The conditions have not changed a whole lot in the last few days here on the shores of upper red lake. As far as I know Hillmans is still allowing side by sides and smaller out to the major crack at 2 miles. Mother nature is not cooperating at all. Saturday eve night we got a hard rain with a steady drizzle all day sunday. I met Dan out by the houses to get Brad and Rodger off the lake. They caught quite a few fish over the slot but managed to take a few fish home. Rodger was here all the way from Huston. He is Brads grampa. this was his second ice fishing trip and he said he loves it. they said they would defiantly be back as they enjoy our service very much. last year they fished Winnie.
Big Tony did manage to get a fat 14 1\2 inch elusive yet still catchable upper red lake crappie. He saved it for the hammer to eat as last year he remembered we wanted a crappie or two for dinner table. It was delicious.
Dan and I got Darrin’s house our Tennessee house and their new ice castle back in front of our house in the steady rain. I never have liked working in the rain after 3 1/2 hours I still do not like working in the rain.
The lake seemed to take the rain pretty well. There was water draining down the holes. I did see one hole that was a 8-inch hole and it was now a 11-inch hole as the water whirlpooled into it.
I did just get off the phone with Buddy Hillman. They are allowing side by side and under out to 3 miles. There is a stretch of open water the goes as far as you can see north to south. The strong ne winds last night have open up a giant stretch of open water. That is one of or the reason they all have been recommending no night travel or being off the lake by sunset.
We do have houses open for lodging on shore at this time. I may be able to take Utah and Tennessee back out once I look at the area we want to fish. If we do the customers will have to be shuttled out there on a trailer at this time.
This year is not looking like any other year we have had. Mother nature must have decided upper red lake needed a break from the onslaught of ice houses. Well I need to go get the ice rain off the vehicles. If your headed this way the road is very slick with overnight ice rain. Darrin will be up later today soo we will take a good look at things.
If you follow all the resorts facebook pages I’m sure they are all being updated at this time.