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South metro ice reports


AceintheHole

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a few people r getting out and i wanna know where this good ice is im going punchin tomorrow also but i figure i will head north but i need a good report on where to go so im not wonderin around amlously.

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Can Cooler...Welcome the the best source of ice fishing information on the Web period!

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Try paridise cove please give ice report I would like to make it out on sunday Thank you AceintheHole

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anybody heading out to prior this weekend. Have heard a few desent reports but nothing special. Ice is still a little iffy.

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Checked Sportsman's access on prior at noon. Visible slushy spots here and there, didn't check the ice thickness. Nobody fishing but I did see tracks out to the island.

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Eagle by NYA and Reitz by Waconia both have 5 good inches and varying amounts of frozen slush.

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Nothing but small crappies and sunnies. Mostly white crappies. Fun to get out! Average about 6 - 7" for the crappies. There was about 7 portables out there today (Saturday). The bite (as it were) stopped at 5pm and most were splitting at that time.

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In the morning I fish for crappies and walleyes. In the afternoon I switch towards sunnies and pike. Fishing was good but you have to stay away from people. In order to find the fish in the lake you have to know were to look. I will not give my spots away but 10-15' in the morinng and 5-10' in the afternoon. Look for sharp drops and deep weed lines. For pike you are better off using small suckers or shiners 3-5", you will get more fish that way. The walleyes are there and they will bite just have to find them.

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i would love tell you but i just can't you will have to find the spots your self. That lake has some very nice fishin to be had but you have to fnd the fish your self. Sorry!!!!

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Weekends here whats the plan. Hows the ice, getting better I hope. House is going out tomorrow Lake Odowds should be fun.

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ACE-

keep talkin about owdowd and you are gonna get us all infiltrated...hush brother hush....

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