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[monstermoose78]

4 hours ago, Rick G said:

Icehawk is a good one to get quality advice from. Top notch sportsman! 

Yeah there are and were some great people on here and still a few left. Ice hawk taught a thing or 3. Rick G is a guy to fish with it’s like he knows what the fish is thinking. Eyeguy also invited me along many of times fishing. I hope I am as helpful as some of these guys. 

 

 

Edited March 4, 2023 by monstermoose78

[Dash 1]

10 hours ago, monstermoose78 said:

. I hope I am as helpful as some of these guys. 

 

 

 

You and all the others I read on here are a big help. I enjoy the fun you all have with each other more than the reports but appreciate all everyone does.  I don’t post often only because I don’t get out as much as I would like and usually my  catching is not in your league so not much to report. Doesn’t matter as I prefer to be out on the lake or in a woods over most everything else anyways.  Still a few years from retirement so I’ll just have to enjoy the times I am out and keep reading all the great posts here.  Thanks 

[Ian G]

Hey there , first time poster here. I fished the West St. Cloud area back when I was in college. I'm doing some business in Cold Spring next week and was thinking about trying to find some crappies. Channel Marine said that Horseshoe conditions were bad enough that you'd need a tracked vehicle. Clearwater's size is putting me off for a walk-in day trip. Stop Light Bait directed me towards Briggs/Julie. So now I come to you fine folk to tell me if I'm just going to wind up in misery. Advice welcomed. 

[smurfy]

50 minutes ago, Ian G said:

Hey there , first time poster here. I fished the West St. Cloud area back when I was in college. I'm doing some business in Cold Spring next week and was thinking about trying to find some crappies. Channel Marine said that Horseshoe conditions were bad enough that you'd need a tracked vehicle. Clearwater's size is putting me off for a walk-in day trip. Stop Light Bait directed me towards Briggs/Julie. So now I come to you fine folk to tell me if I'm just going to wind up in misery. Advice welcomed. 

i drove past the chain last week and there where trucks out???????/

[ozzie]

I personally have not been to Briggs or Julia this year, but traditionally there are packed down or plowed roads to access the lakes and get around.  Hopefully someone can get you up to date information...Good luck!!

[monstermoose78]

I heard the bite on briggs and julia is going pretty good.

[Eyeguyroyce54]

19 hours ago, monstermoose78 said:

I heard the bite on briggs and julia is going pretty good.

You heard wrong. Plowed road to nowhere. 

[monstermoose78]

25 minutes ago, Eyeguyroyce54 said:

You heard wrong. Plowed road to nowhere. 

Hmm I know what I heard from 2 people who live on the lakes

[Eyeguyroyce54]

4 hours ago, monstermoose78 said:

Hmm I know what I heard from 2 people who live on the lakes

Drove over to check for an outing Friday. One plowed path goes out to 9 feet. Small spot cleared for a couple houses. Not a soul on lake. No other vehicle trails. Saw 3 portables on Briggs. I wasn’t gonna drive off the main trail. To deep. 

[Tom Sawyer]

On 3/9/2023 at 3:51 PM, Eyeguyroyce54 said:

Drove over to check for an outing Friday. Patty and I found a few 8's in front of BJ's last Saturday, no crappie though..... We were gonna try Ricky's reeds but there was to many people pre fishing for Sunday's tourney and didn't want to burn that spot 

 

Sounds like Green Lk near Princeton is the place to go for 11-12" crappie

 

 

Edited March 11, 2023 by eyeguy 54

[Eyeguyroyce54]

Superdoo eats this stuff up 

[leech~~]

38 minutes ago, Eyeguyroyce54 said:

Superdoo eats this stuff up 

What's a superdoo?  

[Eyeguyroyce54]

32 minutes ago, leech~~ said:

What's a superdoo?  

Ask Tom 

Edited March 11, 2023 by Eyeguyroyce54

[Mike89]

snowdog??

[Eyeguyroyce54]

1 hour ago, Mike89 said:

snowdog??

Toyo Celsius 225/55R17 101V 

[fishingstar]

those are get tires. We are on our third set on my wife's car. They are very good in the snow.

[leech~~]

58 minutes ago, Eyeguyroyce54 said:

Toyo Celsius 225/55R17 101V 

Huum, thought you had some super snow machine?  Think my Blizzaks would do better then those allsneezes!

[smurfy]

7 hours ago, Mike89 said:

snowdog??

yea i thought he was talking about Shadow, my big goofy dog at first!!!!!!

[soft]

Folks,

 

How is the ice conditions on Horse Shoe and long lake in Richmond? Is it still drivable? i would like to do some catfishing on Long lake on Wednesday. 

 

Thanks in advance.

[smurfy]

i havent been by there recently cant help ya, the last time i drove by it was pretty quiet on the lakes but that was after houses needed to be off and midweek, not a good sample size! mayhaps tomorrow!!!!

Edited March 13, 2023 by smurfy

[Rick G]

5 hours ago, soft said:

Folks,

 

How is the ice conditions on Horse Shoe and long lake in Richmond? Is it still drivable? i would like to do some catfishing on Long lake on Wednesday. 

 

Thanks in advance.

Haven't really lost any ice on area lakes yet.  Snow is pretty deep in places, 4wd or snowmobile recommended. 

[smurfy]

this is what i viewed from the window of my truck as i drove by the lakes!!!!!!!

schneider lake........the creek running into the lake by the campground is starting to open up in that little bay. looks like someone drove to the channel from beytond the normal access point. i'm assuming from inside the campground.

 

the access from what i know as Thcimperlin culverts, past Thyens lake had a vehicle at the landing and one on the lake. looks like a well traveled path.

 

long/browns lake........had vehicle traffic on it.......however noone was out there but these tracks were since the last snowfall.

 

horseshoe/cedar island winter access. ...pretty used accesses however they are starting to go around some wet areas right off shore. there was a snowmobile out in the area of the meth hole. there were other tracks closer to shore but could not see what they were. it didnt look like alot of traffic over to the meth hole.

 

becker lake........there still crossing the river by the summer river access to go to Becker, no vehicle tracks and becker looked to have activity

 

hope that helps soft!!!!!

 

[soft]

Thanks Rick G and Smurfy for the update.

 

I might just walk out on Long tomorrow just want to be safe.

 

[Rick G]

Here we are , First part of April...still ice fishing  

Plenty of good ice left on our area lakes. People still driving full size trucks on some .  I probably won't drive out anymore this season after today.  Access points with any kind of hill will be some of the first spots to get soft...  

The good news is, the fish are finally starting to show in the later ice locations. Been finding more fish everyday starting to hold right under the ice close to shallow structure.    

[chaffmj]

Here is a pic of a crappie I caught! 18 Inches!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ooops, I meant to say somebody from Kansas caught.

Edited April 5, 2023 by chaffmj
Had to add a sentence.

[Rick G]

The bright sun and warm wind really have taken a toll on some of our area lakes this week. Still haven't lost any ice yet, but what's there is starting to get soft and chunky. If the forecast holds true, and we do see a few days of 70+ I likely will be done on the ice by next weekend.   Some of me better fish this week have come from 5-10 ft of water close to whatever green weeds there are.   

This long and snowy winter has been tough on a few of our area lakes, starting to hear about some winterkill of shallower bodies of water.

[smurfy]

is becker lake one of them you heard?????? been traveling to Paynseville alot lately and have noticed noone oujt there???????

 

and the crabby old farmer but a kabosh to the aerator!!!!!1

 

Edited April 9, 2023 by smurfy

[Rick G]

10 hours ago, smurfy said:

is becker lake one of them you heard?????? been traveling to Paynseville alot lately and have noticed noone oujt there???????

 

and the crabby old farmer but a kabosh to the aerator!!!!!1

 

Couple lakes on Chain.   I think once the ice goes off there will be quite a bit on the smaller lakes across the state

Edited April 9, 2023 by Rick G

[smurfy]

46 minutes ago, Rick G said:

Couple lakes on Chain.   I think once the ice goes off there will be quite a bit on the smaller lakes across the state

Yea I'm worried about the cabin lake and a few I fish up north.

[Rick G]

Well, today was my last trip on the ice for the winter.... Still roughly 20ish inches of ice left on the lake, shorelines are getting pretty rough.  Had best luck right  outside the pencil reeds in 3-4 ft of water.