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Memorial Day Fishing Tips – Mike Frisch’s Video Update

By Explore Alexandria / May 23, 2019

Fishing in the Alexandria Lakes Area – Video Updates, Tips & Tricks by Mike Frisch

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Fishing Season in Full Swing – Mike Frisch’s Video Update

By Explore Alexandria / May 16, 2019

Fishing in the Alexandria Lakes Area – Video Updates, Tips & Tricks by Mike Frisch

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Walleye Opener Tips – Mike Frisch’s Video Update

By Explore Alexandria / May 9, 2019

Fishing in the Alexandria Lakes Area – Video Updates, Tips & Tricks by Mike Frisch

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Early May Crappie Bite – Mike Frisch’s Video Update

By Explore Alexandria / May 3, 2019

Fishing in the Alexandria Lakes Area – Video Updates, Tips & Tricks by Mike Frisch

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End of Ice Season Fishing Report

By Joe Scegura / April 5, 2019

What a winter it has been, but the end is in sight!   There is still 20” of ice on many of the lakes, but the condition of the ice is […]

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February Ice Fishing Update for the Alexandria Lakes Area

By Joe Scegura / February 14, 2019

My last report was all about the cold and now this one could easily be all about the snow!  We are sure getting our moneys worth out of this winter.  […]

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Late January Ice Fishing Report

By Joe Scegura / January 25, 2019

Cold, cold, cold!  We are definitely making ice now.  Travel isn’t too bad out on the lakes right now.  Trucks and wheel houses can get around most everywhere. But getting […]

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Mid January Ice Fishing Report

By Joe Scegura / January 14, 2019

Last week we had quite a bit of slush and water coming up on the ice.  It was a combination of snow weight and melting snow, so last weekend it […]

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New Year’s Ice Fishing Update for Alexandria Lakes

By Joe Scegura / December 28, 2018

The ice fishing remains solid going into the new year!  We are catching walleye and crappie at will for the most part.  There is 12”-14” of ice on many of […]

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December Ice Report for Alexandria Lakes Area

By Joe Scegura / December 14, 2018

It appears we’ve switched weather patterns for November and December. A month ago we were much colder than average and now we are warmer than average.  The good news is […]

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Early December Ice Update

By Joe Scegura / December 3, 2018

We are just entering December and we already have small lakes with as much as 10” of ice!  Of course the larger lakes like Minnewaska, Miltona, Ida and Carlos will […]

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Early Ice Report in Alexandria Lakes Area

By Joe Scegura / November 21, 2018

The colder than normal temperatures has the ice forming quite fast this year.  We are seeing 3”-6” of ice on many of the small to mid-sized lakes.  There have been […]

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Fishing Report and Tactics for November

By Joe Scegura / November 2, 2018

Every fall seems to have its own twist.  Just when you think you know what to expect from year to year you get a fall like this.  We had our […]

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Fall Fish Patterns in Alexandria Lakes Area

By Joe Scegura / September 28, 2018

What a difference a couple weeks can make!  Two weeks ago the heat was nearly unbearable at 7:30 in the morning… now we need heavy jackets, hats and gloves!  Along […]

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25'' Walleye (Released)

Decent Walleye bite as Bass frenzy approaches

By Joe Scegura / August 31, 2018

Fall is on the horizon and the fishing is still very good.  We are catching good numbers of walleye, bass and panfish.  Generally, by this time of year the walleye […]

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Late Summer Update and Finding the Fish

By Joe Scegura / August 7, 2018

We are still catching walleye along with a good number of crappie, sunfish and bass.  The walleye bite has best in the evenings, but the day bite has been very […]

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Big Walleye (Released)

Hungry Fish in their Summer Patterns

By Joe Scegura / July 16, 2018

  We are well into the summer patterns at this point and the fish are hungry.  Sunfish, crappie, bass and northern have been fairly aggressive.  The walleye fishing also remains […]

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Hot Summer Bite in the Alexandria Lakes Area

By Joe Scegura / June 22, 2018

The fishing around the Alexandria area remains strong.  The bass, northern and panfish seem to bite at will on almost every lake right now.  The walleye on the other hand […]

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Terrific Bite for 2018 Fishing Opener!

By Joe Scegura / May 16, 2018

The Alexandria Lakes Area arguably produced the best “Opener Walleye Fishing” in the state this past weekend.  There were numerous lakes, big and small, that treated their anglers very well.  […]

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Ice Out on Alexandria Area Lakes

By Joe Scegura / May 4, 2018

This year’s late ice out has to have broken some records.  Believe it or not we were on the ice sleeping overnight with a truck and an Ice castle only […]

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Giant Crappies in Alexandria Lakes

By Joe Scegura / April 20, 2018

This is going to just be a quick report. In fact I’m on the ice right now. We have close to 30 in of ice everywhere I’ve checked.  The ice […]

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Ice Fishing Update for Early April

By Joe Scegura / April 9, 2018

We are a couple weeks into spring and it appears we are still making ice in the Alexandria area.  In fact, as I type this the thermometer reads only 15 […]

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Extremely Good Panfish Bite in Alexandria Lakes

By Joe Scegura / March 23, 2018

Right now the fishing is as good as it gets for bluegill(sunfish) and crappie.  We have around 30 inches of quality ice on most of the lakes and vehicle travel […]

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Walleye Season Comes to an End, and Panfish Heat Up!

By Joe Scegura / March 9, 2018

The walleye season has left us once again, but not before we were able to put some final walleye on the ice!  As many anglers have a tradition to fish […]

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End of February Ice Fishing Update

By Joe Scegura / February 23, 2018

The fishing remains very good around the area.  I really can’t complain about the quality of the bite for any species.  Northern, walleye, crappie and sunfish are all going quite […]

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Excellent Panfish bite in the Alexandria Lakes Area!

By Joe Scegura / February 5, 2018

  As we work our way into late season ice fishing the bite is right on track with what I’d call typical.  The walleye bite is slowing down and the […]

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Plentiful Walleye, Crappie & Sunfish Action in Alexandria Lakes!

By Joe Scegura / January 19, 2018
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January Starting off with Excellent Ice Fishing!

By Joe Scegura / January 8, 2018
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Decent Bite of Walleye and Panfish in Alexandria Area Lakes

By Joe Scegura / December 27, 2017
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Alexandria Area Lakes forming Good Ice

By Joe Scegura / December 18, 2017
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Fish-able Ice Present on Some Lakes, but ALWAYS use Caution

By Joe Scegura / December 8, 2017
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Ice slowly Capping Over Lakes

By Joe Scegura / December 1, 2017
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Early Winter Fishing Update

By James Feist / November 13, 2017
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Fishing Update for End of October

By Joe Scegura / October 27, 2017
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Smallmouth Bass on a Feeding Fury in Alexandria Lakes Area!

By Joe Scegura / October 9, 2017
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Aggressive Fall Bite in the Alexandria Lakes Area

By Joe Scegura / September 26, 2017

Fishing  over the last two weeks has been down right outstanding!  There are reports of amazing crappie, walleye and smallmouth catches coming in.  The fish are biting like it’s fall […]

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