Author Topic: Delta Lake (Read 86997 times)

yea no progress on ice building last night either. now its gona soften up the slush ice with this warm spell.holes werent even freezing this am....be careful out there. poor bite for me today few dinks and snot rockets is all.

im home canning pickerel now, 8 pts in the canner now. should be good i tried it this summer.

bigZin315 · « **Reply #398 on:** Jan 06, 2013, 03:27 PM »

Quote from: tundra1 on Jan 06, 2013, 02:56 PM

yea no progress on ice building last night either. now its gona soften up the slush ice with this warm spell.holes werent even freezing this am....be careful out there. poor bite for me today few dinks and snot rockets is all. im home canning pickerel now, 8 pts in the canner now. should be good i tried it this summer.

the ice was slushing up when i left i measured about 1.5-2inches of black ice and a couple inches of white ice but it was getting soft be careful with these warmer temps if you venture out!

Ranger_bound · « **Reply #399 on:** Jan 06, 2013, 03:31 PM »

Fished the backset for a little while then went to scope the beach out. As previously stated it is not safe...we did spud our way out to 11' and caught some dink perch and one northern. There is a section of ice that got blown around early on and it has only skimmed over with 1/2". I wouldn't go out on Delta with out a spud and picks especially with the warm temps coming.

tundra1 · « **Reply #400 on:** Jan 06, 2013, 03:45 PM »

thanks for the report on the main lake, im the guy you talked to yesterday afternoon and today at the back parking lot must be.

stay on top, see you out there. just checked the webcam it seems to be looking at the trees now. maybe snow slide of the roof on it.

Ranger_bound · « **Reply #401 on:** Jan 06, 2013, 03:56 PM »

Nice to meet you, I hope the dink perch treated you well haha. someday we will get out and fish the walleye grounds.

tundra1 · « **Reply #402 on:** Jan 06, 2013, 04:05 PM »

good to meet you also, yes cant wait to get out to some real fishing....it has been good to get out at least. long range forecast isnt looking good.

Hey BigZ figured the ice would be softening today it was 36 when i left there today. everyone be careful if they venture out....spud,picks and floaty.....stay on top

Kuyahoorakid · « **Reply #403 on:** Jan 06, 2013, 07:28 PM »

Thought I would be smart by fishing up north. 2 dink perch and sketchy ice. Not a great day.

Barracuda · « **Reply #404 on:** Jan 06, 2013, 07:37 PM »

There is a snowmobile in about 12' of water. Lucky the rider made it out OK. Please remember that just because the guy in front of you hasn't fallen in, does not mean you won't! Everyone please stay safe!

deadsmelthead · « **Reply #405 on:** Jan 06, 2013, 07:53 PM »

One went through Delta?

tundra1 · « **Reply #406 on:** Jan 06, 2013, 08:09 PM »

Heard the rumour yesterday out on the ice....bunch on sleds were way out at the channel..if true glad they got out ok. no one out that far today

Barracuda · « **Reply #407 on:** Jan 06, 2013, 08:28 PM »

Yes, Its true. Kinda scary that they thought it was safe ice for snowmobiles.

tundra1 · « **Reply #408 on:** Jan 07, 2013, 06:25 AM »

over the last 3 days of fishing out there i have seen most everyone wandering around like there is a foot of ice.when actually there is 1.5 to 2 of ice with 3 to 4 frozen slush.....only a few with picks and very few checking the ice with a spud. Ten yds behind the spot i had my shack I could poke my spud right thru with one wack. Slush areas have 1.5 inches of ice. Glad no body got hurt. We will be seeing it all again once the warm spell passes. Please be careful out there , no ice is safe ice!!!!!
well thats my rant about ice safety....

Good Fishing

deadsmelthead · « **Reply #409 on:** Jan 07, 2013, 08:06 AM »

Yeah i hear ya, I'm heading north next weekend delta is gonna be to shady, it was like Swiss cheese Saturday, its probably worse now... 3 things that dont go good together thin ice, open holes, warm weather $:-\$

missfishy · « **Reply #410 on:** Jan 08, 2013, 11:54 AM »

Ranger_bound · « **Reply #411 on:** Jan 08, 2013, 03:19 PM »

If it stayes like this, cold nights and warm days, it might do the lake some good...get rid of the snow and frozen slush.

bigZin315 · « **Reply #412 on:** Jan 08, 2013, 07:04 PM »

ya it might but i think we have too many warm days in a row it might melt it all

deadsmelthead · « **Reply #413 on:** Jan 08, 2013, 07:22 PM »

Most likely the shore line ice will be shot, its not gonna get warm enough to ice out, never the less Delta will be a giant glass of chocolate milk for awhile which = really bad fishing...

tundra1 · « **Reply #414 on:** Jan 09, 2013, 04:27 PM »

X2 the chocolate milk sure kills the fishing, seems to take forever to clear after also...

Ranger_bound · « **Reply #415 on:** Jan 09, 2013, 07:31 PM »

You say chocolate milk I say turbid water. Sounds like I'll be either driving north or taking a weekend off....I think I'll drive north.

huntnfishz · « **Reply #416 on:** Jan 10, 2013, 08:11 PM »

got out from 10-4. walked across the campground, then off the point at the state launch. had the spud and pfd. 3.5-4.5"of a mix of black and white ice. 2 northerns 24,26' on tip ups. 3 small perch jiggin. we drilled holes all day. fished in 6-15fow. slow fishin, beautiful day. there was ice erosion around some of the holes and .5" of slush on top. even tho there was nt much melting out there, there s not much to give away before it gets dicey(if it is nt already). too thin to walk out the beach, at least for my 230lbs. gettin my $ worth outta that spud.

Fishnhard · « **Reply #417 on:** Jan 10, 2013, 08:30 PM »

Hunt, That was you by channel on main lake today? I saw 2 people out there and said noway..They're nuts...That in no way looked safe or good. Glad nothing happened to ya though

huntnfishz · « **Reply #418 on:** Jan 11, 2013, 10:00 AM »

fishn, yup altho i stayed closer to shore and my equipment was bout 10 steps from shoreline in case anything happened. my friend, 90 lbs lighter, was out there next to and on that glare ice. too risky for me.

bigZin315 · « **Reply #419 on:** Jan 11, 2013, 11:29 AM »

i was out there last fri,sat,sun....you guys do good yesterday?

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