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Michigan => Ice Fishing Michigan => Topic started by: 08megacab on Feb 21, 2015, 09:17 PM
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Is there a list of landings/ramp to hit Erie in Michigan?
What ramp seems to be the best? Are they all a mad house? Any problems with parking/theft?
Is there a map or trail with names to follow out onto the ice?
I just don't want my first trip out be my last.
Thanks
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Bolles harbor. Sterling State Park. Brest Bay Marina. Good fishing right in the channels at Bolles Harbor.
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that lake Erie is sounding good with the weather we have had!!
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I would love to hit Erie. But have no clue where to go
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You can park at Breast Bay Marina, used to be $5. You can then go straight out from there to the walleye grounds. You will see people out there.
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Thanks for the info. Where is brest bay located
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How far out are the guys traveling from the marina to the fishing grounds
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Breast Bay Marina is just north of Monroe between Newport and Nadeau Rds. I am unsure how far out people are going right now, but it can vary anywhere from a mile to a few miles.
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Breast Bay Marina is just north of Monroe between Newport and Nadeau Rds. I am unsure how far out people are going right now, but it can vary anywhere from a mile to a few miles.
That's the problem for me, is that I don't have ice transportation other than my feet. A mile, I probably can handle on non-windy days without a crap ton of snow..but we all know that perfect conditions are few and far between. I would offer guys a few bucks to take me out and back one day! Would even wear a blindfold ;D
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Ive got a quad. I plan on fishing erie or saginaw on march 7. Pending reports. Maybe we could hookup. Usually my buddies ride in the shanty/ sled.
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Shoot, I'd be willing to even buy our bait! Send me a PM if you plan on going then...
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Shoot, I'd be willing to even buy our bait! Send me a PM if you plan on going then...
will do
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Whats the closest access to the fishing grounds
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Well heck I want to go damn it lmao
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Catawaba Island if your looking to go after the big eyes around the bass islands in Ohio waters.
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Well heck I want to go damn it lmao
maybe we can all set something up and meet on the 7th
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Sounds great im in!!
maybe we can all set something up and meet on the 7th
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Is this trip open to all ice shanty .members
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Is this trip open to all ice shanty .members
sure. The more the merrier. I plan on being at the breast bay marina early sat morning of the 7th.
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I'll talk to my fish in partner and let ya know he is the one with the transportation
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I'll talk to my fish in partner and let ya know he is the one with the transportation
ok sounds good. We can all hash out the details this weekend
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lol as long as my shanty is attached to someone's atv or 4 wheeler I'll be a happier then pig in sh*t!
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I think I can make that! I'm all setup and ready to go.
sure. The more the merrier. I plan on being at the breast bay marina early sat morning of the 7th.
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The DNR sight says not to go East beyond Stony Point as the ice moved out and hasn't re frozen yet.
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The DNR sight says not to go East beyond Stony Point as the ice moved out and hasn't re frozen yet.
thanks for the tip
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The DNR sight says not to go East beyond Stony Point as the ice moved out and hasn't re frozen yet.
just been thinking. Is this going to screw us if we are pullung out if breast bay marina? As this will be my first time out on Erie, im not familiar with the area and safe ice
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just been thinking. Is this going to screw us if we are pullung out if breast bay marina? As this will be my first time out on Erie, im not familiar with the area and safe ice
It could, just depends on if it locks back up by next weekend. Unfortunetly the reason why it is so unsafe is it could change daily or even hourly. I plan on bringing my lifejacket and a inflateable boat! ;D ;D ;D
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Bump...what are we thinking boys and girls?
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Im still game if everyone else is. Its going to be the blind leading the blind out there. Any word on current ice conditions
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Went out of Crane yesterday, ice was fine, 18" at least!!
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Went out of Crane yesterday, ice was fine, 18" at least!!
where is crane located
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Crane creek state park
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Crane creek state park
how far out to the fishing grounds
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They were scattered out from 1/2 mile to as far as you wanted to go, big mess of guys about 3-4 miles out!!
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Any breast bay reports
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Bump...what are we thinking boys and girls?
one of my buddys just backed out
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I'm ready anytime for Erie!! I'm going out here in the bay tomorrow so lets get this thing going lol.
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I'm ready anytime for Erie!! I'm going out here in the bay tomorrow so lets get this thing going lol.
we need to find a safe spot to go out of thats not in ohio. And all agree on it. Im ready but like i said its going to be the blind leading the blind
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And who's going to be brave enough to take the lead lol
we need to find a safe spot to go out of thats not in ohio. And all agree on it. Im ready but like i said its going to be the blind leading the blind
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Gotta a guy talking about cranes creek in ohio. $7 per day for license and 9 miles out. Theyre are some guys already going there that know whats going on
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That doesn't sound bad at all. Now if the guys want help us out and show the way?
Gotta a guy talking about cranes creek in ohio. $7 per day for license and 9 miles out. Theyre are some guys already going there that know whats going on
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Supposed to be getting some GPS Coordinates too
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Gotta a guy talking about cranes creek in ohio. $7 per day for license and 9 miles out. Theyre are some guys already going there that know whats going on
If you guys show up at Crane Creek around 6:00 am to 7:00 am with your own transportation and all gear ready to go there will be many others heading out to the regular areas and it's easy to just follow the crowd out.
Make sure you have a compass for backup and extra batteries or charge systems for phones if you intend on using cells for gps. Very poor cell service on the western basin. Download the Navionics app, Phones will search for signal a lot and die before the end of the day. Handheld gps is important to have for main navigation. It is very easy to get turned around out there with fog or white outs and once your out there 3 to 6 miles the shore all looks the same so don't think you can pic a landmark and depend on that for guidance. I seen visibility go from 5 miles to 500 feet in ten minutes last weekend when the ice fog hit.
There are other sites you should go to for info on Lake Erie like walleye.com or OhioGamefish.com. There are tons of experienced sportsman on there that offer a wealth of information.
I would recommend you have someone with you that knows the ropes on Erie if this your first time out.
With the warm weather near and south winds there's not much time left for Erie so be extremely careful !
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Thank you for the help/info and taking the time to post this. I have the navionics on my phone but it's always a good idea to have a handheld gps. I'll look on the other sites for more info also
Thanks again
If you guys show up at Crane Creek around 6:00 am to 7:00 am with your own transportation and all gear ready to go there will be many others heading out to the regular areas and it's easy to just follow the crowd out.
Make sure you have a compass for backup and extra batteries or charge systems for phones if you intend on using cells for gps. Very poor cell service on the western basin. Download the Navionics app, Phones will search for signal a lot and die before the end of the day. Handheld gps is important to have for main navigation. It is very easy to get turned around out there with fog or white outs and once your out there 3 to 6 miles the shore all looks the same so don't think you can pic a landmark and depend on that for guidance. I seen visibility go from 5 miles to 500 feet in ten minutes last weekend when the ice fog hit.
There are other sites you should go to for info on Lake Erie like walleye.com or OhioGamefish.com. There are tons of experienced sportsman on there that offer a wealth of information.
I would recommend you have someone with you that knows the ropes on Erie if this your first time out.
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I do not have a gps only navionics on my phone
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I got gps locations for 6 miles out. Gonna need some kind of transportation. I guess it's pretty rough. Dont think someone could do a sled ride
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I got gps locations for 6 miles out. Gonna need some kind of transportation. I guess it's pretty rough. Dont think someone could do a sled ride
You'll kill yourself riding a sled 6 miles out, unless you are going 5 mph, then you'll be off work for a week!! Recovering!!
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I just went out today in the bay about 3/4 of a mile and It was rough with just me on the quad lol
I had a blast tho, I just got setup before the storm hit and I was warm and comfy. I almost wanted to take a nap out there listening to the freezing rain bounce of the shanty ;D
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6 miles in a sled...no ways Josè. Looks like I may be walking around on the sag river this weekend! Next year I will have a snowmobile down here...
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Going out of camp perry sat morning at 6:00. Its in ohio. You can get a daily license for $7. Meeting at a gas station of US-2. More info to come
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What gas station? Wouldn't mind following you guys out if its ok? But isn't it a military base?
Going out of camp perry sat morning at 6:00. Its in ohio. You can get a daily license for $7. Meeting at a gas station of US-2. More info to come
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What gas station? Wouldn't mind following you guys out if its ok? But isn't it a military base?
im getting more info on gas station for ya. And where we are launching from. This is all new to me. My buddy has all the info.
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Ok sounds good Thanks
im getting more info on gas station for ya. And where we are launching from. This is all new to me. My buddy has all the info.
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Ok sounds good Thanks
sent you a PM
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Thanks again and good talking to you
sent you a PM
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What a blast out there. I couldn't believe how many people was out there on the lake. It looked like big city's everywhere you looked lol. For the first time going all I can say is WOW!! I defiantly will be going back!!
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What a blast out there. I couldn't believe how many people was out there on the lake. It looked like big city's everywhere you looked lol. For the first time going all I can say is WOW!! I defiantly will be going back!!
Did you catch any??
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Most importantly did you catch any fish?
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Bite was slow for us. We got 4. Out of 2 of us. Lots of lookers on the vex. Just not many takers. Unfortunately 08 megacab (Charles) and i didnt get to meet up. We were back and forth between phone calls. And it was so busy out there it would have been luck to run into each other. But still had a good time
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And half way through the day my auger broke. So we could move to much after that
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Can anyone explain step by step how to post pictures we went out of crane creek fridayband Saturday and killed em. I have a photo bucket account and will be using my phone.
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Ummm no :-(
Most importantly did you catch any fish?
We marked a lot also but had one and lost it on the way up. It would of been great to put a face with a name Joe!! I also traded my phone in today and got a new one!! Bite was slow for us. We got 4. Out of 2 of us. Lots of lookers on the vex. Just not many takers. Unfortunately 08 megacab (Charles) and i didnt get to meet up. We were back and forth between phone calls. And it was so busy out there it would have been luck to run into each other. But still had a good time
Should of called or texted I would of followed you and you could of used mine! And half way through the day my auger broke. So we could move to much after that
Sorry none for me ugh Did you catch any??