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Offline ncraun35

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sweets marsh
« on: Dec 02, 2013, 01:36 AM »
Anyone been to martens lake on sweets marsh yet this year.  wondering what the ice is looking like

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #1 on: Dec 02, 2013, 07:23 PM »
Today and tomorrow's weather is not looking good I'd stay away till at least this weekend. Not sure if anyone has been there yet.

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #2 on: Dec 03, 2013, 06:20 AM »
I was there on Sunday. The ice was getting a bit crappy where you want to fish in the shallows due to the weeds absorbing the sun. Prob a good idea to wait till this weekend when it firms up again.

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #3 on: Dec 06, 2013, 08:15 AM »
Im thinking the ice should be solid after the next couple days.. 

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #4 on: Dec 06, 2013, 04:00 PM »
Saw 4 trucks there this morning fish must be biting there I went to Volga and got 12 crappies and some small bluegills

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #5 on: Dec 10, 2013, 08:03 AM »
Anyone heading out to matters today.  Thinking about heading over in a few mins.   Going to be a cold one

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #6 on: Dec 10, 2013, 08:37 AM »
Ill be ther tonight probly round 5

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #7 on: Dec 10, 2013, 09:01 AM »
Slab killer..  I'll be off before than.  I'll try and update how it goes before 5. 

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #8 on: Dec 10, 2013, 09:19 AM »
Awesome let me know if the wind dies at all out there

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #9 on: Dec 10, 2013, 10:53 AM »
I was there Sunday morning, fishing was pretty slow.

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #10 on: Dec 10, 2013, 12:30 PM »
Havent seen a fish yet, and the wind is out of control. 
Got 6 in of ice.  This would be better if I drove out here

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #11 on: Dec 10, 2013, 12:36 PM »
No fun being able to see the bottom with nothing but a few weeds in between.

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #12 on: Dec 10, 2013, 02:13 PM »
Ok bounced around some more. Drilled a hole got a nice gill in seconds.  Had a few more really good bites.  Moved the.shack got set up now zilch.  **censored**

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #13 on: Dec 12, 2013, 11:23 AM »
went to sweets Marsh today, 4 other people there everybody seems to be moving around not catching anything.  after 2 hours of drilling holes and not even seeing a fish ive  packed it up.  was anybody from here over there this morning?

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #14 on: Dec 15, 2013, 10:48 AM »
How thick has the ice gotten on the marsh?

Offline ejbuck

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #15 on: Dec 15, 2013, 10:56 AM »
I was there yesterday afternoon. I didn't measure it but I would say ice was 7-8 inches thick. Fish were biting decent, caught over 20 gills and one crappie in a couple hours.

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #16 on: Dec 16, 2013, 07:36 AM »
Spent a couple hours out there Sunday. Caought 1 really nice gill. Other then that it was hard to mark a fish.

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #17 on: Dec 19, 2013, 11:59 AM »
anyone on the marsh today?  haven't really been in very good things over there.

Offline ejbuck

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #18 on: Dec 19, 2013, 01:51 PM »
I've only been out there twice this year, first time I went it was like the dead sea. One bite in 5hours of fishing. I went out there last Saturday and caught them good. It was hit or miss like that last year as well for me.

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #19 on: Dec 19, 2013, 02:36 PM »
definitely was the Dead Sea today. 1 real solid blue go about halfway through the day.  talk to a couple guys who said the crappies what real good this morning but shut off around 830

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #20 on: Jan 02, 2014, 05:01 PM »
Anyone doing any good on the Marsh yet?  Are they driving on it?

Offline ejbuck

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #21 on: Jan 08, 2014, 08:41 AM »
Has anybody been to the marsh lately? I haven't been there for a couple weeks.  I'm wondering if the fishing has picked up?

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #22 on: Nov 17, 2014, 11:29 AM »
What's up at sweets? Getting close I hope?

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #23 on: Nov 17, 2014, 03:54 PM »
Hope to get up there and check it soon. Its usually one of the first places locally with good ice.

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #24 on: Nov 18, 2014, 02:28 PM »
had a duck hunter told  me he was walking on the ice last Thursday to retrieve his ducks.  wont be long now

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #25 on: Nov 18, 2014, 02:48 PM »
Sounds pretty close to me! As long as the river is iced over enough to walk across

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #26 on: Nov 18, 2014, 03:23 PM »
Hopefully the fishing is better then last year.  I never did have much luck over there last year.  the year before was a totally different story though

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #27 on: Nov 18, 2014, 04:13 PM »
Very rough winter last year! Always the best first ice though! I usually hit it early in the year and never go back

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #28 on: Nov 20, 2014, 06:30 PM »
Checked sweets tonight after work. There's 4 inches of ice above the dam. Ice hut tracks go across to the lake, so it looks like guys are fishing it. Only had time to pop a couple holes , but ice seemed consistent.

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Re: sweets marsh
« Reply #29 on: Nov 20, 2014, 09:09 PM »
Heck yea game on!

 



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