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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #60 on: Dec 27, 2020, 03:25 PM »
Found 3” near Underwood. Lots of nice gills.






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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #61 on: Dec 31, 2020, 03:18 PM »
Just checked Pony Creek this morning.  Where the snow compacted down there is about 1 1/2" of "crust ice" and then 2 1/2" of clear black ice underneath.  Where the snow is still "fluffy" on the ice there is only 2" of clear black ice.  All measurements were done with an actual tape measure so these are not guesstimates.  Sadly this last snow storm hit before the ice could really grow to a safe level.  Stay safe out there and Happy New Year to all.

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #62 on: Jan 01, 2021, 01:53 PM »
Fished a small Carroll country pond this morning. 6 inches of ice with snow and slush on top. Bluegills were slow and steady.

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #63 on: Jan 06, 2021, 10:12 AM »
Has anyone fished Viking yet this season or checked the ice? Whats the water level did it ever come back up from summer?

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #64 on: Jan 10, 2021, 01:23 PM »
Fished 2 Carroll county ponds 6-8 inches of ice. really slow. Got a few nice gills and crappie.

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #65 on: Jan 10, 2021, 05:52 PM »
Fished a farm pond in Mills county today. 6in of ice. Lots of gills and a couple nice bass

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #66 on: Jan 15, 2021, 09:35 PM »
Checked a pond tonight east or CB. 6-7 inches of ice with 4-5 inches of slush on top.

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #67 on: Jan 17, 2021, 12:48 PM »
Fished 6-8” of ice with 2-3” of slush on top this morning. Pony creek. Lots of lookers, no takers. South end wide open. Only safe ice is on the north end.

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #68 on: Jan 19, 2021, 01:06 PM »
Does anyone know what ice conditions are at prairie rose or little field? Heading that way tomorrow.

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #69 on: Jan 01, 2022, 01:34 PM »
1-1-22
 Anyone been out to explore ice in SWI yet? 4" - 5" at Manawa off boyscout this morning! Happy New Year!!

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #70 on: Jan 01, 2022, 04:38 PM »
Fished just north of Mo Valley yesterday. 4-5” clear solid ice. Tons of tiny gills and crappie. Sure was nice to hit the ice

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #71 on: Jan 01, 2022, 06:35 PM »
I fished Blackhawk Lake near Lakeview on Thursday. Had 4-5" ice there and we caught a few decent perch, a bunch of 6-7 inch crappies (2 that were 10") and a few small gills.
I haven't checked anywhere around Glenwood area yet--it was open water around not too long ago. I'm thinking after this sharp cold spell ice should be thick enough. I might try somewhere close by tomorrow if weather isn't too brutal.

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #72 on: Jan 01, 2022, 07:47 PM »
Tried a pond just north of Hwy 30 yesterday.  Ice was a consistent 4" there. Found lots of finicky bluegills.  My son and I managed to get about 10 to bite including a couple pretty good ones. Someone decided to throw crappies in this pond illegally so I'm in a mission there to take as many as I can(legally).

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #73 on: Jan 01, 2022, 08:48 PM »
Fished a Crawford county pond yesterday. Good bluegill bite. 4” of ice.

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #74 on: Jan 02, 2022, 07:19 PM »
Hit n Audubon county pond today good early bite . 6 inches of ice. Drove by Littlefield big goose hole out from the beach.

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #75 on: Jan 09, 2022, 09:12 AM »
 I was able to get out and fish this Saturday on Pony Creek. Pretty much 7-8" ice everywhere I was at on lake. A lot of people out on the lake yesterday. Fishing was slow, a few gills, some small crappies, and a few yellow bass. Really windy as well!
I had a friend who fished Icaria yesterday and did well on some nice bluegills and a few decent crappies. Not sure where he fished though on that lake.

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #76 on: Jan 28, 2022, 02:49 PM »
What’s the word?  Thinking of Icaria tomorrow. Anyone been over there?

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #77 on: Feb 19, 2022, 03:23 PM »


Getting sketchy

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #78 on: Dec 21, 2022, 08:06 PM »
Dec 21, 2022
 Little over 4" on Manawa this afternoon. Saw 2 other shacks fishing

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #79 on: Dec 22, 2022, 12:00 PM »
I had 4" or so on pond near Glenwood on Tuesday, Dec. 20. We caught some decent gills and crappies!
I would bet after this cold spell, going to be plenty of good ice everywhere around here!

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #80 on: Dec 26, 2022, 02:09 PM »
11 inches of ice on a Crawford county pond today. Bite was pretty slow.

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #81 on: Dec 27, 2022, 08:16 AM »
Couple guys and I fished a pond east of Council Bluffs area yesterday (12-26-2022). We caught a few, but bite was tough. Fish would scatter immediately if we drilled a hole or moved much. We could see a lot of fish on his livescope but they were not very interested. Ice was good though, with anywhere from 8-11" (and by the way, the new Ion Alpha auger is freakin' amazing! One guy I was with had one and it you could drill through 10" of ice in less than 5 seconds!

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Re: SouthWest Iowa
« Reply #82 on: Jan 01, 2023, 02:44 PM »
Hit an Audubon county pond today. 9 inches of ice. Good bluegill bite.

 



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