Reeds Lake or near by lakes

[c_strap4]

I am new to the Grand Rapids area and to IceShanty.com. Looking to see if any of the surrounding lakes have decent ice yet? Thanks!

[USMC 1371]

Reeds is one of the last lakes in the area to have safe ice.  Give it 2 weeks or so.

[scoutb]

Welcome to Ice Shanty.  Yeah, Reeds is a ways off yet.  Try some of the smaller lakes in northern Kent County or Montcalm. 

[c_strap4]

Thanks for the replies! Any suggestions for lakes?

[FadedBDUs]

Checked Fennesy and Cranberry today.  Haven't been to Fennesy in quite a while...I see the locals around there succeeded in getting some no parking signage posted.  They want it private so bad and as far as I'm concerned they can have it.  Anyways, appears nobody's been on it yet, and some dark looking areas in the snow too.  Cranberry was the same, and looks like someone either fell in or threw a cinder block through just off the south entrance.  I know this doesn't help with ice thickness at all, but I can tell you even if it was borderline safe there would be crazy people out on those two lakes.  Maybe next weekend.

[superslabs]

Been over there a few times this week. It is locking up but not uniform. I will be over there in the AM on the east end will post report.

[Tree Toad]

Anything on Reeds Lake yet?

[Buckeye David]

Drove by Reeds on Saturday, it was covered by had standing water on top of the little ice.  There was a shanty on the far east end of the lake on Saturday as well.  I did not get out on Sunday (too cold), but I imagine it will have safe ice by the end of the week.

[Tree Toad]

Thanks for the update.

[c_strap4]

Update: My buddy and I went and checked ice at Reeds tonight. About 4 inches of ice. Walked out about 200 yards and it was the same the whole way out. THinking about hitting it friday morning possibly.

[Go Lions!!!!]

SWEET!!!! Thanks for the update. I walked out there last year checking ice...there was about 2.5 inches. Not enough for me and that only lasted a few days. I definitely missed fishing it last winter. Hopefully we will have a good Feb of fishing in the area this year. Good luck Friday...I may hit it on Sunday.

[pastaboy]

I am new to the Grand Rapids area and to IceShanty.com. Looking to see if any of the surrounding lakes have decent ice yet? Thanks!

Welcome c strap! Hope you like IS as much as I do. I have not been to reeds lake this year yet but if you head out (almost due east from the fire barn) to about 35-40 ft. of water (near the sunken island) and start checking holes we have found nice gills, crappie and perch in that area. We were using moussies and wax worms but there are no moussies around this year!  Colors were gold or black. Hope this helps you out! 

[c_strap4]

Thanks for the advice Pastaboy! So far I love IS. It has helped a lot thus far! So kind of towards Rosa's Restaraunt but out further? My buddy and I are trying to figure out whether to go to Reeds or Camp lake this friday! I am just happy to get out on the ice. 

[physcofish]

I think there is a hockey tournament on the lake by Rose's  this weekend as a heads up.

[axtell31]

i plan on hitting reeds up in the morning, not sure where I will be, I will be in a black one man pakshack. Stop by and say hi if you are out there

[pastaboy]

Thanks for the advice Pastaboy! So far I love IS. It has helped a lot thus far! So kind of towards Rosa's Restaraunt but out further? My buddy and I are trying to figure out whether to go to Reeds or Camp lake this friday! I am just happy to get out on the ice. 

We go out next to the fire barn out to about 25-30ft of water and start checking holes and work your way out to the sunken island. I went to camp lake in Sparta last Saturday and NOBODY was doing anything, nothing but dink perch & gills! I did see a couple of guys get a couple of small pike on tip-ups. SLOW day!  Camp is a hit-n-miss type of lake in the winter, some days O.K. some days slow. If you go let me know I might head over there myself. The ice was 3 1/2 - 4" at the peak of the thaw and I am betting it is real good now, just be careful!