10-18-2012, 02:06 PM
Henry's Lake is about 15-20 minutes past Macs Inn. I don't know where you'd find info on Hebgen, but this site is one of the best places I know of to get info about the Henry's Lake area.
Thanksgiving week/weekend can be scary ice at Henry's. I almost went through a few years ago. Since then they have extened the season by a month, so now I prefer to wait and go in December.
That being said, a few years ago I saw 3 guys on 1 ATV buzzing across the lake on about 3 inches of ice. That was the day after Thankgiving. I was soooo nervous for them. I fully expected them to go through the ice at any minute. Some nice fish can be caught there any time of the year (when it's open). We've never caught any really big ones, I'd say 4-5 lbs has been our best, but fish in excess of 10 lbs are possible. We've caught a few Brook Trout that were in excess of 4 lbs.
If you want to plan a trip and be certain to have good ice, I'd say you'd be in great shape if you planned it for any time after the first week of December. I can't think of a single year when there wasn't good ice by then.
One of the more popular places to fish is near the county boat dock and it is easy to find.
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Thanksgiving week/weekend can be scary ice at Henry's. I almost went through a few years ago. Since then they have extened the season by a month, so now I prefer to wait and go in December.
That being said, a few years ago I saw 3 guys on 1 ATV buzzing across the lake on about 3 inches of ice. That was the day after Thankgiving. I was soooo nervous for them. I fully expected them to go through the ice at any minute. Some nice fish can be caught there any time of the year (when it's open). We've never caught any really big ones, I'd say 4-5 lbs has been our best, but fish in excess of 10 lbs are possible. We've caught a few Brook Trout that were in excess of 4 lbs.
If you want to plan a trip and be certain to have good ice, I'd say you'd be in great shape if you planned it for any time after the first week of December. I can't think of a single year when there wasn't good ice by then.
One of the more popular places to fish is near the county boat dock and it is easy to find.
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