Ice conditions

[Bluegill Dan]

Anyone have any ice reports in the area?

[workin4bait]

I was on a lake today that had open water,but I fished on 5 and half inches.

 

[summit090706]

was out on Cedar in Fairbult and there was between 4-5 inches..   On the west side however there is some open water yet.

[Schlimer2]

The warm temps and wind have created open water on some of the lakes by Hutchinson.  Be careful out there

[matt320]

Anyone have current conditions for Koronis in Paynesville?

[fishingstar]

I was told at work last week it is still open

 

[IceHawk]

16 hours ago, matt320 said:

Anyone have current conditions for Koronis in Paynesville?

AS of last week there was still alot of open water out there. Some guys spearing in the western bay but that was about it. I must of got you hooked on those big crappies that time we were out  Hoping to get there as soon as possible left some nice schools of eyes this fall hoping they are still close to where I left them once the hard pack is safe!

[smurfy]

18 minutes ago, IceHawk said:

AS of last week there was still alot of open water out there. Some guys spearing in the western bay but that was about it. I must of got you hooked on those big crappies that time we were out  Hoping to get there as soon as possible left some nice schools of eyes this fall hoping they are still close to where I left them once the hard pack is safe!

better fire up that GPS tracker i put on your truck!!!!!!!

[Waljuice]

I just bought a house right next to lake marie. Does anyone have any knowledge on the ice thickness consistency? I've only ice fished the lake 1 other time and it was late ice 15 years ago. Since the river runs through it does the thickness drastically differ from one spot to the next? Is there any know areas to stay away from or you gotta keep verifying thickness while trying to get to the hole or one of the flats? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

[IceHawk]

Welcome to the site ! Marie aka stump as some of the locals call it is pretty good for numbers of panfish You have to sort a bunch at times but there are some repectable fish in there. A few of the areas you want to avoid is by the entrance creek flowing into lake Louise. Some years its passible with ATV but others its a very risky deal. I personally wont go through it as I have seen a few wheelers drop through over years of fishing it.  Another questionable area is the public access  on The NE corner of the lake. There is flowage, current flow from Caroline to Marie here and should be a area to avoid at least with a vehicle. Ive done it with my ATV a few times. Most everyone goes on a small gravel access in the middle on the Southern side of the lake.  Good luck be safe and let us know how you do!

[matt320]

On 12/26/2020 at 12:00 PM, IceHawk said:

AS of last week there was still alot of open water out there. Some guys spearing in the western bay but that was about it. I must of got you hooked on those big crappies that time we were out  Hoping to get there as soon as possible left some nice schools of eyes this fall hoping they are still close to where I left them once the hard pack is safe!

Yes, you got me hooked on icefishing more than I was before, I havent been to Koronis since spring time but always try to get out that way during the winter, I just upgraded to a one man flip over calm house ( no more hub house trying to blow away in the wind lol) I've been fishing lakes around st cloud and have been doing well on eyes and crappies, the new silkie trailer on a drop kick jig has been doing it for me so far. This eye was caught on Saturday on the silkie and drop kick. 

[IceHawk]

I could see that look when I took you out that you were hooked! Looks like some of my teaching  worked! Way to go probably see you out on Big K sometime!

Edited December 28, 2020 by IceHawk

[black otter]

Any ice reports on Clearwater? Does BJs have road plowed out? Thanks

[leech~~]

8 hours ago, black otter said:

Any ice reports on Clearwater? Does BJs have road plowed out? Thanks

Highly doubt it, and they haven't updated their site yet.

May be give them a call.

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