FISHING REPORTS & UPDATES
Get on the Lake this Winter with Kab Outdoors
That’s a wrap!
The open water and hunting season has come to an end on Lake Kabetogama. The trees have dropped their leaves and resorts have begun to close for the winter – including ours. Although we say goodbye to one season, we welcome another with open arms (or rods in hand, if you will). Ice fishing on Lake Kabetogama is an entirely different animal and one you need to experience for yourself!
The Winter Bite on Lake Kabetogama
All winter long, you can tap into some pristine remote fishing on Kabetogama. The winter smallie bite is a blast when you get into them on shallow rock piles. They tend to hang out in weed beds and have an aggressive bite early in the winter that becomes more finesse as the season progresses. Pike are everywhere and tip-up fishing for them is commonly enjoyed by ice anglers. This lake system produces some monsters, so it’s definitely possible to cross that sought after 40” mark while you’re up here. There’s also great walleye fishing to be had all winter long. You’ll mark plenty all over the lake, so it’s mostly about dialing in presentation and bait choice. Perch are similar to walleye and there’s plenty of jumbos to be caught through ice holes as well! Crappies, although a bit more elusive, can also be found if you have the time and ability to look around for them.
Hole-Hopping in the Comfort of a SnoBear
Ice fishing Lake Kabetogama can require a lot of hole-hopping. If you’re marking a lot of fish but they aren’t biting, you’ve gotta keep moving until you get into some feeding fish. Getting out with a snowmobile and pop-up works just like anywhere else but can be cold and frustrating if you’re running around chasing fish all day. To really dial in the lake, there’s nothing that beats cruising around in a SnoBear and we have packages available to get you out in one!
When it’s time to fish, the SnoBear lowers to the ice to allow you to quickly drill some holes through openings in the floor. In just a few moments, you’ll have a line in the water all while staying warm and cozy without the bulk of a winter jacket. We also provide everything you need including the latest technologies – Humminbird, GPS with marked locations/tracks, Vexilars, ice auger, hole sleeves, forced air furnace, electric heat, generator, surround sound, and even a grill and a rack for a cooler on the back so you can enjoy you days’ catch on the lake! It might be 20 below outside, but you can be toasty at 70+ inside without a coat while fishing and enjoying lunch/snacks without freezing your fingers.
Rent a SnoBear with Kab Outdoors
If you’d like the opportunity to try out a SnoBear for yourself, we have packages available for you to either get out with a guide or operate one on your own. Guided trips include lunch or you can drive/operate the SnoBear yourself at a reduced daily rate. Give us a call for availability to embark on a journey like no other!
Book The Ultimate Cabin and SnoBear Experience
For the ultimate comfort while ice fishing Kabetogama, we have a Guest House/SnoBear package that allows you to crash in our newly remodeled lakefront cabin with the SnoBear parked almost right outside your door to use as you please. Stay in luxury with features including a massaging couch, fireplace, wifi, a heated fish fillet house and more. The guest house has 2 bedrooms and can host a maximum of 6 people. Altogether, this package includes 3 nights in the gorgeous cabin with 3 full days of access to a SnoBear. We have limited availability, so reserve your spot today for the ultimate winter fishing experience on Kabetogama before it’s all booked up!
It’s hard to accept that the open water season is nearing its end, but we’ve enjoyed every moment with our summer guests and look forward to hosting you this winter! There’s more fishing to be had on Kabetogama, so don’t hesitate to call us today for more details and to book your next trip. Nothing stops a tracked SnoBear, so you can be sure you’ll still have a great time on the lake even when Jack Frost is at his worst!
3/2/21
SnoBear yields fishing fun on Kabetogama
"Experienced open water anglers, Todd, and Reed, hailing from central Iowa, told us that neither of them had spent much time ice fishing. They said too that before reading about KAB Outdoors, they hadn’t even known how to pronounce the word Kabetogama. But learning about our SnoBear rental combos, the idea of ice fishing piqued their interest. So, they booked a trip and drove on up to give ice fishing on Kabetogama a try.
During the pre-trip run through, I mentioned that if you can run a riding lawn mower, you’re qualified to run our SnoBear. Okay, so operating the machine is simple, but what about figuring out where to go and fish, they asked?
That is simple too, I already have the key fishing depths highlighted on the Lakemaster Chart that is loaded on our Humminbird Helix 10. Waypoints for the better fishing spots are loaded on the unit too and so are my trails, marks, and other helpful information.
Armed with a little information and a sense of adventure, Todd and Reed headed across the ice and look what they did. As you can see in the photos, folks who don’t have a lot of ice fishing experience can still find and catch fish, even on their first trip to the lake!
There’s no doubt that the comfort and efficiency of the SnoBear makes it shine as a fishing machine. But we learned this winter too that not everybody needs to catch a fish to make renting the SnoBear worthwhile. Some of our guests used it for playing on the ice, sightseeing in the Voyageurs National Park, or traveling to dinner at restaurants on the lake.
We’re thankful that the weather, the ice and the snow conditions combined to make this winter a fabulous one. In fact, it is hard to think of any way that things could have gone much better than they did.
But as the walleye season came to an end this weekend, we began pulling our fleet of rentals off the ice. For us, the time has come to put the ice fishing gear away and begin preparing for the upcoming open water fishing season.
We want to thank everybody who came up for a visit this winter and thanks to all of you who are making inquiries and reservations for next winter. By then, we’ll be chomping at the bit to get back on the ice, but for now, we’ll enjoy a little break in the action.
As the weather warms and we get closer to ice-out, we’ll begin posting fresh reports. In the meantime, thanks again for your support, we’re looking forward to seeing you again! Book your adventure today Contact KAB OUTDOORS or Call 218.875.2281.