Ice Fishing the Red River

[bigcatpike]

Heard about people ice fishing the river. I am in the drayton area. Anyone know of any safe areas with access to ice fish when the time comes? Would there be anything to catch in addition to walleyes? What bait or lures would be best? Thank you.

 

[Kickemup]

Biggest thing is BE CAREFUL. Look for slow current don't be scared to fish shallow like foot under the ice. Skip Jacks if u can find them are a blast under the ice.

 

[Tommyboy]

I have fished on the Red Lake River just outside of EGF. We didn't catch anything. Although we were just looking for a place to go for a few hours to get away and weather was crappy.

 

[Captain Ahab]

After the ice sets up well there are guys that fish the eddy areas below the Drayton dam. You can catch pike, eyes, sauger, and goldeye for the most part. That said, a good ice trip to the Red is getting a couple bites and maybe a fish or two.

 

[huntinforfish]

Ice fished the Red near Fargo a bunch. Find areas where slack water or eddies would be and fish close to the edge of the moving water or the curl of the eddie. We always fished shallow, 5 ft was probably the deepest under the ice. If you are in the right spots, you will catch gold eye for sure and an eye here and there. We always did best early morning and late evening. As far as bait and lures? Live minnow and a bobber in one hole and a jig, jiggin rap, rattle spoon, slick jig in another.

 

[MuskyManiac]

Several years ago during a very cold winter we used to drive pickups from downtown EGF all the way to Mallory bridge. Probably won't do that anytime soon again.

 

[lunkerslayer]

Look on Google earth and find rivers that flow into the red river, best fishing is still at low light. The best lures are bigger jigging raps or 1/2 oz jigs with a little propeller on it not sure the name with a sucker minnow. Drill holes just on the outside of current

 

[svnmag]

Several years ago during a very cold winter we used to drive pickups from downtown EGF all the way to Mallory bridge. Probably won't do that anytime soon again.

It would please me just fine if that were never remotely possible again.

 

[dean nelson]

Heard about people ice fishing the river. I am in the drayton area. Anyone know of any safe areas with access to ice fish when the time comes? Would there be anything to catch in addition to walleyes? What bait or lures would be best? Thank you.

The word's of safe areas and river ice NEVER will be found in the same sentence! You have to be on guard constantly because you may be on 20 inches of ice in one spot and go five feet over to find only three! Be vary vary careful out on that stuff.