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Nebraska => Ice Fishing Nebraska => Topic started by: HOOPA on Dec 08, 2011, 09:46 AM
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Has anyone been out to the butte lately, and if so is there enough ice to fish on?
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a buddy was out there around firearm season and said it was crusted and west end was froze over in the trees but have no idea since then
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I doubt it's fishable yet. Was out there right before Thanksgiving and had to bust through about 2" of ice, but it only went out to water about 2' deep. I bet it will be another 2-3 weeks before I'd feel safe out there. May check on it this weekend if I have time.
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COME ON ICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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according to fishing's other post "first post of the season(smith & Box Butte)" there is ice, but no thickness quote, he said they were on it on friday. but not much decent action. he said smith was hitting pretty good though.
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Any news on the ice? Got the fever BAD!
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I'd try to find smaller bodies of water right now and head farther north in the state. With the daytime highs what they are and have been lately I'd be very cautious about Box Butte right now. You might find solid ice on the western part of the lake, but would be super cautious about trying Hunter's point or anything farther east. I'll be driving by there to Scottsbluff tomorrow (moving to SB) and if I have a few extra minutes I'll drive by and see what things are like.
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Please do report if you go by cant wait to get on box butte smith is fun but man box butte is where the pike roam jogging for perch is fun with a couple flags go up but jogging for who knows what may hit it at butte is great
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I was heading to the butte this weekend but my buddy chuck that ownes the Baithut in crawford says ice is not good enough as of yesterday.He went and checked it said was pretty thin and slushy.Hopefully by x-mas break,I am ready for some pike fishing
Randy
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The sooner that place has enough ice to fish the better off we will all be out here in the panhandle. There is nothing more fun than chasing flags on Box.
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Please do report if you go by cant wait to get on box butte smith is fun but man box butte is where the pike roam jogging for perch is fun with a couple flags go up but jogging for who knows what may hit it at butte is great
Ended up not having time to run by, but judging by the other lakes around here I wouldn't chance it especially with the weekend warm up.
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Hi everyone,
I look forward to comming over and fishing Box Butte for the first time this winter. I have a quick regulation question.....I occasionally catch some decent sized golden shiners in a local pond here in Cheyenne (while jigging for panfish) If I kept/froze them for later, am I allowed to use them as dead bait at Box Butte (or in Nebraska?) Just want to make sure I am not breaking any regulations. I know you cant transport live minnows but wasnt sure about dead bait. Thanks a lot, Chris.
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I'm not completely positive on the rules with dead bait but I would assume it would be OK because frozen smelt is one of the popular baits to use on Box Butte and they are all shipped in from out of state.
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As long as they're dead you have nothing to worry about. :tipup:
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I don't know, but would this be the same as cut bait? With cut bait you can use it as long as it is caught and used at the same lake i believe. May want to contact game and parks to verify.
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Has anyone checked the ice status a box butte recently? I would love to make the voyagethis week if there is fishable ice.
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Can't help you on the ice thickness, but Alliance was 0 degrees this morning.
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I was planning on checking it Thursday afternoon or Friday morning when I am heading home for break, but if someone checks it before me feel free to post. well I know that Walgren has 7in or so on it so Box is pry getting close.
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I didnt get a chance to get out to Box today to check the ice, I will for sure tomorrow. I will post my findings tomorrow after noon.
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What's the scoop hammerhandle? How's the perch Fishin?
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Well I didnt have time to stop and fish so I just poked a few holes and Box is good to go I got the tape mesure out and mesured 9in of ice so we should have been fishing it a week or so ago.
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Where did you poke the holes? Up by the dam or off Hunter's point?
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I poked holes at the boat ramp and the west end they were both the same thickness.
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SWEET! Will be headed that way Tuesday or Wednesday!!!!!!!!
FLAG UP!
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WYOTOACH: let me know if you get into a mess of big perch! i might go up thursday if i hear good things
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I will be up there Tuesday and possibly Wednesday if I can get somethings worked around in my schedule.
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Might go up Friday but trying to decide if it's worth the two hour drive...
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Did anyone go today? How's the ice?
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ULKING... I'll be keying on the pike but we may get bored and switch to perch or gills. A little known fact is that there are some good eyes in there too but they tend to hang only in a certain spot! :o
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I've heard about the eyes but I've only fished that once and didn't happen to fine any but its looking like the refuge lakes wont have ice by Thursday so I might be headed out west instead! Id be out there Thursday-sunday morning if possible so I might see some of you guys out there. Good luck fishing and be safe!
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Anyone have much luck today? How thicks the ice?
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These were from last year but I was just testing uploading pics for future trophies I may catch! :)
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Another test
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Making sure I have this right so I can post my pictures this year! A sampling of what is to come :) :tipup:
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Man... I need to get out to Boxbutte....... :woot:
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What do I gotta do to post themlike that?
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go to your photo bucket picture, hover over picture until box appears, click IMG code, go to iceshanty and paste.
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Oh so it probably won't work on my smartphone?
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What's the ice looking like out there?
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I was out to Box Butte yesterday too. The Ice was 10" to 11" on the west end, we ended up keeping 14 pike and one gill. Total caught was 18 pike and the gill, the smallest we caught was 12" and the biggest was 37 1/4" hog. The average size of the fish that we caught was 20" to 27".
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It's none of my business. But why would anyone need to keep 14 pike. ???
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What'd ya catch them on?
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What'd ya catch them on?
because box butte has a special bag limit on pike because they are overpopulated big time. and they taste as good as any other fish when you get the y bones out
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What did you catch them on?
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sorry bout that, it was meant to reply to the other question. i fish bb alot later in the season, and i usually use lots of tipups with either dead smelt or big chubs and suckers. ive caught northerns there on minnows nearly as big as the fish itself. jigging with a shiner on a kastmaster works good too, but oyu usually dont have time to mess around with a pole. tip ups are usually going non stop.
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You'd keep 14 for pickled pike, baked pike or any of the other great options you have. We kept 20 yesterday between three of us. The limit is 10 per person and they're are a ton of small ones because of the over competition for the food. The 35" incher that I caught yesterday had two perch and a 10" bluegill in it. There was no live bait to be found so all were caught on smelt. Great day on the ice!
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Are there any places to stay out there. With fish cleaning place ? May have up to 10 guys on our group.
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anybody know how the ice is holding up with this crappy weather?
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Lets say you were homeless and standing in line with 10 other people at a food shelter that was handing out turkeys for thanksgiving. There are 10 of you standing in line and you are first. The sign says, "limit 10 per person." They only have 10 turkeys left to give out. Now in the back of your head you know you want to take all 10, who wouldnt, I mean you are homeless after all. But instead you do the moral thing and take 1 because you know that would be enough to feed you and your small homeless family. Plus now each of you gets 1 turkey which is all you need in the first place.
Moral of this story is: Take what you need, dont be greedy. Too many fisheries get ruined because people take/keep more than what they actually need. Enjoy the awesome fishery you have but let others enjoy it too. Dont know if you have kids but dont you want them to be able to have the same experience you did?
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The lake is over populated with pike so they want you to take more out! That's the reason for the higher bag limit
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Fisher-icer in most cases i would completely agree with you. But in this case I don't feel bad about taking that many pike out of that lake. Its just like the little ponds that are over run with little bluegill and every year that you fish it the size of those bluegill never change because no one takes any out. So in that respect I would like to go to box butte some day down the road and be able to catch bigger pike and more panfish, walleye and bass. But right now that's not as simple because the pike are eating every thing in that lake.
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Lets say you were homeless and standing in line with 10 other people at a food shelter that was handing out turkeys for thanksgiving. There are 10 of you standing in line and you are first. The sign says, "limit 10 per person." They only have 10 turkeys left to give out. Now in the back of your head you know you want to take all 10, who wouldnt, I mean you are homeless after all. But instead you do the moral thing and take 1 because you know that would be enough to feed you and your small homeless family. Plus now each of you gets 1 turkey which is all you need in the first place.
Moral of this story is: Take what you need, dont be greedy. Too many fisheries get ruined because people take/keep more than what they actually need. Enjoy the awesome fishery you have but let others enjoy it too. Dont know if you have kids but dont you want them to be able to have the same experience you did?
I agree but Butte is OVERPOPULATED. Someone needs to take ALOT of pike out of there, I personally don't like pike but alot of guys do, so those guys need to take them out so the fishery will have healthy numbers. Too many fish = stunting + unhealthy fishery. But the same works in reverse to, so most panfish in butte need released while the pike population is high, then more harvested when the pike numbers are healthier.
This is just my opinion and personal ethic, as long as its legal it's your prerogative to do whatever you want.
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I agree but Butte is OVERPOPULATED. Someone needs to take ALOT of pike out of there, I personally don't like pike but alot of guys do, so those guys need to take them out so the fishery will have healthy numbers. Too many fish = stunting + unhealthy fishery. But the same works in reverse to, so most panfish in butte need released while the pike population is high, then more harvested when the pike numbers are healthier.
This is just my opinion and personal ethic, as long as its legal it's your prerogative to do whatever you want.
That's about as good as you can put it.
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Now that, that is settled how is the ice holding up to the warm weather and wind up there?
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I would also like to know how the ice is holding up?? Im making the trip tonight to be there at sun up tomorrow and its about a 7hr drive so if someone could update me that would be awesome! Also and advice is also welcomed ;D Thanks!!!
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My guess it that it is ok there was 10+ inches on Tuesday.
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How was the wind up that way? Down here it was gusting to 70 mph with 60 degree temps. Couldn't have done it any good at all.
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I hope to be there around sun up if anyone cares to join me...
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ill be heading up in the am also be there before sunrise ill be heading to the west end can anyone tell me if its assessable by car i recently totaled my truck and have a small escort
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Well I'm down in Gering right now for Christmas break so I got the gusty winds and warm temps, I'm sure it didn't do it any good but I will bet there is still plenty of Ice.
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I got blown off the lake today about 2 p.m. There was 3" of water on top of the ice so when the wind blew me down I wasn't all that thrilled. It was raining pretty hard by the time I got all the gear into the truck. The dip in the pressure sure shut the pike down. We iced two that are already with the others pickling as we speak.
With the lull I sat down with the vex and started pulling out some nice gills and a couple of perch. A tear drop with a waxie was the ticket. Meal worms were snubbed as were a bit of crawler. As the kids get bigger and chase the tip ups by themselves I'll hopefully have more time to catch the panfish!
On the funny side of things I lost my auger down the hole in 10' of water yesterday. Talk about a sinking feeling standing there with my auger head in hand watching the jiffy 3500 auger shaft sink to the depths below. I felt like I was starring in a scene of Grumpy Old Men. I left the remainder of the crew to tend to tip ups and ran to town for a magnet. Something that will always go with me in the shack now!!!!!!!!
Magnet $6.99, 20' of rope $5.02, feeling the CLANK and seeing the shaft raise from the bottom felt PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unfortunately this is my last trip of the year as I'm having the shoulder worked on. I want to see some pictures of the monsters you guys pull out!!
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Wyotoach, how long do you think the ice will last due to the warm weather? I can't wait to male a trip out there if ice is available!
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I have no clue how long it will last. Temperatures in the 50s and 40+ mph winds doesn't bode well. The edge was real soft coming off today and there was 3" of standing water on top of the ice. The wind was whipping so hard that the water level in our holes was moving at least 6" vertically. Was spooky!
I have never seen tip ups get blown OUT of holes before! Luckily the trebles would catch the ice as they came out of the hole.
I'd check weather.com leading up to your trip and if the lows have been in the teens and 20's you should be ok. Just and opinion though, no relevence behind my thinking!
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hey wyo did you head to hunters or the west end do you think i would be able to get my car down close enough without getting stuck
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I appreciate it greatly. Had a few tip ups blow ouuta holes last night, wind was bad enough to warp all my anchors that held what is left of my hut into the ice. Can't complain to much though still caught a few walleye!
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Wyotoach nice pic cant imagin how that pike was still hungry to hit the tip-up with a 10inch gill and two perch in its belly. No wonder i can never find the nice pan fish in that lake lol.
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That was our thought too Fishy! The one I cleaned tonight had 3 perch and some of our smelt from yesterday. We hooked a fish yesterday that we could never get to the hole and broke my black ice line. Not sure what pound test it is but we had 12" leaders on. I'm guessing he'd have went well over 45".
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They are just eating machines. Last year I saw two 42, and a 40 pulled out of there so I wouldn't doubt it there are some monster pike in there. I caught a big one last year with two different trebble hooks in the mouth still.
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Think ice will be safe for me in the morning? Im getting ready to leave now and if its unsafe ill have to change my plans I guess
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I think it'll be safe in the morning. I'd go back if I was closer and didn't have a pre surgery dr's appt. If it's sketchy head up the road to Walgren.
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Ok thanks! Hunters point a good spot to start for pike? I have no idea were to find the perch I just got lucky last year
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Hunter's point is a great area for pike. Start anywhere from 3' out to 20'. I try to key on willows or weeds that i can see under the ice and set my bait from a foot off the bottom up to just 2' under the ice.
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Lil Fishy... I forgot to mention that the one I cleaned last night had ingested another pike....
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Would be interested in an update on the ice conditions. I am hoping to head up there tomorrow for a couple of days. I see the wind will be a howlin' for sure.
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The ice is fine still 10+ and only melts a 1/4 inch all day of water on top little puddles we fished the west end had luck but not much everything was kinda small only nice thing today was a 10" gill the guys beside us were having a blast tho many flags up
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Ice was around 10" or so but it wasn't windy today
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How about the fishing?
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I caught fish 7 pike lost more lol biggest was 22" all around that had 2 smaller I kept a few to give cleaning them a try but wont get much out of them ...I caught a few perch too Nothin like I hoped but also didn't really target them like last time I was out here also caught about a 3lb7hr bass and some real nice bluegill and some dinky crappie
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I think I will drive there for some Sunday ice time. Will you still be out there UL?
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I will be in the morning then around noon ill be leavin
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We caught a ton of nice largemouth last year on the tip ups. What a blast those pigs are to catch through the ice!
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Headin up Monday am with fishaholictaz.. Thanks to everyone that has been putting up updates, especially on ice conditions. Will report when we get back. Cheers,Chris
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I'll be up there tomorrow around 10am. Teal F150, brown coveralls.
Eric is my name. Hope to meet a few of you guys this year.
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Fish today still plenty of ice 10"+ . very slow bite but probly has something to do with the blizzard!! Still caught a few pike but no perch or keeper panfish. Debating on calling it quits and just head home in the am...
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Went up today. Caught two pike and lost another. Bite was pretty slow but it could have been affected by the weather. My 23" had a full big bluegill in its stomach so they are eating. Caught both on PK lures.
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Here's a couple from the friend's camera.
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Happy New Years Everyone!
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Hello and Happy New Year
I am looking for some information about Boxbutte? Is there any motels within 30 miles of the lake? If not how close are the closest ones? Where would be the closest place to the lake to get an out of state license and fishing regs?
Thanks for any info.
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Hello and Happy New Year
I am looking for some information about Boxbutte? Is there any motels within 30 miles of the lake? If not how close are the closest ones? Where would be the closest place to the lake to get an out of state license and fishing regs?
Thanks for any info.
Look online at Nebraska game and parks for regs and to buy permits. Alliance, NE is probably your best bet for lodging.
Good fishing,
Keith
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Thanks Keith: Good luck to you and yours in the new year. Keep what you need and through the rest back.
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One more question, In general how long does the ice stay good on boxbutte through Feb.? All depending on the weather of coarse!
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Went up today and iced 2 perch and 1 pike. Weather was great. Not many folks out there though.
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Hey eepks how was the ice? Headed there from WY tomorrow...
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Hey eepks how was the ice? Headed there from WY tomorrow...
Ice is good about 10"
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Sounds great thanks Luke! will post a report when we get back. (hope I will get something to enter into the IS tourney)
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Fish i will also be there tomorrow. We are kinda winging this whole thing. Trying to locate some smelt or something for bait. We will be coming from wheatland. Any suggestions for bait shops in crawford or scotsbluff.
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Al, There's a shop in crawford on the bait shop section here. There's also one south of Hay Springs and one in Alliance that has smelt and should have some live bait if they haven't sold out. The Hudson Ave Bait shop. Smelt are $2 a bag and Minnows are $3 for a doz of 2 1/2 to 3 inchers.
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One time I was fishing Pathfinder and my company truck had Colorado plates and I got the "Greenies go home" salute. So now that I am back in my home state do I need to shout out " Cowboys go home?" Just kidding, good luck out there.
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Hello and Happy New Year
I am looking for some information about Boxbutte? Is there any motels within 30 miles of the lake? If not how close are the closest ones? Where would be the closest place to the lake to get an out of state license and fishing regs?
Thanks for any info.
Fort Robinson has tags and regs, lic there are motels here in Crawford reasonable rates too!
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Fish i will also be there tomorrow. We are kinda winging this whole thing. Trying to locate some smelt or something for bait. We will be coming from wheatland. Any suggestions for bait shops in crawford or scotsbluff.
3 paddock st
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Drove up to Box Butte for the first time today, and had a blast. Fishaholictaz and I got there around 10 and fished until 330 or so. While the action was never really hot and heavy we landed a number of Pike (18"-27") on tip ups (frozen smelt) and also landed a few quality Gills, Perch and Crappie. Panfishing was one here one there but they were generally nice sized. Weather was beautiful as well. Cheers, Chris
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How big were the perch? I caught a few decent gills as well when I was there this past weekend the smallest I kept being 9 1/4"
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Perch were up to 11"... Had one slam a 1/2 oz spoon with a minnow lol
Here is the leading sunfish at the moment :tipup:
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Make sure you read the rules,
7) a)The length is "as the fish lays" - not by squeezing the tail. The entry is measured from the furthest point to
the rear (tail) and front (lip). No open jaw .. if open measured from shortest point at head.(usually upper lip)
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What is your point? I don't understand what rule u think I broke ???
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Next week looks great to make more ice, 2 degrees for 4 nights in a row followed by 2 nights at 6 degrees. Anyone have a current ice report?
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Ice was a solid 10" yesterday :tipup:
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That's good to hear. Any weak spots out there that you found?
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Nope @)
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Does a guy need to buy a Ne parks permit to fish and camp at the lake? I'm know there is a campground that is a fee area but what about the west end or hunters pt. is that a pay area?
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When you enter at hunters point there are state signs so I'm pretty sure that you need to purchase the day permit or yearly permit.
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Does a guy need to buy a Ne parks permit to fish and camp at the lake? I'm know there is a campground that is a fee area but what about the west end or hunters pt. is that a pay area?
you do need a nebraska park entry permit to enter anywhere on the sra of boxbutte, and i beleive you are supposed to pay the camping fee regardless of where you camp, but dont quote me on that.
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I've never fished boxbutte before. But I am always fishing for northern. I was wondering where the best place to fish them would be at on boxbutte. and i was wondering about the ice conditions for this sunday.
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Anyone been out within the last day? wondering how the ice held up to that wind...
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Looking at a possible trip to Box Butte next weekend. I've never been there before, but if there's ice, there's a way. Is the ice still good? And can anyone recommend a decent place to stay? Thanks
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Idk about the ice but last weekend I stayed at 1st alliance inn...$45 a night but its pretty much just a warm bed to sleep in..it was clean and the little old lady that owns it was great! Very friendly and cheap! Can't go wrong if your gonna fish sun up till sun down like I did
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Looking at a possible trip to Box Butte next weekend. I've never been there before, but if there's ice, there's a way. Is the ice still good? And can anyone recommend a decent place to stay? Thanks
I was out to Box Butte on Tuesday there was still 10+in of ice and the fishing is still good we got into a mess of pike as always and a few decent perch.
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Were at hunters point hammer?
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Went to Box Butte today. Fished from Sunup until 2:30. Lots of nice gills, a couple of nice crappie, and one nice perch. Tip-ups were pretty consistant with small northern. 10 inches of ice! Great day on the ice.
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Were at hunters point hammer?
I was fishing the westend, I fish both but I seem to like the westend a little better for pike.
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I was fishing the westend, I fish both but I seem to like the westend a little better for pike.
Is it easy access to get there? I've always fished hunters or the dam.
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I am going up tomorrow. Going to try the dam area.
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I am going to Box Butte tommorrow. Wondering where the bet place to fish for the bigger pike are. thanks
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Bigger pike are in the west end...no question about that!! Good luck!
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headin up tomorrow as well. See you guys out there!! Good Luck!
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I agree with PanhandleIce the bigger pike are at the west end. The access is easy it is the very next access point west of hunters point, it isn't as well marked as hunters point but its there. I pulled a 37" pike and several in the slot from the west end this year already.
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Hammerhandle41 & PanhandleIce....what depths are you fishing at?? I can't wait to get back over to Box Butte this year, so I am headed over next Saturday! I have always fished the West end of the lake & had pretty good luck with the pike, but nothing over 28".
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Went up today and iced 4 20-26in pike and a few small perch. My friend iced 6 real nice pike.
Some nice guy gave us some minnows as he was leaving. His group iced many pike and a nice walleye.
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Is the ice still in good shape?
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Is the ice still in good shape?
Yes. 9..10 inches
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That is great news!!! Morrill sandpits had 6 inches in places real spotty though...
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We had a good day up there as well. Landed about 25 Pike between the 2 of us (none over 26") Also got about 18 gills (best was 9") and some decent crappies and perch. Never was hot and heavy but solid all day. Lots of other anglers out as well, all nice guys. Beautiful day that went by too fast as always! Cheers,Chris
btw. Ice was in good shape 8-10"
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Hammerhandle41 & PanhandleIce....what depths are you fishing at?? I can't wait to get back over to Box Butte this year, so I am headed over next Saturday! I have always fished the West end of the lake & had pretty good luck with the pike, but nothing over 28".
I usually fish between 7' and 9' feet of water with the bait wetween 2' foot off the bottom and 2' under the ice. It just depends on what depth the pike are that day.
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How are the edges holding up.
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Heading up in an hour and a half! Can't wait!
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How are the edges holding up.
we walked off at 4pm the other day and the edges were fine.
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Yes. 9..10 inches
Were you the group with the older 4 wheeler with a solid frame black shack?
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Ice great yet and edges were good for the most part. Caught 20 pike (none over 26"), a dozen nice bluegill, a few smaller perch and a european rudd.
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Were you the group with the older 4 wheeler with a solid frame black shack?
Nope. Me and another guy sitting on buckets. Red auger and my shack on a frame with ski
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Going to boxbutte thrusday. Wondering what i should use for the crappie bluegill and perch. thanks
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Fished for 4 hours today on the west end. Slow to start until I put the suckers 2-3 ft below the ice. Nothin big. All 20 - 23 in. Caught 8 and missed that many. Need to up grade my hooks. Never have had any success with panfish there. All real small. Was a nice day to be out though.
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I haven't caught any gills but caught perch on a swedish pimple tipped with a waxworm
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Trying to make it up Saturday or Sunday. Can anybody tell me what the water clarity is like the past couple weeks???
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I'd like to go up there on Friday never fished boxbutte so any info you guys could help me out with would be nice. And could anyone tell me how thick the ice is
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I am also heading up there Friday. Hope ice is safe.
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this past Sunday the ice was 8-10" and in good shape. Good luck guys.
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I may head up there next week. Wanted to go this weekend, but APPARENTLY my 30th anniversary is supposed to be my lone focus.....
Go figger...
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Any pointers for the walleye in Boxbutte.
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I may head up there next week. Wanted to go this weekend, but APPARENTLY my 30th anniversary is supposed to be my lone focus.....
Go figger...
lol, You`d like to think after 30 years,she`d be over that stuff by now....
Congrats,just dont see alot of 30 year anniversarys out there these days..lucky to see 2 years these days..
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Thanl you sir. It ain't easy that's for sure.
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Any pointers for the walleye in Boxbutte.
Walleyes feed when it is dark - pike don't feed much when it is dark. Fish last light into the night and before it gets light in the morning.
Good fishing,
Keith
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Water clarity is around 4'. Better than Walgren at 2 but less than Shell at 6or more. By the way I made Ceviche from my pike from tues and it turned out awsome! If you have never tried it search for the recipe, there a lot of ways to make it. Just be sure to drain, rinse the lime juice before adding other ingredients and then put back in refrig for a couple hours..
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We'll be up there tomorrow in a snow camo otter, just a couple of us. Headed to the west end, stop by and bs if you want to.
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Sounds great!!! We should be there bright and early in the a.m. let's hope for some great fishing and good ice..
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walleye dont only feed when its dark. they feed any time of day they are hungry. they go on binges in the winter and when they eat, they eat. its a matter of finding them on the right day at the right time. the tactics for walleye fishing i use are quite a bit different than the ones i use for pike fishing, but i have picked eyes up fishing for northerns. to be honest, i have seen way more walleye caught durring the day than i have in the evening or night time hours. go with a smaller minnow on your tip ups and fish deeper water and move shallower until you find the fish. jigging raps work really well for walleye, but its still a matter of finding the fish.
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I know the ice is good, we won't be down there till 9.
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If you're looking to catch walleye head up to Whitney by Chadron. They're a blast under tip ups during the day. And POO POO to walleye only feed at night. I've caught them in 100+ degree heat, in the middle of july just afternoon in Kansas in 3' of water. I think they get pigeon holed into 8-20' of water in low light conditions. Myabe I'm just lucky but had numerous 50+ fish days in Wisconsin and Kansas in the heat of the day. Find what they're eating and you'll catch fish.
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If you're looking to catch walleye head up to Whitney by Chadron. They're a blast under tip ups during the day. And POO POO to walleye only feed at night. I've caught them in 100+ degree heat, in the middle of july just afternoon in Kansas in 3' of water. I think they get pigeon holed into 8-20' of water in low light conditions. Myabe I'm just lucky but had numerous 50+ fish days in Wisconsin and Kansas in the heat of the day. Find what they're eating and you'll catch fish.
thats been my experience also. ive caught them after dark, but not in near the quanity as durring the day. ive caught them in 3 feet of water also, at local lakes here in nebraska, in the heat of the day in july. walleye in the lakes around here are just weird. theres hardly any structure to most of the lakes so theres really no way to pinpoint them. just keep moving all day until you find them. ice fishing after dark is almost more trouble than its worth unless you come REALLY prepared
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Had a great day on the ice. Iced 4 pike..18 -26 in and over 20 perch 6 - 10in. Another group had 14 pike.
Ice is still a good 9in
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Where was everyone today? Snowed 2+ inches, but in between flurries the pike sure got after it! Caught a 30 incher and 3 26 inchers.
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Had a couple nice ones yesterday a 34 and 28 on smelt I let freeze with Italian dressing and garlic I caught a 32 inch last year on the same but a hotdog caught a few others over twenty and a lot of perch nothing to size tho may head to minatare tomarrow
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Well i know this is a few days late but got out on Box on Sunday. It was great to see the 5 groups out on Hunters point all had kids with them. in all i believe there were 10 kids all learnign the ropes and watchign the flags fly! we got there around 9:00am and by 9:15 we had 4 pike on the ice. all in all it was a great day. 19 pike (being pickled as we speak) also had a good mess of panfish! I was crying when the wife told me it was time to go home cause the kids were tired! I would have stayed all night!
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Walleyes feed when it is dark - pike don't feed much when it is dark. Fish last light into the night and before it gets light in the morning.
Good fishing,
Keith
I don't think Keith said walleye ONLY feed when it's dark. If you are serious about icing walleye, dawn and dusk are the best times to be there. There's really no arguing that in my experience.
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Headed up tomorrow, does anyone have an update on what the ice looks like? Heard some guys only had 6-8 inches yesterday.
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Ice is good off of Hunters point. Not sure on thickness but it is good clear ice! As far as catching the BoxButte Walleye through the ice- Game On. :tipup:
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Walleye ?!?! Off hunters point ?
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12" ice Friday afternoon. Caught a bunch of nice bluegill a few bass and perch
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Walleye ?!?! Off hunters point ?
PM Sent
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Hey now I would like these private messages of walleye In box butte haha gonna head up tomarrow snow or shine or really windy
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The PM was a clarification of a previous post. And my comments where to spur on the topic of walleye through the ice. No secret spots or deadly jigs. I have caught very few walleye through the ice at box butte and have been on a quest to figure there pattern. Tight Lines
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Still have to ice a pike on a hotdog.
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Any ice reports as of today? Thinking about heading up tomorrow.
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Headed out this mourning pretty crapy day got there at 7 left at 12 with the snow and wind the edge is slushie for couple inches then good solid 12+ everywhere eles on the west end two pike and a couple bluegill
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Anyone know how the ice is holding up?
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eepks. A couple buddies of mine went to boxbutte yeasterday and caught a bunch of perch pike and some nice gills. Thye said the ice was around 12 inches. There was a little standing water around the trees also. Happy fishing
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My friend and I were up there today. Fished off the boat ramps in 8 to 24 ft of water. Caught 10 pike from 18 to 26 inches using small minnows. The swallower holes were better. A great day, no wind and lots of sun. Fished from 9:30 until 2, had to leave early. 2" of snow one top of 12+" of ice. Got snow burned, but I can put up with that. Go get em boys.
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Thanks guys!! Heading up Saturday
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I'd like to head up there Sat can anyone tell me where I can get some good minnows
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If you come through Scottsbluff there's a man on 5th ave names Scott minnow man he has great minnows 3.00 for smaller 5.00 for 4"-10" nice big ones also he has waxes crawlers gotta give him a call the night before if your gonna show up early the next am pm me if you need the number
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Any one have some suggestions on finding pan fish that are bigger than bait on BB? I have tried shallow to 10' all I seem to get are dinks.
Are there crappie there? I usually target perch but maybe the smart ones are all hiding from the pike..
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go out to 15-20' off hunters point for the bigger gils at first light or last light and you'll smack some bigger ones
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Had a great day yesterday probably caught 15 over 25" and 5 around 30" on large 5-10" minnows some dink perch and bluegill only 2 gills around 11 and believe had a cat on fought hard for 15 minutes stayed on the bottom most the time and lost it thinking bout maybe pathfinder next weekend get into them good trout
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If you come through Scottsbluff there's a man on 5th ave names Scott minnow man he has great minnows 3.00 for smaller 5.00 for 4"-10" nice big ones also he has waxes crawlers gotta give him a call the night before if your gonna show up early the next am pm me if you need the number
Stopped by his place today...lots of minnows big and small.
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Anyone been out to Box Butte lately. Wondering how the ice is and how this fishing is. Possibly headed there saturday or sunday. Tight lines.
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I was there Monday and Tuesday. Ice was good. 12 inches on the west side 7 to 8 inches down by the dam.
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Were heading up to fish box butte this weekend. Where is this Scott the minnow man located? Is he just in a house or a bait shop? Or else I also heard someone in alliance has good ones too? And also we are planning on fishing through the night and am looking for some eyes. Any pointers on depths and structure to look for?
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There's a gentleman in Morrill, NE that sells live bait as well. His prices are fair and he usually has some big chubs. The big pike like those big sucker minnows & chubs.
He's on the corner of Howard and E Hamilton, cross the street SE of the High School. Go to the shop in the alley, if he's not there you can knock on the back door. He has a small sign or two up.
The guy in Scottsbluff (Scott, I think) is on the corner of 5th ave and east 19th st. He has some signs up, just go to the front door if he's not in the garage by the alley.
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Anyone go up today? Wondering how much snow is on the ice.
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Anyone go up today? Wondering how much snow is on the ice.
we was there today,not much snow ,maybe 1" or less,kinda spotty,ice is good,didnt measure it but guess a good 15". fishing was excellent as usual,lots of pike
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we was there today,not much snow ,maybe 1" or less,kinda spotty,ice is good,didnt measure it but guess a good 15". fishing was excellent as usual,lots of pike
Thanks!
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Has anyone had much luck on the walleye i have only been there once last monday caught alot of pike perch and a few gills but only one walleye and i caught it on a bro bug of all things just wonderin if its much of a walleye fishery or if i would be just wasting my time looking for them
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Drt,
Good luck finding very many walleye out there. One of the first fish I ever caught through the ice was a 17" walleye out there. Since then I have been on the pike/perch express.
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Be ou on wednesday. Gonna try near Hunters Point. Stop by and say hi, be in a white Ford with camo accents; wyo plates.
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if you're looking for walleye in that area head up to Whitney by Chadron
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Ok thanks for the info
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How's the ice right now at boxbutte could someone let me know
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It was 12-15" on the west end on Saturday
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Does anyone know how the ice is this week?im thinking of going monday. Also does anyone have any tips for catching panfish there... I did pretty decent on pike, but wanna catch more pamfish
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I would say try doing everything your brother does, he realy seems to catch alot of fish, and not just thru the ice all the time. :tipup:.
i would try useing ice flys tiped with wax-meal worns, 4 & 5 inch plugs dont catch many gills but i guess it could snag one ???. the main thing i would say is just try to copy your brother as close as you can and you will have luck.. good luck you need it, see ya out there..
i would say got you brother lol ;D @)
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I was out yesterday and the ice was 11" off of Hunters Point about 250 yards out. Caught 3 perch real quick and the nothing. Did not catch a single pike for the first 3 hours. Then I started jigging a few in to tally out at 10 Pike for the day. Fished 2 lines the whole day with 12" suckers but no takers on the bigguns. Not a single hooked fish on sucker meat for once either. Real slow for me but tons of fun none the less!