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Winter Camping and Ice Fishing for Lake Trout in the Boundary Waters 2023

January 7-8, 2023: We head out for our first lake trout trip of the year-targeting giants through the ice. We have to trek 7 miles into the wilderness to get to our desired lake, but it was well worth the effort. The recent frost has made the backcountry incredibly beautiful. Low snowfall totals and recent winds have kept the ice clear of snow and made travel conditions very favorable.

Surprisingly, we caught a couple of nice walleyes on evening one, and one big lake trout in the final hours of the second day. A blue and white bucktail jig tipped with a minnow is what put us on the board just an hour or so before our trek home.

We will be back for more giant lake trout!