Ice Fishing For Walleyes on Lake of the Woods

Who doesn’t love wandering around on the internet and stumbling into themselves on TV? I know I do, but for me, while producing TV videos hasn’t been uncommon, actually viewing them when they’ve aired is rare.

This morning I was checking out information about where weekend ice anglers will find access when I found a Destination Fish video that Jon Thelen and I recorded last winter; so, I watched it.

The video, recorded in one of Zippel Bay Resort’s rental shelters depicts a very typical day of walleye fishing on the south side of Lake of the Woods. As usual, there’s a good number of eating size fish that come to the ice holes and as usual, one of us seemed to have “the hot hole”, this time it appears to be Jon. But it’s never a good idea to rule out the old fart, and about 2/3 of the way through taping the episode, I came up with a little surprise for the camera.

You could just check out the video for fun, and to pick up a few hot fishing tips. But as it happens, the ice and snow conditions on Lake of the Woods today are better than they are further south. Resorts and rental operators have roads open and there are day shelter rentals on the lake. So, anglers looking for something to do this weekend might be well advised to check out the video >> "Destination Fish Walleye Fishing Zippel Bay Resort" and give the folks at Zippel Bay Resort a call about availability over the New Year holiday weekend. — Jeff Sundin 218-245-9858 or EMAIL

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