Shields lake

[jblabsnduck]

Any ice reports on shields lake?

Is it starting to ice up at all?

If the weather man is right, it is going to get cold next week. Single digits for lows. That should make some ice for next saturday. Hoping to hit shields saturday afternoon.

[Fish'n guy]

I am getting exited for the ice as well to thicken up out on Shields and if the forcast for next week is right then we should have walkable ice by next Staurday. Sur be nice to get into some big PIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOD FISHIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jig-em]

Fish-en!

I love sitting and waiting for the tip up to go in the bays on Shields. Long walk this time of year, but well worth it.

jig-em

[Fish'n guy]

I'm with ya on that one Jig-em and it even funner to watch the flag go up and see the tripper going around 100 miles per hour. GOOD FISHIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wallyeye]

I just drove by my favorite (Bohemian Bay) on Shields today. I would have checked the thickness of the ice but the spot where I and just about every one else, usually accesses the lake had a gate and a no trespassing sign on it. I am going to have to do some investigating to find out other legal ways of accessing the lake from that shore line. Just thought people would want to know.

[delmuts]

wallyeye. which bay is that ? i fish the lake in open water season. love the north west bay and behind heron island in late fall for pike. del

[jblabsnduck]

Any new reports on the ice at shields?

I believe that is the bay that I fish, right of the dirt road there with a small parking area? That is the only place I have ever fished on that lake.

[efgh]

I have fished that bay too, the bay that is by the dirt road, The old guys call it Kaderlick bay, am not to sure it is or is not public land, gate and fence may not be legal, could check with a c.o. or county assesor.

[wallyeye]

My dad checked with the local Game Warden and was told that because the no trespassing sign on the gate is not signed, among other reasons, it is not legally posted and you can

walk around the gate and be well within your rights.

[hawkeye43]

I was also thinking that the road right-a-way is 33 ft from the center on township roads and if a county road its 65 ft.If that is the case there should no be an issue anyway because anyone can use a rightaway and once you are on the water you are free to go.

[Valv]

Last thing we want is to have local landowners mad at icefisherman.

There have been many issues of garbage left, trashing done, late night noises, etc. that's the reason for the no trespassing signs. It's not the only lake with this problem.

Please pickup garbage and be polite.

[jblabsnduck]

But is there ice out there?

Wont be there till next friday so I am gusseing it should be good enough by then.

Can't wait to see that first flag and the first pop of the bobber.

[Big G]

Thanks for piping up with the common sense Val!!!

Seems some people just don't care or have any other respect for other people's property.

I wonder how they would feel if I parked my truck in their front yard for a couple of days, since it is within 33 feet of the road and there isn't any "no tresspassing" signs???!!!

Go ahead and park there!!! I wouldn't surprise me if you ended up with cut tires...............

Nice people!!! Good grief!!!!!!!!

If it says no trespassing, it is no tresspassing. There is a cattle pasture fence just down the road..........maybe you want to cut the fence to get access?????

What are you people thinking???

[jblabsnduck]

BIG G, I never trespass and never will. So I hope that wasn't pointed at me. I will find a legal way onto the lake and I always pick up after myself.

I just hop ethey rmove the sign. I hope they are just trying to keep people safe. Who knows but I will be fishing there somewhere next week.

[MNice]

Back in the 70's the "access" at Kaderlik's bay was to walk to the house, pay $1 and launch your boat. To the best of my knowledge, it's private property, so please, do not enter the lake there without permission. why not just walk to the house across the road and ask? If they turn you down, go the the public access and walk.

[hawkeye43]

i did not say any thing about parking there did I or about a crossing any fence. if i was riding a snowmobile or 4 wheeler in the ditch and went onto the lake there that would be wrong, I think you can ride in the ditchs right??. And there are no parking signs along the road, so you cant park there. I know it is a bad deal there, I use to pay the old guy that was there and give him fish that were cleaned. I have talked to new people that live there and that is why they closed it was the garbage and all the people that disrepected it. ITs a bad deal all around.

[2 DA GILLS]

Isn't the road still marked with No Parking signs anyway? I was there last year and law enforcement was out writing parking tickets. That access was never a good access point even when the gate did not exist. Unless there was ice thick enough to drive on, there were limited places off the road to park.

It is a good distance from the access, but not impossible.