Springsteel & Buffalo Bay

[Bob Clausen]

I'm planning on a trip up to LOW Thursday for a long weekend. Anyone know if there's decent ice in these areas? Are there permanent houses out yet? Thanks for any info.

[twee]

Is this shop teacher from Stephen minnestoa??

['EyesonU]

Bump,..I'm curious too as there is no lodging available in the Baudette area for Sat night.<P>How is the ice around Springsteel, I've only fished in this area in March so I have no idea what to expect this time of year.<P>Thanks

[widetrack]

8-9 inches as of Sunday.

['EyesonU]

How far out? I guess I shouldn't be too concerned, but for some reason I am because I haven't been in this area at early ice.<P>Can we get to Buffalo Pt and then head east a ways?

[widetrack]

You would be foolish not to be concerned about ice conditions.<P>I went from the Warroad Jetty to the end of the sandbar off buffalo point last Saturday.<BR>Good all the way, unless a crack opens up.<P>I found thin ice on thanksgiving weekend up there... so always be cautious. Suppose to be cold the next few days... -10 by Friday.<P>PS: this was on a sled.<p>[This message has been edited by widetrack (edited 12-09-2003).]

[WalleyeSnob]

widetrack<P>how did the sand bar treat you for walleyes and big ones at all?<P>also wondering when their will be snowmobile traffic to 16 mile <P>have you been out there yet?

[MN Mike]

Widetrack,<P>When you say you were out on the sandbar on Buffalo Point, were you talking MN water or Manitoba water?<P>Just curious........<P><BR>Mike<P>

[widetrack]

WS:<P>Only been out a few times, and fishing has been pretty slow for me. Short window to knock off a few right before dark.<BR>Sounds like the East side is the hot-spot.<P>Haven't been to 16 yet, but after this cold snap, I'll be heading that way very soon.

[widetrack]

Mike:<P>I was on the MN side on the South point... right near the border though.<P>I might check out the CDN side of the bay this weekend, and perhaps 16.

[MN Mike]

Ok, Thanks....<P>If you happen to be out there this weekend on Buffalo and see a couple houses heading north being pulled by 4 wheelers, come on over and say hi. <P>Later,<P>Mike<P>PS. Thats if the ice is good to travel, of course.<BR>

[widetrack]

Mike: 10-4.

[Fish Toys]

MN Mike<BR>Hey you don't have time to go FISHING with all the work you have to do If you do go there might be some customers with puters that don't work & won't be able to check on the fishing reports <P> <BR> <BR>Good luck if you do go tho <P>------------------<BR><A HREF="http://www.icesaws.com/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.icesaws.com/</A>

[MN Mike]

Hey Fish......<P><BR>Aren't you done building saws YET !!! You CAN'T miss another ice fishing season building saws!! Time to get out and play.....<P>You know I can only hold Dad back for so long, he was fit to be tied before that big crack opened up off of long point that put a damper on things for a VERY short while, I am sure the houses will be heading north by this weekend if not sooner. <P>Saturdays and Sundays are MINE !! 'puters are going to have to wait !!!<P>Later....<P>Mike<P><BR>

[MN Mike]

Widetrack,<P>Wondering if you made it out there last weekend, we ended up going to Birch Point and coming in from that direction. It ended up being the way to go, we got out the ' the bar ' and the ice is pretty messed up, I don't think we could have made it from the south.<P>Let me know what you saw from the south end if you were there.<P>Mike<P>

[Gillraker]

MN Mike,<P>How was it coming in from Birch? Plan to go up there this week and give them a run. Did you take wheelers out or could you drive trucks? The ice is nasty huh? Lots of ridges? How was the fishing? Thanks for any input!

[MN Mike]

Gillraker,<P>I don't think the ice coming from Birch is much different than last year, 1 breaker about 1/2 way out, that is the biggest one between Birch and ' the bar '. A couple rough spots on the way but out around the house, everything to the east and some to the south is messed up big time. If you remember the breaker last year and its location, it moved about a good 100 - 150 yards east this time and its piles up with rough ice for a little ways and it runs north and south.<P>I know I won't be going out there yet with a vehicle, 12"s of ice on ' the bar '. There are a couple of spots I would be concerned about. 4 wheelers should work fine, there are some drifts out there. Sleds should work good too. A couple of trucks were on the ice yesterday but they were only a few hundred yards off shore, not too far out.<P>I only got to fish for about 2 1/2 hours yesterday, 11 am till 1:30 or so, 1 walleye, 1 sauger, 1 perch and 1 'pout. Not alot happenin' yet, wish I could have stayed till dark but couldn't.<P>Let me know how you do......<P>Mike<P>

[Bob Clausen]

Just to pass on my two cents on the Bay. Was up for 4 days and had the slowest Eye fishing in ten years on the Bay. Folks say there was no shiner run/spawn around Springsteel so imagine the eyes followed a different route to feed up this fall. As to ice, we went all over the east and south shore areas and never did have less than 10 inches of ice under us. HOWEVER, I did just about [PoorWordUsage] myself when I stepped into a guys shack off the south shore to visit and saw him fishing through just 4 inches of ice. BE CAREFUL! WEAR YOUR PFD AND ICE PICKS!