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Just look to the north end of the lake...the holes should still be open.

The accesses are just fine....anything else?

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Posted

Heading up in the morning trying to hit the lake at sun up is it still good for a wheeler or just walking planning on going out of the access between bell horn and north lake anyone now the condition of that acess. I have spots to walk to but better ones that would need the wheeler for.

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She tough but can be done with a quad.

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Thank you CK see you on the ice.

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If you guys don't mind, hit me up next season when you guys go out. I wouldn't mind going. I've only gone to BSL once this year, and it was a slow day.

If not, see you guys out there. Have fun spring,summer,and fall fishing!

-lispeej

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Looking at the lake today the shores have let go and it appears we could have soft water in about a week if the sun stay strong.

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How is open water fishing on BSL?

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Worthless!LOL

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The folks just texted me -- wawa is open through the main bay (which is where they live) they said the north bay (through the narrows) appears to be locked up yet - i imagine that's because the wind blew the ice that way -- the booating season starts, and weeks early

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Haha ck, is the water pretty clear in the summer? Sounds like the panfishing is hard to beat, and they look like very healthy fish.

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Yup my bud is putting his dock in on wawa.

BSL is very stained....they are healthy...the trick is to release the 13's and over.

There's a huge year class around 10" which makes for great eaters.They have thick backs.Those 2 in the pic were 12's.We can maintain a great fishery if we release those bigger fish.

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Was hoping to make it up there this winter, didn't have the time. Hopefully I can make it up there this year a couple times, as I have not been there before. Was the good year class of 10 in. fish last year, or an estimate for the size for this year. How much would they grow in one year in the lake? Do any 15-16+ in. crappies get caught there often? I have also heard the bluegill fishing is pretty good, probably in the spring I am guessing, but is there many nice perch caught in the spring/summer? Arent the walleyes mostly smaller sizes out there (compared to similar lakes)?

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I've not seen any 15's this year although I had released several last year.Maybe they got caught or died?????

Seems you got the rest of the fish pegged.

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don't listen to ck he doesn't know what he's talking about lol (fishing painter)

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don't listen to ck he doesn't know what he's talking about lol (fishing painter)

You got that right....BSL usually goes out 3 days after wawa does but what do I know LOL.

Hey James....you gonna drag you butt up here this spring?

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yep as soon as we get some work so i can afford it i'll be up there

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Caught a 15 1/2 a couple of weeks ago, fat with eggs or larvae, looked like it had a golf ball in its belly. So there's still a few left. Hopefully it's still swimming around despite the end of year flurry.

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She's all busted up boys!

There's a few small sheets pushed to shore ,but she should be wide open by morning.

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its all open. I was able to get my dock and pontoon in on my lake thursday, thats the earliest I have ever been able to do that by 10 days.

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She is early for ice off.

Can't wait for the water to warm up a bit.

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I need to get up there this summer to give it a go and stay at the hunting shack. Is the bite decent most of the summer or is it mainly a spring/fall deal?

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I get them all year long,but the pattern changes as the water warms.

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Yea my experience with pies in the dog days of summer is they school up and go to the deep wead beds. If you can find em it is gang busters but finding em isn't easy especially on an unfamiliar lake. "No meat Keith" aka CK maybe it will work out that we can give her a go this summer. I'll hit ya up if I am up that way.

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Finding them is a piece of cake if ya know what to look for....I'll be pounding specs all the way to ice up.

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How is BSL typically around opener when it comes to walleyes? I've only fished the lake once in the winter and was hoping to give it a whirl in a few weeks after the season starts

Thanks

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It has a lot of 10 inchers, but not much else in the Walleye dept.

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That's why a new slot is being proposed for next year.

I woulnd't waist my time on that lake for walleyes.

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That's why a new slot is being proposed for next year.

I woulnd't waist my time on that lake for walleyes.

Do you have any proposed length limits on the potential slot for Eyes and sunfish on Big Sandy?!

We certainly don't go to BSL on the opener for the Walleye fishing it's more about tradition and hanging with family and friends.

So I can deal with one weekend of Small Eyes and Snot rockets anyway!

Good Luck to Keith and everyone else on the opener!

Peir!

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You guys do have fun....

from what I've heard from the area fishery supervisor.Rick says that the slot will be 14-18 can be kept with one over 28".

The gill limit will be reduced down to 5...no size limit which I argued for.

I was told that it would be a hard sell for a size limit vs a limit reduction.

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Thanks Keith!

Hope all is well with ya and I know you'll be slaying some eye's somewhere on Da opener!

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