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[osok]

hows kramer lake in st joe doing how many inchs of ice what fish r biteing on

Kingfisherpat, I live on Kraemer and it's definitely a no go. I would say it today its about 60% open. 15 maybe 20' out from the shoreline in front of the house is 3.5" give or take. This wind is reeking havoc with what ice is there.

[kingfisherpat]

alrite i ice fish kramer alot just thoght i check how many inchs of ice

thanks for the update

[Parmer]

People are out fishing couple smaller lakes near swanville. Lake I have cabin on ain't quite safe yet. Anyone out on big birch yet?

[IceHawk]

Two weeks ago there were 12 guys on hunters bay we only had 3 inches out there then. Not sure about the ice conditions now but i would say a no go IMO.

[Parmer]

[kingfisherpat]

what sag like is still good fish on 15 this weekend

[tworiversman]

this is from 2009

[Stick in Mud]

I would definitely NOT go out on Sag yet. The other lakes on campus are probably OK by now, but Sag had open water (lots of it on the west side by the "public" access) a few days ago. With the snow cover, you'll have no idea if there's variable ice thickness beneath you. Plus, the security guys on campus are busy this time of year chasing around the college kids celebrating the end of the semester, so you might have to wait a bit longer than you'd want for someone to show up.

[Stick in Mud]

I just went down to Sag to check it out....there's plenty of snow on the ice, but it's quite dark in some places. Must be some decent cracks with lots of water on top of the ice. No tracks anywhere on the lake, either. I'll let someone else go first.

[Rick G]

Checked out the Briggs chain this evening. People are going out of the public on Briggs and Julia but couldn't tell how far out onto the lake they were. Elk has also seen a bit of traffic in the last few days. Can't tell how much ice was out there but there there were people fishing.

[Knoc]

I havnt seen anyone on Julia since it snowed. And I dont blame them. The ice is not looking good right now.

[mrklean]

Anyone on grand yet?

[Rick G]

I havnt seen anyone on Julia since it snowed. And I dont blame them. The ice is not looking good right now.

There is 3-4in right by the access then there is less than an inch after that. I checked it out today, would advise against going out there.

Briggs has 3-4 right in front of the access then a sheet of 2.5-3in then a sheet of 2-5in ice before it turns bad a couple hundred yds out.

Bite wasn't all that good either

[HossFisher]

There were 3-4 houses on grand in the SW corner by the access. Nobody had ventured out far it looked as if most of them were spearing but it was hard to tell from the road. Some very sketchy looking ice spots on Grand right now so be very careful if you venture out.

[HossFisher]

Made it on Elk yesterday in the rain/snow and boy was it messy out there. 4 inches of slush and water on the ice on top of 3-4" of good clear ice. Didn't mark many fish but the ones that came in bit. Does anybody have any luck out there after dark with the water clarity being so poor?

[Rick G]

Does anybody have any luck out there after dark with the water clarity being so poor?

Elk has always been a decent evening/night bite lake. I have had some of my best luck after everyone else goes home for the night.

[kingfisherpat]

want out to sag by st johns unversity tonite caght 1 northern 1 crappie caght both fish bout 5 or 6 pm tonite

[kingfisherpat]

also ice condishion on sag in st johns unversity

8 pluse inchs of ice on sag

[Stick in Mud]

Thanks for the report on Sag. The northerns can be fun out there...if you don't care much about size.

[bassNspear]

how we looking for ice in the area?

[UglyStick12]

Made it out to big birch tonight. Ice was plenty thick so drove th truck right out. Fished 22 ft of water for some walleyes. Caught one 15 incher and lost another one at the hole. Was marking plenty of fish tought to get them to bite.

[smurfy]

anyone know how clear the water is out on long lake south of richmond???????? lookin to spear. drove by last sat and sunday and didnt see any spear houses where they normally sit?????

[Horseshoe_Don]

Got 4 wallys on Saturday and another 2 wallys this morning. 18 FOW on a very sharp break on shoe.

Don

[Naturboy]

I just want to thank HSO members that fished the Horseshoe lake CoolCats event with leaving the spot with no trash! Well Done, and good example.

[LPCrowRiverFisherman]

Hit an area lake on Monday for crappies. It has a low density population, but size is pretty good. I fished the deep basin part of the lake figuring I would find a suspended school somewhere, but after 50 holes and only 1 pike and a perch to show for I stopped drilling and hole hopped in darkness. I checked and rechecked the holes and every so often I would stick my ducer down the hole and there would be one suspended fish. I would put my line down and catch the fish. I got 6 10-12" crappies on a red glow frostee jig, with a lot of hopping around looking. Fished 18-21 fow and marked crappies anywhere from 7-17 feet down. Figured I would find a school, but that was not to be.

[Rick G]

I just want to thank HSO members that fished the Horseshoe lake CoolCats event with leaving the spot with no trash! Well Done, and good example.

Yes , it does indeed set a good example for others to follow.

There was a group gathering "not HSO" out there in Feb. last year, those guys left the place littered with trash and a bit of fishing tackle, if I remember correctly

[LPCrowRiverFisherman]

Hit the same lake as last Monday to see if getting there earlier and putting in extra effort to get to a different spot could pay off. Let's just say it was well worth the long walk. Caught many nice sunfish, the majority between 8-9". Ended up with a half dozen bass biggest at 18". Also got one pike and a dozen crappies the biggest of which went 13.5". Fished 14-18 feet of water on a sharper drop. Sunfish during the afternoon and crappies were hitting well around sunset. Plastics on horizontal jigs and minnow head on frostee were the ticket, color didn't seem to matter.

You know it's a nice crappie when it goes over half way to your elbow.

And I just couldn't get over how thick this hybrid sunfish was, and not only thick but long too at 9".

[Rick G]

Lp, thats a hog of a crappie? What are you doing tomorrow??? and is your honey hole close to town?

[LPCrowRiverFisherman]

Unfortunately I will be heading home tomorrow afternoon for some fishing down there, then work the weekend away. Fortunately the lake is near town.

[Rick G]

Cool, good luck! I think I recognize that crappie Saving that lake for late ice. Heading to lake X tomorrow, got a few gills that were upwards of a lb last weekend.