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Title: Still lots of ice here.
Post by: viciouscircle on Apr 19, 2018, 11:44 AM

Hi all,

Been a long winter, warming up now but still below zero at night for the next 10 days and with 30"+ of ice still a few more fish to pull through a hole or two.

Been slammin' crappie on Lake Wabigoon this year on the ice, very convenient for me as our house is on the lake, and before or after work now its getting lighter does enough to scratch the itch.

Got out last week for an evening session, managed to get enough crappie for a good feed and then headed back to the front of the house to try for walleye, only got a few small sauger and walleye which went back, but got to hang out with my kid and dog before the boy's bedtime.

Long video...but fun.

Title: Re: Still lots of ice here.
Post by: Baetis62 on Apr 19, 2018, 05:49 PM

Great video and beautiful country! 

Title: Re: Still lots of ice here.
Post by: minnowdrowner on Apr 23, 2018, 11:09 AM

Great that the temps and later days make it easier to get the boy out more! What is the feeling for ice out up there this year? Have my yearly trip for the opener on Lac Seul and worried may get bumped due to ice on the lake, has happened before...

Title: Re: Still lots of ice here.
Post by: Skywagon on Apr 23, 2018, 05:49 PM

Ice out on Lac Seul for opener may be nip and tuck this year, but with the above freezing temps the last few days, it makes one more optimistic.  Snow is melting, my gravel lot has no snow, I had to put wheels on the skis of my snowmobile in order to cross the lot to get to snow, so I can get on the lake.  The ice is still ice auger deep.  On the positive side, my wife says a nearby creek is starting to open up, she and a buddy are going kayaking on it Thursday to look for migrating ducks.

Title: Re: Still lots of ice here.
Post by: minnowdrowner on Apr 24, 2018, 08:44 AM

Yeah, we go up the the Northeast end up in Chamberlin Narrows, ice is usually gone up there just have to get through the other 40 miles of lake to get there... Is there a spring season on duck there or just sightseeing?

Title: Re: Still lots of ice here.
Post by: Skywagon on Apr 25, 2018, 07:25 AM

The thing about Lac Seul is all the water flow through that system, parts of it never freeze much, open water channels visible at times when I fly over in the winter. Do you go in at Deception or the Hudson landing?  No spring duck season here, my wife and her buddies just like to paddle/look for different species of migratory birds as they travel through.

Title: Re: Still lots of ice here.
Post by: minnowdrowner on Apr 25, 2018, 10:04 AM

Deception landing, the north end doesn't seem to be the problem, it's the south flow pushing everything down to the landing... Guess we'll cross our fingers and see