02-24-2006, 11:08 PM
Hi Coot,
See my post from my fishing excursion this morning for answers to most of your questions.
The ice on the pile was 7-8" and not melting. I spoke with other off Garden City and just north of the rest area and ice was about 4-7" in those spots. The ice on the east side ranges from 1-2" off Cisco Beach to 3-4" off the pump house according to fishermen who fished there this morning. It looks really spooky since some of the snow melted on top the ice and its blue/blackish and looks like open water. Be careful and you'll be fine. 4 wheelers and snowmobiles were on the rockpile out to 100'+ of water today. Try to follow other's tracks. I would bet there will well over 100 people out tomorrow. Ideal Beach opens their doors around 8ish to let people in/out, and by that time today I was already fishing for an hour so I'd advise you to access the lake from somewhere else along the shore to get out there earlier if you choose. Nothing sucks worse than waiting for an attendant to open the gate when you can see others already on the ice!
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See my post from my fishing excursion this morning for answers to most of your questions.
The ice on the pile was 7-8" and not melting. I spoke with other off Garden City and just north of the rest area and ice was about 4-7" in those spots. The ice on the east side ranges from 1-2" off Cisco Beach to 3-4" off the pump house according to fishermen who fished there this morning. It looks really spooky since some of the snow melted on top the ice and its blue/blackish and looks like open water. Be careful and you'll be fine. 4 wheelers and snowmobiles were on the rockpile out to 100'+ of water today. Try to follow other's tracks. I would bet there will well over 100 people out tomorrow. Ideal Beach opens their doors around 8ish to let people in/out, and by that time today I was already fishing for an hour so I'd advise you to access the lake from somewhere else along the shore to get out there earlier if you choose. Nothing sucks worse than waiting for an attendant to open the gate when you can see others already on the ice!
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