Fishing or I should say ice fishing, is in full force now up here in the Dakotas. Great ice and good fishing is definitely been the word on the street.

For us as guides up on Devils Lake things have been good. For the most part we have been able to access everything we have wanted to look at.

We did get a fair amount of snow here recently. Not sure how that’s going to affect things? Lots of pillow drifts out there right now and it’s my hope they don’t harden up. Time will tell.

As far as the the fishing, if the weather is decent the bite seems to be good also. Some really nice fish have been caught. I will say this, it’s not just head out and catch fish however. Even us guides are having to move and drill a ton of holes to find fish for our clients.

The fish are super healthy and definitely not starving for food. I’m guessing this is why the weekend groups that are venturing out on their own are not seeing the results they would love to see. Again, even for us having an army of guides out scouting it hasn’t been easy.

Walleyes are definitely being caught in the upper lakes and the perch have been really scattered about. When you land on them it’s awesome! Just not east to land on them.

We do have some openings for you if you are looking for a trip. Get ahold of me if you want to get out and chase some ND gold!