Winter kill

[jmuff24]

Can someone please tell me how the shallow lakes are holding up as far as winter kill goes?? (Tamarac, rock, waboose, etc...)

[kingr]

Rumor at Ice Cracking Resort on Saturday was that someone put a camera down in Waboose and saw dead fish on the bottom of the lake. I have not confirmed this with talking to the refuge or going out there first hand though.

i know people have been out on Tamarac in the last couple weeks when I have driven by.

[th64]

Going up there next week we were going to go to Tamarak or Waboose if anyone finds out about either or both of these lakes I would love to know.

Thanks

[Guest]

Tam is slow and has never been a good late ice lake, I had a buddy go out there last week and only marked 3 fish and they were all only 3' under the ice, my guess is the oxygen level in Tam is extremely low as shallow as it is with no inlets or outlets. As far as Waboose I heard the same thing about possible winter kill with cameras showing dead fish.

Good Luck, report back any results....thx.

[JacobG]

I was on Waboose about a month ago and we did catch a few fish, the fish were right under the ice, within a foot or two, Not looking good at all. My guess is that there will be significant winter kill. Unfortunately. And again that's just my guess, however all they signs are there.

[kingr]

I would call the refuge headquarters, they will give you the most up to date information

Going up there next week we were going to go to Tamarak or Waboose if anyone finds out about either or both of these lakes I would love to know.

Thanks

[th64]

Thanks-Anyone have a good plan B for the area-post or PM

[Jim Panfish Uran]

North Twin up in my neck of the woods is smothering out, there will be a lot of winter kill this year, it's been tough of everything!

[Guest]

If we don't get a major melt soon allowing water to run back down cracks and old holes to create more oxygen it is going to be devastating....hopefully the big melt starts this weekend, need it to stay above 32 at night so it does not freeze up again overnight. Takes years for these crappie ponds to recover, the big deep lakes will be fine but they are no fun!

[paceman]

Oh Man not good, I fished those lakes a few times last year and did really well, hope they survive. Another good fishing lake lake prone to winter kill is Height of Land. Spring needs to show up!

[broodwich]

One of the guys at my work also works at Tamarac Refuge and he said that the oxygen levels on Tamarac, Waboose, and Height of Land are at critical levels. I think he said all three lakes were just above 2 parts per million which is the lowest most fish can tolerate. Without any warm weather in the foreseeable future he believes there will be significant kills on these lakes. He did not know about Rock lake or Shell but it's been my experience that if Tam goes Rock will also. It's a shame these small lakes are key lakes for panfish, and with most of the large lakes in the area struggling to produce sizable panfish this will only but more pressure on them. Lets just hope that these lakes rebound quickly.

[JIGGS]

Was at Tamarak yesterday, nobody out there - no real tracks from vehicles parking.

Drilled some holes 10'-17'- no marks - no bites.

[Guest]

fish tam a lot early ice and then up to Feb 1st, it has never been a good late ice lake and then with the possible winterkill going on it does not surprise me that it was slow.