keepers.  Cold & wind kept us in the Permmie except for one morning we moved around searching for Perch & only ended up with a few more short Eyes.

Ice ranged from 14" to 18", only saw on pressure ridge.   Everybody seems to be driving around, some of them are flying.

[Todd_NE]

It was a brutal trip weather wise. If Bum and I wouldn't have been picky, we'd have came home with 20 but we left them swimming.

Lots of guys moving around asking about the fishing. Most reported zero to a few fish a day. The most we'd get was 10 or so in morn or eve but it could also be 1-3 in a morn or eve. We never found much of a mid-day bite. On friday we drilled 50 holes driving around and stuck 2 small walleyes, wasn't worth the effort.

Red Buckshot was best for me.  Also a plain hook and bobber.

I don't know where the fish were, but with the temps, wind and blowing snow it was virtually impossible to fish outside of a permie except for Friday.

I would tell you also that it seemed like the places putting out reports could add 20' to the depth they indicated in their reports for where their shacks were....

[thorson]

Ah yes devils lake otherwise known as the dead sea on a cold front.  Been there many times in that situation  . FYI if it happens to ya again try some of the shallower lakes in the area and you will scratch out a few more biters there.  Thanks for bringing back some colder weather!!!!!

[Todd_NE]

Ah yes devils lake otherwise known as the dead sea on a cold front.  Been there many times in that situation  . FYI if it happens to ya again try some of the shallower lakes in the area and you will scratch out a few more biters there.  Thanks for bringing back some colder weather!!!!!

We wanted to try some others but it's a limited info type of area it seems. One of the guys that banged on our permie door did a bunch of pickup scouting at area lakes and he didn't find much happening off DL either but who knows.

Great lake, it will be gangbusters this summer I'm sure.