02-06-2010, 12:52 AM
Boy the ice sure has formed due to the no wind conditons. However, I headed over to Laketown this morning and there were several boats that launched from the shoreline just south of Gus Rich Point and were fishing the rockpile. Not too much ice to contend with down near the rockpile, but off the marina it has really formed in the last day or so. If anyone is planning to come up to BL this weekend, I would suggest launching from shore just south of Gus Rich Point (there are a lot of tracks down through the snow on the beach so you can just follow them) or use the 1st Point ramp. Its about a 4 mile shot due west to cross the lake (about the same distance from the marina to the rockpile). If there is no wind, it should be good fishing. Sorry to hear about your troubles Ralph. Don't be scared to launch off the shore. With your boat, I would only back in so the trailer tires are in the water and all of your truck tires are on the beach. The trailer gets "angled" pretty good at the is point and it is easy to slide the boat in. Anyway, good luck. My creel clerk will be out checking fishermen tomorrow.
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