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NEW Rush Report(chisago)


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theres no way you could drive a truck out right now.i heard the west access opened up.but you can get around it on a wheeler.

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Jacob,

Hope you are not endorsing any ice travel.

You my not be, but the inference is there. I would not recommend anyone using motorized transport on the ice now. I would not say if it is safe to walk out either. Use good judgment; is a meal of pan fish worth the consequences?

River-rat4

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The west access was open water as of monday afternoon. Right now the area around grass island (where the car went down, N.E. of bird island) is now open. We have'nt seen any vehicles on the ice in the last two days. Suffice to say, truck travel on Rush is over. I just saw an ATV go by about 3 hours ago, so thats probably safe. You be the judge. I would not personally drive out there with a car or truck. Then again, I would not bungee jump either, but many peple find that exilerating.

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I hope you're not endorsing any bungee slinging of a vehicle out onto the ice and off again...remember no slinging is ever safe... laugh

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I wouldent drive on the ice im just telling you what i seen.

sling not bad.

there were 3 vehicals that drove on to one of the little lakes by my house and the ice is wers then on rush.

that was thursday.

WHEELER

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Stopped by West Rush after work today. I was curious to see what the rain was doing to the ice. I got on the ice through the cattails and walked out a ways (the ice has melted away from the landing into 1'-2' of water). There was one fisherman out there that had walked out northeast of cigar. Looked lonely out there in his Clam, I think he was the only one on the whole lake. Other than the obvious eroding that happens this time of year, I would have been alright with walking out. It's not swiss cheese yet and doesn't have any bounce to it.

After checking out the west landing I drove up to Frandsen park to take a look up there aswell. The report is about the same other than seeing more spots where the water was running into the ice making little whirlpools, no huge holes though.

With all that being said, the ice conditions are worsening everyday, please use your best judgement. No matter how good the fishing is it's not worth your life.

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Didn't go out and look this week but all the other lakes around the Cambridge area locked up again with a thin sheet of ice on whatever open water there was. Keep this weather up and we'll be back out ice fishing. It would be like early and late ice fishing all in one.

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Saw one lone guy out fishing on West Rush on Saturday...anyone else see anyone...lots of open cracks and water... confused

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East has a big open spot in the middle, but on monday i seen some guys fishing on the north side of west on buckets.

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On Sunday, some people still ice fishing on the West End by the Park. Very little open water and only by shore.

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Pretty much ice free nothing on the north end and maybe just a couple of slushy floaters on the rest of the lake. There were a few fishing from shore in Frandsen already.

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