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Darn Rain!!!


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Have one of them there Government days off tomorrow and was going to try for some crappies but there is 90% chance of rain! :cry:

Thanks Trump! :angry:  :D

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The rain is not good news

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I was going to try to go tomorrow (walking out in metro) despite the rain which appears to be light and I have a portable. Are you concerned about the ice conditions deteriorating throughout the day?  Or just for the rest of the week?

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The lakes took a beating and I was not out on Sunday to see the damage. Saturday I saw the first 4 to 5 inches turn soft. Be careful and check the ice conditions 

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Getting on and off at the launch's starts to be my worry. :(

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Our ice will last up here, I'll bet anything there will be people driving out there this evening. We had 22" of ice yesterday and we had a ton of snow/slush on top of the ice as of yesterday so I'm assuming it will be draining through today and tomorrow and then a cool down. I'm not putting away my gear yet up here. 

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25 minutes ago, Jim Uran said:

Our ice will last up here, I'll bet anything there will be people driving out there this evening. We had 22" of ice yesterday and we had a ton of snow/slush on top of the ice as of yesterday so I'm assuming it will be draining through today and tomorrow and then a cool down. I'm not putting away my gear yet up here. 

 

Yep, it maybe a good weekend for all of us to head up to Jim's area this coming weekend! Let's do another GTG! :lol:

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Made it out to Upper Prior just as it was starting to rain.  Set up my hub in 9 feet and got out of the rain but nothing moving on flasher or camera.  When the rain let up I drilled a bunch more holes in different depths but couldn't mark anything. Felt like the Dead Sea out there.  Got wet punching holes and no sign of fish so I packed up and left about 12:30 in a steady rain.  

 

Landing was beat up but still has some ice to walk out onas of about 1 pm.  Found ~12" in each hole, some ice better than others but lots of candling.  

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Been wondering if the wheelhouse will be done for the season already. :(

 

The ice we were on yesterday in the Little Falls area was pretty good but I could hear it melting around us while hole hopping.  That candling is going to be the wild card.  

 

If further north is the answer, well then, so be it.

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Seen a post from last night that the front of a truck went thru at the access in Walker, so Poutfest is in doubt.

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We had to ride snowmobiles 30 miles out of the Canadian bush Monday and it was a mess. Filled our Otters with water even with covers strapped on.

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1 hour ago, gunner55 said:

Seen a post from last night that the front of a truck went thru at the access in Walker, so Poutfest is in doubt.

 

My buddy and his dad dropped there front end of there pickup in on lake bemidji Saturday luckley they were able to get out with out harm. After all the rain and warm temps hopefully people learn now to stop driving. If you do go out walk not worth the risk. I'm looking at the forcast and after tonight the lows for nights are in the teens so hopefully things may heal up and I can get out a few more times. It's the middle of February I'm not going to be putting things away yet feels like I just got things out!:(

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