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With temperatures remaining well below the freezing point through the beginning of next week, I would imagine people will start venturing out on the ice to do some fishing this weekend. I'm just wondering if anybody is planning on hitting up some of the smaller lakes in the area. I am at least going to test out some ice thicknesses; pending an appropriate thickness, I might just drop a line. I’m not going to force it though. If it’s too thin I’ll just wait another week or two. If you do go out, good luck to you, but more importantly be safe. The fish will still be there in another week or two.

loebs

Posted

I would normally be out this weekend but working the ice show Saturday & Sunday and don't feel safe walking around at night on questionable lakes.

Next week if I don't get to Grand Rapids or Alex will be out for sure ice permitting. 60% of the stuff is ready to go, I will be 99% ready by next weekend.

Posted

Loebs, I was out on Buffalo Lake monday nite the fishing

was slow at best, only to 2 hits in 2hrs. Then the rain hit so I left. If the weather holds I may be out this weekend.

Posted

Don't be afraid to wear a life jacket.

I have a full jacket made by Stearns that I wear everytime I go ice fishing. Thankfully I've never fallen thru the ice. And since I don't swim so well in the summer, I figure I won't be able to swim any better in the winter. crazy.gif

So its a life jacket year round for this boy. Doesn't mean I'm going to try anything stupid. But it sure makes me feel better.

Posted

Quote:

I would normally be out this weekend but working the ice show Saturday & Sunday and

Posted

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ice show where at and when


13th Annual St. Paul Ice Fishing & Winter Sports Show

St. Paul River Centre December 2 - 4, 2005

Ticket Prices:

Adults: $7.50

Children 5-12: $4

Under 5: Free

Show Hours:

Friday: 1 - 9 pm

Saturday: 10 am - 7 pm

Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm

Seminar Schedule

Friday, December 2, 2005

2:00pm "Sunfish and Crappies" "Tackle Terry" Tuma

4:00pm "How to be a Modern Ice Fisherman" Greg Wilczynski

6:00pm "Mastering the Tools Of Modern Ice Fishing" Dave Genz

Saturday, December 3, 2005

11:00am "Mastering the Tools Of Modern Ice Fishing" Dave Genz

1:00pm Kids Ice Fishing Billy Hildebrand

3:00pm "Walleye" "Tackle Terry" Tuma

5:00pm "Fishing the Wildside's" Chip Leer

Sunday, December 4, 2005

11:30am "Sunfish and Crappies" "Tackle Terry" Tuma

1:30pm "Fishing the Wildside's" Chip Leer

3:30pm "Mastering the Tools Of Modern Ice Fishing

I do have a coupon (e-mailable) that will give anyone $1.00 off admission. E-mail me at scott @ zoomn . com and I will send it to you.

Posted

I believe I will give Indian a try. A couple tip ups with shinners should be just what the Dr. ordered.

"Your bobbers down!" grin.gif

Posted

Jim,

How thick is the ice on big buff? I'm hoping to be out tomorrow. Last year it was Dec. 15th and there was 2-2.5" of ice then, three days erlier it was wide open, the next three days had temps. real similar to right now, so,... so... I'm real excited. I remodeled my Voyager this fall and can't wait to see how she works. Is Bob's open yet?

Posted

As of last nite there is still open water. It had just a very thin crust tuesday. I have not checked if BoBs is open.

I don't think so cause there is no walkable ice yet. I still have minnow from three weeks ago. Got red tails at shuman's. Pulaski is wide open as of tonite. If the weather is in the mid 20's I'll try fishing pulaski.

Posted

Pulaski is open, yet you would plan on fishing it soon?

Argh!!!!

That is one lake I wouldnt be pushing to get out on. shocked.gif

Posted

I assumed he meant in a boat.?.?

Posted

I would think so too.... confused.gif

Posted

I just checked out one my favorite smaller lakes tonight. It ranged anywhere from two and a half to three and a half inches thick. It is still a little too questionable for my liking. I'll check it tomorrow and again on Sunday. These cold temperatures are really moving things along, despite having a inch or two of powder on top. I will keep posting the reports.

Posted

checked lakes bye monti today,mabee an inch or two of ice,couple more days

Posted

Guys I was out on pulaski 2 yrs ago catching walleyes from my ranger boat. I got home just to see channel 5 News reporting about the cars and trucks that went through on Buffalo. I have found some really great fishing just before ice over.

I was fishing Buffalo monday just before the rain hit. Done good! How its waiting for walkable ice. I'll go check some others today, before going to the ice fishing show.

Buffalo had 1 3/4in. clear ice and 3/4 in. gray or junk ice this morning. I'm giving it at last a week with the snow me got this morning.

I don't plan on being on the news, after going through.

Posted

got 2 piker on little cedar it had 4 in 4 about 100 ft then a inch. cool.gif

Posted

anyone check any of the lakes, yet? I'm going to ice show today. I learned some new things for ice fishing. Last weekend dave genz and brian (bro) brosdahl were at Gander mtn. They showed some neat tricks to fishing looking forward to trying them out.

Posted

I ended up finding some good ice this weekend on a small lake just outside of Annandale. There was five inches of ice and the crappies were biting. I was just looking to get out on the ice; finding fish was a bonus. To my surprise, two of the crappies were just shy of thirteen inches. So it was a good first outing.

Anybody else get out?

Posted

Nice, we checked 3 lakes in the area we hit for early ice and none were safe yet, one or two punches and was through. You would think with the weather the way it is, there would be more.

Posted

loebs tell me it was not Millstone please????

Posted

Loebs,Your lucky, I was walking on constance lake tonite and almost took a swim. I had been chunken the ice as I walked and just then the chisel went through with no effert.

I'm ready to go fish on the ice. If I only had a snow plow to clear the ramp to pulaski. The walleyes are ready the bite there with the colder weather.

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