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Oxygen has decreased rapidly in 1 week, in the 3's and 4's now. Not all the aerators are on...it's been a really tough winter. February of last year we got a few warm days that really helped a bunch of our lakes. We may not be so lucky this year.

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Oxygen has decreased rapidly in 1 week, in the 3's and 4's now. Not all the aerators are on...it's been a really tough winter. February of last year we got a few warm days that really helped a bunch of our lakes. We may not be so lucky this year.

Thats not good to hear. I hope things turn around.

Any reason why all of them are not on?

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It's true, Tuesday i saw the reading of 3.1 at 8 feet in the hole I was fishing. I packed up and went home shortly after.

Frustrating to say the least.

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Honker, where did you happen to get an O2 sensor? I've been in the market for one, but everything I read about them says that most are unreliable.

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Are either aerators even on? They are never turned on in time.

The one near Elysian was turned on before Christmas. Can't get much earlier than that!

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I have no idea, it wasn't mine. Someone in that business was out and I offered to let him in the house to check so he didn't have to drill more holes.

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Not good I may have to pull my house off. I haven't fished it for a week or so. It seemed then it was starting to slow down.

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Originally Posted By: james_walleye
Are either aerators even on? They are never turned on in time.

The one near Elysian was turned on before Christmas. Can't get much earlier than that!

I was out there a week ago and i was 99% sure i didnt see the south one on. There always is an issue with getting that one on in time. As i heard it there was a partial kill on the lake 2 years ago due to not getting it on in time.

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Both of the aerators were on around christmas time. I saw both were on when i was home for break. Not saying that the south one didnt break down or something. It would be unfortunate to have die off. There are alot of nice eyes and pike in there.

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I was out there a week ago and i was 99% sure i didnt see the south one on. There always is an issue with getting that one on in time. As i heard it there was a partial kill on the lake 2 years ago due to not getting it on in time.

Get your directions straight. The south one would be near Janesville, not Elysian. The "North one", closer to Elysian has been running since before Christmas. There hasn't been a kill since the MDAA has been running the aeration system on the North end of the lake.

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Originally Posted By: james_walleye
I was out there a week ago and i was 99% sure i didnt see the south one on. There always is an issue with getting that one on in time. As i heard it there was a partial kill on the lake 2 years ago due to not getting it on in time.

Get your directions straight. The south one would be near Janesville, not Elysian. The "North one", closer to Elysian has been running since before Christmas. There hasn't been a kill since the MDAA has been running the aeration system on the North end of the lake.

Is that directed at me?? Not sure what you are reading but I don't have my directions messed up. I know exactly where both aerators sit on the lake. I have no idea when the MDAA took over the north aerator, but you might want to check some sources on when the last kill/partial kill was on the lake. The DNR admitted there was a 70% kill on the lake 2 winters ago.

Just made a phonecall to someone who has been on the lake all winter and pretty much has been his whole life. The south aerator worked in October but would not fire under the ice. It hasnt been on at all this year and that came straight from the mouth of the powers that be in control of that system. The lakes oxygen level towards the south end is a tad above 3.0 and interestingly is less than 3.0 on the north end where the aerator is. Its all but a done deal....and a very sad deal.

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Nothing's official yet fellas. Let's let things play out first. A lot can happen between now and April. The Sportsman's Club and the MDAA should both be commended for assisting in aeration.

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I have never fished this lake and looking to explore new waters this summber. Not looking for any specifics as time on the water will figure them out. Is the lake still fishable at this time of the year given its relative shallow depths or have the grasses and weeds taken over?. I am looking to target some pike on our inaugral run. thanks for any insight and help knucks

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I have tried Elysian a couple of times this season and have fail to catch anything. I don't know why, but everytime I drive by it, its always calm and when I head out there to fish, the wind pick up.

From what I heard, there used to be a lot of big crappies there, but the bigger one seem to all disappear. I have seen fisherman call northern out of Elysian using sucker minnows.

Well, hope this is helpful.

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Elysian isn't to prone to being weed choked. It stays relativly weed free, well at least standing fishable weeds are tough to find.

Theres some northerns in there and some nice ones at that. I wouldn't say its the best northern lake in the area, but its not the worst either. Try trolling spoons or spinners on any of the sharper breaks you can find.

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Hrm... Yesterday, I drive by Elysian Lake and saw several boats out to the west of boat landing. The boats were surrrounding a net like thing...

DNR?

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It's not really "prime time" on Elysian right now. Typically it sees some fisherman early in the season and during the fall. Most people are waiting for the water temps to start dropping to get out and target the shallow area lakes again.

I'd recommend going and giving it a try yourself if your interested in fishing the lake. I hit another area lake last night with a max depth under 10' and brought home enough eyes' for dinner tonight.

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