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Who will plow to the flats??


blackjackdavey10

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As i sit here in Finlayson watching the snow pile up by the feet i wonder if i will see another batch of jumbo perch? I love the late bite on the mud but with this dump will any resort expend the energy and time to plow to the flats? Liberty used to be really on it but i don't know about this year any updates this week would be awsome I'd pay 20$ for another trip out for Jumbos....

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If you call a few resorts and find one let me know.I will call some too and post what I find out.I will try the west side resorts.

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I would think that if you could pull a house or if it was nice out, you could get by with a quad or a sled to get out there. Just my thought, that's what I would do. Then you could get to wherever you want. I would think that with all the snow a sled would probably be a bit better than a quad though. Just for sake of possibly getting stuck in a two foot drift three miles from shore! smirk.gif

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Hunter's Point will have roads out to the Flats, at least on Wed. when I was up they said they would.

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I would bet on a sled working just great. Unless you feel like digging a truck out alot. grin.gif

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hunters point resort said that he is going to have four trucks plowing and will have roads open for the weekend.

i had a bunch of minneapolis firemen up monday and tuesday, and george plowed over 20 miles of road over the 2 days. you could get around real good with a 2 wheel drive van. i am sure that he will at least open up what he plowed monday and tuesday.................tom fellegy

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Tom is correct.

Just got off the phone with George at Nitti's Hunters Point and he is going to be plowing roads out to 3 mile only at this time.

The winds are pretty steady and the snow is drifting pretty bad. We have around 18 inches of snow and its very light and drifting everywhere. George told me that until the winds die down he will not be plowing roads until the winds die down.

There is around 30 plus inches of new snow on the lake and drifting all over. Bring your snowmobile if you want to get around. Four Wheelers will not cut it off the roads! We are not plowing any roads and I spoke with Kevin this morning and Mac's is not plowing any roads either. I called Fishers Resort this morning and their road is closed also.

I haven't heard of any fishing reports as of today. Everyone has been crambling just to get the fish houses off the lake.

Bring your snowmobiles up and enjoy some trail riding and a little perch fishing. All the trails are freshly groomed and look like a ton of fun! I know thats what I ma going to do this weekend.

Fish On!!!

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No roads plowed at Twin Pines,Terrys or Hunters til the winds die down,just got off the phone with all three(4 p.m. friday)Wheelers wont cut it this weekend. confused.gif

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Lyback's will be going to 5 mile and the mud flats once they get the areas in closer to shore taken care of. probably late tomorrow/monday.

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Are Hunter's roads good for a car travel right now. I want to get up there all day Saturday. It's gonna be pretty nice out.

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Was out yesterday from hunters...he has plowed paths to several area's. The only problem I would see in a car is trying to find somewhere to pull off the roads. The roads are plowed 1 1/2 lanes...not the typical highways. You would have to find a safe spot to pull over on the snow so other vehicles could get around you. I would just bring a shovel...

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Save ur back and just use ur foot, to hammer it over the bank!

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Perfect I'll bring my shovel in case my foot can't hammer it over the bank!!

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I just got off the phone with Hunter's and they said you can park on the roads w/o blocking them. Can anyone verify this? Otherwise I'm going out of Sunset Bay. Thanks

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We have about 4 miles roads plowed out with plenty of room. Roads are in the bay and along doe island reef and in front of cedar creek.

Fish On!!!

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  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Creators

We're out of Sunset bay right now. The weather s nice the roads look good and the perch should be moving in around Doe Island right now.

We intend to find out tomorrow.

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