Landings and ice?

[Jim W]

jiggin pig or others.

What are the conditions of the public accesses in and around Redwing?

Weighing my fishing options for the weekend.

Thanks a bunch!

Keep the rods bendin'!!!

Jim W

[Jimmy]

Jim, Baypoint and coville have a little ice forming but you could bust through it. The back channel is wide open and the parking lot has been pretty vacant. River traffic has been way down since deer season.

[jiggin pig]

I fished through the ice today at both. Baypoint had anywhere from a 1/4 inch to an 1 inch of ice. Pending how much ice you want push through. The the north side of baypoint is open, but the rest of the bay is iced up.

Covill launch back by the swimming park is iced up and the old lauch by the plant is open. I would just head over to wisconsin, probaly will be easiest.

[CrappieJohn]

It hasn't been cold enough yet to shut in Alma. That will be open unless we see some radical temps.

[juggs]

CT--Is there anyone at all getting on the ice in the Wabasha/Alma/West Newton area yet?

[CrappieJohn]

I was in Wabasha on MOn/Tues. The harbor and dike road are not ready yet. Newton...can't say as I did not get down there. The water is cooler below the dam at Alma so the backwaters may be iced over enough to fish. Personally I'd wait until next weekend unless some others are on the ice ahead of you. I'd not recommend being the first out.

[Jim W]

Can anyone give me an update on ice conditions at Baypoint and/or Colville landings??

Thanks much in advance!

Keep the rods bendin'!!

Jim W

[Jimmy]

Jim, Baypoint is still being used but there is ice in the bay. Coville should be open even if you have to use the north landing.

[Jim W]

Jimmy my friend! Thanks a ton! Could you specify on ice in the harbor at Baypoint? Does a guy have to ice bust to get out into the channel?

Thanks a ton! Sarge and I are hoping to get down there this weekend to play bumper boats!

Jim W

[Dan Thiem]

Speaking of landings and ice-

Anybody rememder the old ramp by Red Wing? It was called Gene's. Good food service and bevs. But how about that ramp? Man did that baby get slippery. I could tell a few stories about that area.

[Dan Thiem]

Another thing-

Isn't there a ramp in that campground directly under the high brige?

[fish4ed]

I suspect it's time to forget about Baypoint until spring. Was there weekend before last - wide open. Went out Saturday and found ice buildup on the ramp, and played icebreaker to get out to the channel. Nice to be out, and the bumper boats is not near as bad as it will be in March. Did see one nimrod in a Ranger at half-throttle, nose of the boat in the air so he couldn't see, plow through a group of boats with his buddy on the bow pointing - not sure if the guy on front was trying to help avoid, or hit, the guys who were bucking in his wake.

[Jimmy]

Jim, Baypoint has a channel through the ice. The back channel is also still a safe bet until the temps drop into the 20's.

[LuckBites]

I launched @ baypoint the last 2 days. There was some ice to break through on Wed but it was gone yesterday. I had more trouble navigating through the wood they cleaned out from the dam than anything on Wed.

The bite was good for saugers as everyone already knows! I finally was able to build up some confidence in plastics!

[CrappieJohn]

LB....This is the best time of year to devcelope confidence in using plastics. The plastic will continue to get better and better and experimenting is often some of the best education that you can get. The best part is that if you get in a dry run doing something new and the fish were hitting well fishing another way, you can just switch back to that and not loose much time at all. A key here is to let the fish "tell" you what they want. Change often until you hit on the right profile/color/presentation....the fish will let you know why you have hit on it.