Fishing Journal

Lucky Lynch’s Fishing Journal

Fresh fishing reports, seasonal patterns, and local insights from the waters of the Brainerd Lakes area.

On 1/30/1988, I had just turned 6 five days earlier.  I was on Lake Sakakawea ice fishing with my dad like usual.  Being from Williston, ND,

We had a rather tame opener in mid May with cooler water temps and that persisted for much of May.  Now that we are approaching mid