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Title: anyone in valpo area fishing yet?
Post by: fishersofmen on Dec 11, 2017, 08:34 AM
getting my stuff ready for early ice...just wondering if anyone has tried loomis yet?
Title: Re: anyone in valpo area fishing yet?
Post by: trjordan09886 on Dec 11, 2017, 05:16 PM
Heavens no!!  its only been below freezing for a week...i would give it another good week or two of sub freezing temps before i attempt!
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Post by: hounds on Dec 11, 2017, 06:52 PM
Suppose to be 50 with rain Monday....not sure it will happen before Christmas.
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Post by: taxi1 on Dec 11, 2017, 07:25 PM
NWS is only showing a high of 39 Monday for me in Ligonier south and east of you.
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Post by: hounds on Dec 11, 2017, 08:52 PM
Well it is the weather, only job you can have and if your right 50% of the time your good.  I believe what I see when I wake up.
Title: Re: anyone in valpo area fishing yet?
Post by: mpyromike on Dec 12, 2017, 04:47 PM
Front bay barely skimmed as of yesterday it had around 1/4”
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Post by: Jig_Head on Dec 13, 2017, 02:21 PM
Front bay barely skimmed as of yesterday it had around 1/4”
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We're all dying to get out fishersofmen but be realistic brother
Title: Re: anyone in valpo area fishing yet?
Post by: Gills-only on Dec 13, 2017, 02:31 PM
We are all dying to get out, just not dying to go in !!
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Post by: hounds on Dec 13, 2017, 05:06 PM
Front bay covered with some snow and Ice, not sure of the thickness, and i'm not walking on it.  Wide open with a lot of geese to the east.  Be safe.
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Post by: mpyromike on Dec 15, 2017, 04:02 PM
1.5” to 2.5” of ice at loomis in front bay with 4 guys fishing not for me!!!!
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Post by: high_flags on Dec 15, 2017, 09:24 PM
wow!   skinny guys...lol     be safe out there . thats thin ice in this warmer weather
Title: Re: anyone in valpo area fishing yet?
Post by: Jig_Head on Dec 16, 2017, 06:57 PM
1.5” to 2.5” of ice at loomis in front bay with 4 guys fishing not for me!!!!
I was one of the 4. I'm 180 lbs and it was pretty sketchy
Title: Re: anyone in valpo area fishing yet?
Post by: mpyromike on Dec 16, 2017, 07:54 PM
Jig_head were you the guy out with fisher97?  I am 250 and it was defiantly to soft for me a half hearted wack with bar and it was going through, and all the cracking and popping when I was walking it really made me uncomfortable.
Title: Re: anyone in valpo area fishing yet?
Post by: Jig_Head on Dec 17, 2017, 01:22 AM
Jig_head were you the guy out with fisher97?  I am 250 and it was defiantly to soft for me a half hearted wack with bar and it was going through, and all the cracking and popping when I was walking it really made me uncomfortable.
Yes I was. I heard a little crackin and poppin myself
Title: Re: anyone in valpo area fishing yet?
Post by: hounds on Dec 17, 2017, 07:39 PM
Catch any fish, or did the hershy squirts from all the Poppin and cracking run em off?
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Post by: fishersofmen on Dec 17, 2017, 10:04 PM
i did see a few guys on and one report of small gills....and another of a large crappie the nite before (friday)....i didnt bring my gear...was just being nosy....took some pictures of sled tracks on bay....think i'm taking my kayak on lake michigan monday/tuesday....steve
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Post by: Jig_Head on Dec 18, 2017, 03:07 PM
Catch any fish, or did the hershy squirts from all the Poppin and cracking run em off?
Hahaha hershy squirts. I brought home 9, but released a lot more than that
Title: Re: anyone in valpo area fishing yet?
Post by: mwtind on Dec 21, 2017, 04:54 PM
Checked them all out today.  Flint has very very little ice. Long has ice on part, 1/2-1".  Looked like  boat launched today or yesterday and ther ws about 20 yards of ice before open water.  Loomis has ice over a lot of it, very thin ice, lol.  Be safe and wait brother!!