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Fished Duck Lake Friday evening the 26th. Lots on small crappies. They are really small but fun to catch none the less. Would be a good spot to take kids for an action packed evening. Approximately 6" of ice.

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I know Duck opened up earlier this winter, but so did Washington. How come we have 14" of ice in Mud Bay and only 6" on that smaller lake? Since there were only four houses on the lake this weekend, it looks like you were in the same area the bite went last winter.

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Yeah, I thought that was interesting also. Must have had something to do with the wind before the last cold snap.

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Have you fished in Bakers Bay yet? There were a few in there this weekend, but we weren't quite ready to make the move.

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Did not get out sunday went out monday night had 12 inchs got some crappies for supper had a good time today looks like cleaning snow of drive and cars and will see after that if I get out or not.

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the bit is at 6:00 the ones I have seen have been around 9 inchs not to say there not there you do get a nice one now and then still working on finding the biger ones yet.

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I have never fished this lake before but I talked to a guy on Washington yesterday that said he was going to head out there, b/c we both figured out that the gills and crappies were very negative yesterday. We stuck around for 3 more hours and fished off the north access and Westwood anywhere from 30'-8' of water search for the fish but never found a spot where they were holding and when you would find some once you got set up in your shack they were gone again. Anyways I think we might have to give Duck a shot.

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Yeah we made it out Friday night from 4-7:30 or so, and didn't do very well. Fished 17' of water and caught them from the bottom to 7' down. Only problem they were few and far between and they were only 5". I don't know if I was doing something wrong or not in the right spot.

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Phill I went out sunday night there is alot more people out there now the bite started out fast got 4 but than died off lost about 12 hafe way up or at the hole end up with 7 and the size did go from 5 to 9 for me to I will try agen in a day or two when the cars and trucks are not as much as the week end.

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Good to hear. I am sure the weekend traffic had a lot of to with it. I think with the warmer weather coming by the end of the week we should start getting into a better biting pattern. I haven't crossed duck of my list of places to try yet

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