Minnesota - Brainerd Spearing Guides - Spear Fish Decoys - Dark House Spearing Guide in Brainerd MN

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Minnesota Dark House Spearing Guide
Brainerd Guide Service
"Dark House Spearing in Brainerd, MN"
(218) 825-8965

Experience
the Folk Art
of Minnesota
Dark House Spearing

with the professional
northern pike
spearing guides of Brainerd

Minnesota Darkhouse Spearing The Minnesota winter tradition of spearing northern pike through the ice is as old as the pine trees in the state. A large hole is cut through the ice, and then a heated, portable ice shanty is placed over the hole. Live baits, or artificial decoys, are then suspended in the water below the hole to attract fish within spearing distance. The low light levels of the ice shanty, or darkhouse, allow the spear anglers to see the fish in the water below them. The trick is to try and spear the fish before it sees you. The art of darkhouse spearing is still practiced by Brainerd Guide Service in the Brainerd Lakes area. Give us a call and our professional Brainerd Lakes spearing guide, Bob Johnson, will assist you in experiencing this ancient method of fishing. Sit back and watch as the spear decoy swims its lazy circles in the water below you. Suddenly, without warning, the snout of a large pike enters the spear hole. She must be at least forty inches in length. Before you lies one of the biggest northern pike you've ever seen. Watch her gills flare. Then suddenly she strikes. With a bang, she crushes the fish decoy. You laugh as the adrenaline rushes through your veins. It's good to be alive. MN Darkhouse Spearing Guides Bob Johnson is “World Champion” fish decoy carver who lives in the Brainerd Lakes area, with 30+ years of spear fishing experience. Bob is a high school art teacher by trade, where he loves teaching area youth the fine art of decoy carving. Bob also enjoys introducing them, and others, to the sport of MN darkhouse spearing. MN Darkhouse Spearing Season Minnesota’s spearing season starts on December 1^st and ends the last Sunday in February. Early season ice conditions are a key factor in planning your trip. Area lakes usually achieve “good” ice around the 3^rdor 4^th week in December. Please call in advance to make sure the ice thickness is favorable. Selective Harvest Bob is a firm believer in selective harvest. The larger pike, (40 inches+) are simply observed and then allowed to swim away. These larger fish are usually females are far too valuable of a resource to the lakes to harvest. There's something magical about seeing a 20 lbs+ fish just below your feet and then watch it swim away. Bob encourages his clients to harvest northern pike between four and ten pounds. Northern Pike make for excellent table fare. Bob will clean your fish and demonstrate the technique of removing the dreaded “Y” bones.	Guide Information Click Picture!	Experience MN Dark House Spearing with the professional spear fishing guides of Brainerd Guide Service.
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Brainerd Guide Service provides northern pike spearing guides in Brainerd, MN.

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Brainerd Guide Service
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( 218 ) 825 - 8965