11-22-2009, 07:43 PM
WR,
Thanks for the update.
I couldn't help but to zoom up there (and after some brief fishing - zoom back) today. The ice was safe and I don't have a measurement but went straight to the county dock and after lots of checking (I was the only one there and went out past the other drill holes by quite a distance) just kept walking and drilled a batch of holes. Based on the other reports and my observation, I believe the entire lake is safe now (except if there are springs or something unusual going on).
I am not a believer in catch and release when I am putting the fish at risk. It was so cold that I was putting them at risk even with pliers and quick turnarounds, so I kept my two and headed home. They were biting everything I tried. I was using my normal perch rigs and tried both meal worms and nightcrawler chunks. Maybe it was because I was early in the day but I caught five as fast as I could put my outfits back in the hole. Mine were only in the 17 to 19 inch bracket but under normal circumstances - that is not bad. I was on my way out when the first competing crew showed up (about 8:30 A.M.). For GPS folks, I was 0.19 miles from where I parked (at the county boat dock) bearing 069 degrees.
FR
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Thanks for the update.
I couldn't help but to zoom up there (and after some brief fishing - zoom back) today. The ice was safe and I don't have a measurement but went straight to the county dock and after lots of checking (I was the only one there and went out past the other drill holes by quite a distance) just kept walking and drilled a batch of holes. Based on the other reports and my observation, I believe the entire lake is safe now (except if there are springs or something unusual going on).
I am not a believer in catch and release when I am putting the fish at risk. It was so cold that I was putting them at risk even with pliers and quick turnarounds, so I kept my two and headed home. They were biting everything I tried. I was using my normal perch rigs and tried both meal worms and nightcrawler chunks. Maybe it was because I was early in the day but I caught five as fast as I could put my outfits back in the hole. Mine were only in the 17 to 19 inch bracket but under normal circumstances - that is not bad. I was on my way out when the first competing crew showed up (about 8:30 A.M.). For GPS folks, I was 0.19 miles from where I parked (at the county boat dock) bearing 069 degrees.
FR
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