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Iowa => Ice Fishing Iowa => Topic started by: bert29 on Dec 05, 2013, 10:48 PM
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Well, now that we are getting that deep freeze we've been waiting for, here are some locations in SW Iowa that might be worth a trip out on the ice to try this winter: Here are some that I'm looking forward to fishing through the ice this season (with a brief description of location and possible fishing quality report) Feel free to add to this list for those of you who fish in SW Iowa!
Mile Hill Lake, Mills County (2 miles west of Glenwood) small lake of about 14 acres...has some decent bluegills and nice crappies, along with solid population of largemouth bass and catfish.very clear lake (max depth of about 30ft) and good structure. easy access,but does have several springs (which can cause weak spots.
Pony Creek Lake, Mills County (5 miles NW of Glenwood)..larger lake of about 80 acres...long, narrow lake, with quite a bit of depth in the 20ft range..best fishing is in the middle to upper (north end) end of lake. decent access on east side of lake (most of west side of lake is private property)..okay gills (most in 6-7" range, with a few in 8-9", good crappies, with some nice fish in 12" range..nice largemouth bass population, along with many yellow bass. water quality is decent with visibility 2-3ft. not as much structure so movement is the key to stay on fish
Fulsom Lake (7 miles NW of Glenwood off of I-29 near rest stop. borrow pit of about 45 acres..decent access near rest stop..this lake was real good about 3 years ago, but has since tapered off due to dying off of weed and disappearance of wood structure. Okay bluegill population with some large fish in 9" range, along with some really nice crappies in 12-13" range, but hard to locate due to the limited structure. a lot of rough fish (gar, shad, carp--and now even the dreaded silver carp (those crazy jumping carp) that came out of the Missouri during flood a couple of years ago). With right spot and early or late in year, fishing here can be surprisingly good, but also erratic. Big Bass and huge catfish roam this lake!
Lake Manawa..Council Bluffs..large state-run lake that has nice population of crappies, wipers, catfish, with some walleyes, bluegills and a lot of yellow bass. Shallow with some structure, but again, unless you know where to fish on this lake, it's tough. I've seen (and also caught) some real nice crappies, wipers and walleyes through the ice, but you'll have to work at it. If you like a challenge, good lake to try.
Viking Lake, Montgomery County...about 4 miles east of Stanton and about 130 acre lake. Recently renovated, and this lake of all these, is the "hot-spot" to try this winter. A deep lake with max depth in 45ft range, with a lot of new DNR structure and excellent populations of bluegills, nice crappies in 8-11" range, and superb population of catfish, along with a nice population of walleyes. Takes a little longer to freeze, but once it has good ice, this lake might be the place to be.
I-29 borrow pits in Mills, and Fremont counties. several "borrow" pits exist along I-29 that can hold some great bluegill, crappie, and bass fishing--with several other species (like walleyes, saugers, northerns, white bass, yellow bass, blue catfish) that were trapped in these pits after the flood back in 2011 of Missouri river. Many of these pits might be a waste of time, but you also might find that one that is underfished and loaded with crappies--some up to 16"!!
This is just a short list of some possible areas I'm looking forward to fishing this winter--along with the countless farm ponds in Mills and Fremont Counties!
if you are interested in trying some of these areas, give me a shout (PMessage). I'm loving this single-digit overnight lows for the next several days! Hard ice, baby!
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Great Post. I have tried Mile hill, Pony Creek , and Manawa and you spot on on all 3 of them. I have wanted to try the Pit just to the south of race track but it is a long walk from the gravel road and I do not want to do an interstate stop and drop.
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You talking about those "PJ" pits Larry?
I've never fished them. I've only been in Glenwood area now for 10 years (teach and coach) but I know guys I fish with that used to fish them long time ago....I can't give you any info on those.
Another area I thought about that is somewhat off radar is over by Hwy 34/71..Hacklebarney (county run area) two small lakes/ponds that in the past have had some huge gills and crappies. Not sure what low water did the past 2 seasons, but did know that the DNR guys out of cold springs area said there were some huge (read 2lb crappies!) that came out of there 2 winters ago. I've never fished them either but I'd be curious to know if anyone has fished it either thru ice or open water of late.
I'm hoping to get out this sunday either to Mile Hill or Pony if we don't get too much snow from this projected storm.
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I have friends that live that way I will see what they have to say and let you know. Good luck this weekend!
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You too, Larry if you get out..shoot me a PMessage some time with name and number...maybe we can fish together sometime in Glenwood area.
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Bert, since you live down that way, do mile hill or pony creek have I've yet?
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you mean ice? Yes, some ice..not sure how much, but judging some area ponds near hwy 34 I drive by into town in the morning toward school-yes, good and frozen over. I haven't been out to Pony Creek so I can't report on that. Mile Hill was frozen over and kept its ice before this deep freeze..0 degrees here in Glenwood right now with low expected down to -3 with light wind..excellent ice making weather!
fulsom had ice on it as did some ponds along hwy 34 as I drove to Creston today for basketball game
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pony has 2-4.5" depending on the area of the lake.
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Manawa varied from 4"-6" in three different spots I checked today at 3pm. Saw plenty of holes drilled and iced over already.
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yeah, manawa is had a couple open spots yesterday, but they completly locked up overnight. Found a minimum of 4" also, unfortunatly the fish haven't been cooperative.
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Fished Arrowhead Lake in Neola this summer and caught a lot of good 8-10" gills and a couple good crappie. I talked to the park officer yesterday and he said the ice should be good to go by next weekend.
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Ice should be good to go at arrowhead, fished it last week already. To be fair, I haven't been out the since last sun, but there was 4"+ then and the lake is really sheltered so the warm weather would have had minimal impact. Also arrowhead is FULL of big yellowbass, last year we caught over 40 the one day with the smallest being 9".
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Was on Pony Creek yesterday. North end has 5" or better. Hot bite till noon. Lots of small gills,crappie and yellow bass. Occasional keeper fish.
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was on pony creek today...5+ inches of hard clear ice...north end as well. caught a few nice crappies and other guy I was with (he had been there earlier than me about hour or so) had a nice mess of decent 9-10 inch crappies. I caught one 12" crappie (few smaller ones) 2-3 decent bluegill, 2 bass (1 12") and lost a nice one at hole.
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Planning on heading to pony creek in the morning. Got the poles ready! Will report back.
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PM me and I will tell ya :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Hey guys. I'm originally from Glenwood and now live in Omaha. Bert's summary of the area lakes were spot on. I thought those PJ lakes were private. Well, atleast the pond on the south end of the railroad tracks. I've actually put one of those two man bass raider boats on the race track pond for open water and we caught large crappies and bass. I would assume the bluegill population would be strong because there is quite a bit of vegetation around the edges. When the track flooded a couple years ago there were fish up in the lookout towers on the track. I would assume there might be some river rough fish in there now. Another place that I've had pretty good luck on the ice was Pinky's Glenn lake just on the west side of Tabor. I caught quite a few very large bluegills out there last year. Quite a bit of flooded timber that is near the ramp area as well as two coves further toward the east and south that have flooded timber as well. I would assume there is a good population of crappies in there as well due to the cover and the depths in that lake go into the 30ft area. I would never use that lake for open water because the boat ramp sucks but it's pretty good for ice fishing.
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I forgot to add that I'm almost always down in the Glenwood area if anyone wants to go out with me on the ice. There are a few other places that I have permission to use as well. I'm usually on the ice in Omaha during the week and back in the Glenwood area on the weekends. I'm tempted to buy an Aqua Vu this week but kind of skeptical how well it'll work because the water clarity in SW Iowa isn't always the clearest stuff! We'll see how it goes.
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Did pretty good at pony creek today. Lots of 8-9" gills. Lost a big 'ol crappie at the hole. Also lost a giant (at least 24", close to 8 lb.) bass at the hole. VERY frustrating! I have video of the bass coming up to the hole, but won't post it here due to foul language. If you really want to see it, it's on my Facebook. All in all, great first day on the ice! Thickness was a consistent, solid 6+" on the north end. I will be back on Sunday.
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go hawks..Myself and Chris 71383 planning on fishing in Glenwood area late afternoon this Friday. send me PM with cell and I can contact you via call or text and let you know time and place. Try for a short time anyway (I have to wait until I'm done teaching...3:30Pm) and then fish til about dark or little after if fish are cooperating.
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Have any of you guys fished Desoto Bend?
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Yes- It was very good before the flood, very bad after. If you drill a big enough hole and bang on the ice, maybe you can get a silver carp to jump out! It won't be open till after the 1st of the year.
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How was Pony Creek bert?
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Gohawk, sent you a pm.
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got it...Know his mom/dad well (and his brother..and other roommate too!)
did okay on Sunday. a few crappies and small gills. Pony creek is hit and miss (like anywhere else actually) If you fish west side near the brush and channel (near the shelter area) you'll catch some fish now. Ice should be good in that area (5-7" thick)
have you fished any ponds south of Glenwood lately? like the big one near Tabor owned by bruce? not sure how that one freezes anymore. I haven't fished it for few years now through ice
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Was there last night and did very well. Could barely keep a bait in the water.
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Has anyone hit manawa lately I'm thinkin I may go out after work Saturday and give it a try
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Was there last night and did very well. Could barely keep a bait in the water.
Vics- Were u at blackburns wed? How thick wasthe ice to get across lake?
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4" was what I was on. The areas the geese were on is probably less. Be careful on the north side mid lake.
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Mile Hills ice is sketchy. Barely 2 inches across the lake with many springs causing problems. We drilled several spots and deemed it not safe for our liking at this time yet. Hopefully the hard freeze will continue and make it happen.
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FishinFFP, thanks for the report- do you know if Pinky's Glen has good ice?- I've heard that it sometimes has thin ice in places due to springs.
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Man I wish I could take off and go with you guys but can pull away from work today. Keep us updated on how you do. I might try a farm pond Sunday afternoon if I can talk the wife into letting me go.
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From my experience over the years pinkys is safe and best fishing mid to late January.
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Solid 7" @ Manawa. Fish still not hitting yet ???. Get the occasional crappie to bite but nothing like last yrs first ice. Gonna try Farm Creek this afternoon.
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fished a couple of ponds south of Glenwood today with Chris71383 and gohawks. we did very well on huge gills (some pushing 10 1/2" and nice crappies in 13-14" range--along with a bunch of bass in 12-15" range. I know these people don't read this on this site, but I am very thankful (and I do express that to them) that the land owners of these ponds allow us to fish on them! They can easily say no (and that's their right to do so!) but they graciously allow us (and many others too like yourselves that get permission to fish private waters) to fish. We here in Mills and Fremont Counties in SW Iowa are blessed with some amazing private ponds (too many to count!) and what a great Christmas gift---great ice, great fishing, great company with friends, and all because of generous land owners! Vics; still need to do some fishing with you as well!
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Just got back from a small farm pond. 6 decent crappies biggest 13 in. A dozen average gills. 5 inch ice. Good action from 330 till 530.
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Fished three different ponds this weekend. Ice was 4.5 - 6 inches on all of them. Fished a pond Sunday that was the best, crappie between 11.5" and 13.5" and bluegill 8"-9.5" all day long.
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This isn't right it's going to be nice out today and I'm stuck at work. What do you guys think these warmer temps are going to do to the ice?
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Doubt this warm front will hurt much, most of the area lakes are capped pretty good , temps are supposed to fall by sunday , and it will help by melting the snow on top of the ice and refreeze.
drilled a hole on manawa late last night and found almost 10" near the sportsman club.
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Had a great weekend fishin with Bert and Chris71383. Thanks to the landowners for lettin us use their private ponds to catch some great bluegills and crappies. I am in the process of gettin them a bottle of "thanks" :) A sidenote...remember to ask permission to fish these private ponds. We were on a buddy's place and there were a few people out on the ice that didn't have permission to be there when we first showed up. It's this type of stuff that can put a bad taste in the landowner's mouths that can keep the rest of us from being able to get on the ice. Take the time and just ask permission. Most of the time the landowners are fine with it. Also, a bottle of "thanks" or a 12pack can go a long way in keeping the relationship strong for another trip. :)
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Fished a pond this morning. Ice is in good shape. Fishing was excellent. Checked another spot that has tons of ducks and geese on it and is still not safe to walk on. Those 11" gills will have to wait.
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Finally made it out on manawa today. Only caught one small crappie and marked a few other fish. Decided to leave after my buddies 7 year old thought it was a good idea to step in a hole and get wet
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I keep hearing mixed reports on the weather this weekend? 6" of snow on Sunday??
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last i looked , 20% chance with high of 17 . low sun night around 4 ,,,,,sweet!,
I dont want the snow but will take all the cold mother nature wants to give.
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Any ice reports on pony I'm going to head that way Saturday morning
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Be careful out there that one 50 degree day messed it up quite a bit . My favorite lakes are really messed down around Mt Ayr at least 2" of water on what once was 5" of good clear ice so I will bet there's some bad spots . It's going to take a week of cold weather to straighten things up . I'm hoping we don't get more than 2" of snow . Good Luck All and mostly be Safe out there !!!!!!!
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Fished a pond in sw iowa and.there was no standing.water yesterday. Ice.was good.
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What county were you fishing in?
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Thanks Vic. If I had to guess he was either in mills or Fremont
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Ringold county
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Anyone been out today? Usually after a melt and re freeze the bite turns off for awhile. Not sure if it's the rush of nutrients that wash in the water or what. Thinking of going tomorrow morning but all reports I have got have been slow slow slow bite.
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Sat out today from 0900 till 5 pm..SKUNKED!! Hopefully it picks up again sooner than later, has been an awesome start up till today
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We fished pony creek from 7-9 this morning with no luck the hit manawa from about 10-12 marked a lot of fish bit only iced one 11in crappie
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Got skunked for the first time in a long time tonight. Couldn't even mark fish. No sure where they were.
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Larry:
so did my son and I..skunked..marked fish but they wouldn't even nibble on it. We fished 2 ponds south of glenwood..usually we catch some small fish to keep us busy, but today from 2:00-4:30pm..nothing...must have been the weather change. tried everything (and yes had live bait...colored spikes).
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Larry:
so did my son and I..skunked..marked fish but they wouldn't even nibble on it. We fished 2 ponds south of glenwood..usually we catch some small fish to keep us busy, but today from 2:00-4:30pm..nothing...must have been the weather change. tried everything (and yes had live bait...colored spikes).
I did the same. Switched colors. Live bait plastics fished bottom middle top. I did lose a crappie at the hole but that was the only action I had.
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Wow that's bad luck maybe just the low pressure I'm hoping to get out the 24th
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Fished a pond Friday...SLOW. 5 crappie and a couple dozen gills.
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Fished again yesterday and couldn't keep the gills off, ended up with 15 crappie too. http://s248.photobucket.com/user/tksimmons/media/b3a67f7d-ce72-4a9e-8a25-7e9ae37fd876.jpg.html
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I might try a pond Tuesday Afternoon for a couple hours hoping for some better luck... I just have to get this skunk taste out of my mouth....
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Any updates on Mile Hill Ice? I'd like to try it in a few days. Out on Wehrspahn in Sarpy CO. Ne. 8-10 very clear and solid.
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mile hill had 5"+ Over 2 weeks ago when I was out the, fishing was really slow at that point though.
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Might try it out this afternoon. I will post my luck later.
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Got out on county lake today ( sw) , awesome day with high temps and lots of ice had 10-11 inches
All fish were in the 15-20 foot range , nothing shallow ,, bait was darters , jig and plastics ( glow head /glow body)
Caught yellows, gills , pumpkinseed , green sunnies , crappie , and largemouth
All fish were really tight to cover and as clouds moved in and wind picked up the bite slowed Fished 9 am- 1:30
Released all fish.
. Merry Christmas Guys.
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Bite was hot tonight fish we small. Hockey puck bluegill but bit was a blast pulling them up
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Bite was hot tonight fish we small. Hockey puck bluegill but bit was a blast pulling them up
fishing on Mile Hill?
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How do you guys think these warm days will have affected our ice
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It will not affect. If anything it will melt snow Most area lakes have 8-14 " of ice. Just stay away from white ice
Be safe. Good luck
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Thanks for the good reports percival lake has always been good as well as the pit on hwy 2 by the nebraska city bridge a guy at work said they both have good number of big waleye he caught this past summer... I plan to hit these 2 spots sometime soon this week...
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No that's wasn't mile hill. I was on a farm pond. Good bit today until 10. Started getting sloppy gave up at noon.
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The pits by NE city bridge got inundated by flood water in "10" and did have a few sauger in them , But also got tons of shad and silver carp and all kinds of trash fish , tons of gar . I'm sure a few still are in there but who wants to deal with Gar.?
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Hit manaswamp today tons of ice , 12-14 " , little slush on top , had a yellow bite going , moved about 30 ft and started smashing crappie .
All 9-13 " released all .
6-8 fow .
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Anyone have an ice update from pony creek?
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Haven't been by Pony yet this year. I was just on a small pond east of council bluffs. 10 inch ice and a friend and I got 50 keeper gills. From 8 am till 10 am. Just a nice little Saturday morning.
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Woody. Ponys got ice BUT it's tough. Prob have better luck at manawa or some of the county lakes east. It got absolutely pounded at first ice. I seen tons of fish taken out. Good luck. Post up how you do
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Hit Viking Lake yesterday. Ice was solid 6". Fished off 2nd jetty west of the Restaurant and got skunked. My goal this year is to figure this lake out, I have had a lot of success at this lake during open water and can't seem to get anything going during the winter months.
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I'm going to fish around Glenwood area today if anyone wants to join me (Brian)...probably hit mile hill, pony creek, fulsom and maybe a pond or two south of glenwood...won't be able to get out til about 11:30am..I'll be in grey dodge durango and if I'm in shack it will be blue colored fish trap. send me PMessage and I can give you my cell # to call or text me. temps supposed to be warmer today anyway with low pressure coming in with new front arriving.
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Picked up 24 of both of these today.
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I will bet you had more fish than you had beer at the end of the day LOL Nice gills
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Has anyone fished lake of three fires in Taylor count it should be getting good after the overhaul they did several years back ???
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Gonna be hitting pony creek later this morning. Anyone been down there?
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Good luck. Pony creek got slammed first ice and it hasn't been good since... Just a heads up
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Hey guys. I'm originally from Glenwood and now live in Omaha. Bert's summary of the area lakes were spot on. I thought those PJ lakes were private. Well, atleast the pond on the south end of the railroad tracks. I've actually put one of those two man bass raider boats on the race track pond for open water and we caught large crappies and bass. I would assume the bluegill population would be strong because there is quite a bit of vegetation around the edges. When the track flooded a couple years ago there were fish up in the lookout towers on the track. I would assume there might be some river rough fish in there now. Another place that I've had pretty good luck on the ice was Pinky's Glenn lake just on the west side of Tabor. I caught quite a few very large bluegills out there last year. Quite a bit of flooded timber that is near the ramp area as well as two coves further toward the east and south that have flooded timber as well. I would assume there is a good population of crappies in there as well due to the cover and the depths in that lake go into the 30ft area. I would never use that lake for open water because the boat ramp sucks but it's pretty good for ice fishing.
Gohawks, you are right the sand pit pond south west of race track in pj is private. Use to be great for big crappie but thanks to flood it got tough.
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Gohawks, you are right the sand pit pond south west of race track in pj is private. Use to be great for big crappie but thanks to flood it got tough.
I think he was talking about the 3 ponds right off of I29 The north 2 or private but the south one is owed by Iowa Conservation Commission (DNR). I have fished it in the summer but there is no good way to get to it. That sandpit more south and west does look like a good hole though...
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I figured the one to the south and west was private just by looking at Google Maps. It looked like there was a gate to it. LarryClutch was right...I was talking about the 3 sandpits right along the interstate.
The furthest south pit is owned by the DNR??? Unless you either pulled off the interstate and drug your gear down the hill or rode in by train on the tracks, that looks like a hassle to get to...not saying I wouldn't try if I knew it had fish and was public. lol
I've fished the most northern of the 3 on open water before the flood when I had permission. I'd like to fish it again just to see what the flood did to the quality of fish.
That said...this weekend looks real nice! Almost t-shirt and a stocking hat type of weather compared the last couple weekends we've had.
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I can get you in on the one of them. As long as all trash is picked up and if you catch fish you let me in on it. ;D
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Anyone been to pinkeys glen recently? We are headed that way Saturday morning. Thanks.
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i think you will do well , not a ton of presure this year , BUT stay on main lake the fish tend to relate to main lake .
Main lake north side . Good luck
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This ones for you J.G. Has anybody been to Viking yet? Looking for any help, may hit it up this weekend
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Went to Pinkies once this year. Nice gills in there. Stay left into creek. Not too far in and fish in 15-17 fow. You should do well.
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Hit pinkey's glen this morning. Perfect day to be on the ice! 13' of clear solid ice. only caught gills, but they were HEFTY. I will be going back soon.
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looks like FUN
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Thinking about hitting one of the percival or hamburg lakes next to the interstate this weekend. Anyone have any reports?
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I'll probably be down at the Percival interstate pit on Saturday. It has been a ghost town pit for me so far this year. A couple bass and that's about it through the hole. That place really needs to have structure put in it. Would love to be able to put some evergreens with cinder blocks on the ice.
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Why waste time there? Pinkies has been good. Wouldn't the lake off highway 2 across from Nebraska city be a better choice. What about the lake south of the tracks. It never is fished. That's one I would like to try sometime.
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I've actually never been down to the lake off hwy 2 by Neb City. I have a buddy that's been to the lake south of the tracks and said the flood screwed it up and got skunked on it. Could have been a bad day too. I'm not saying there might not be good fishin there by any means. I'm not spending much time at Percival or the other lakes this weekend. We'll be on private ice. Last weekend was a little spooky with the private stuff we were on. The ponds had a ton of springs in them so we'd be walking on 12 inches then have open water right next to us. This wind could be a pain to the ice!
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I would be down at Pinkies Saturday but I am installing a fish cleaning setup in my basement. got an old Cast Iron sink. need to run pex and the drain. Might try it Sunday early before it gets too warm. Might also head down Tuesday Afternoon. Let us know how you do if you are on Pinkies This weekend. Also heard of some good catches on mile hill..
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I am taking my oldest sons family out Saturday to a private lake that is public if you know what I mean. Two youngsters and my daughter in law who have never ice fished before. Hopefully I can put them on the gills there. Since I know the lake very well I think they will have a great time and will want to go again.
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Went out this afternoon. Couple gills. Couple crappie couple bass. Almost Tshirt weather.
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Fished pinkeys Glenn Friday evening. Few small bass and 6 crappie 11-13". Ice was still a solid 13" with a few open water spots from springs.
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How has everyone been doing. Going to hit mile hill and pinkies Thursday. Unless y'all say they are fished out.
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Larry:
can't speak for Pinky's Glen, but Mile Hill of late has been tough bite. Best bet I think is any of the number of farm ponds in area. You'll have much more consistent luck with fish--and size of fish--than Mile Hill. don't know about other spots in area, as I haven't been out too much of late. Did hear that Viking Lake near Stanton was starting to produce some nice crappies though.
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Thanks for the info. Might have to head east then! I have been fishing my farm ponds a lot and need to give them some relief. So I was thinking about trying some public waters. Unless someone wants to let me fish their honey hole. Haha
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Clutch. Pm me if you are still planning on trip . I can't make the day you wanted to go . Sat. Is only day works for me . I'm in QC now heading back fri. After I hit Lost Grove .. Thx
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What is the condition of the ice at mile hill?
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Too thick.
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Too thick.
Extensions? haha My new Mirco Vu is going to be here at noon. I might get sick and have to go home. Might go to Mile Hill and test it out in the deep water.
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Had a good afternoon fish with Vics, caught a good batch of gills. Glenwood area farm pond fishing at its finest
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Anyone out fishing in the snow?
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Went out today. South of Glenwood. Wind pretty strong fished till 3. 12-17 fow ,lots of gills a few crappie and a ton of bass all were between 12"-19" All fish came on a chubby darter in color dace.
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Fished Mile Hill a couple of weeks ago, on Friday, did really well. Then went out saturday, same spot, and only caught 2 fish all day. That's fishing ???.
Used to fish Pinkys alot until it got hit so hard. Maybe I should try it again, but I see there's another front coming through tonight. Just my luck.
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Hey guys, I'm new to Ice fishing and new to SW Iowa. Ive done all of my fishing in Nebraska and dont really have an idea of where to fish in Iowa. Would like to get out and learn. If any one ever wants a partner, PM me and let me know! Ive got all my own gear.
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Should be a great wk end with warm weather forecasted
Wear your water proof boots
Ice is in great shape in sw
Be safe !
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13 inches on Pony Creek and 1 bluegill this morning
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(http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/yy327/15pt/20140219_105312_1.jpg) (http://s804.photobucket.com/user/15pt/media/20140219_105312_1.jpg.html) (http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/yy327/15pt/20140219_103118_1.jpg) (http://s804.photobucket.com/user/15pt/media/20140219_103118_1.jpg.html) After a year of trying to fish with Bert we finally got together at Pony Creek. After an hour of smaller gills we moved and found a bunch of these critters. We found out very quickly that they do not come out of a 6" hole. Had to double and triple drill holes to land them. We had a lot of fun for an hour or two until they moved off. I think we brought 10 of them on the ice and released them.
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That looks like a blast. Great job!!!
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That is awsome! I've always wanted to to try a chunk of hot dog soaked in chicken liver blood on a tip up to see what happens... That's like a southwest Iowa pike! ;D
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Bert29 hooked the first one. We were seeing big red marks on our electronics. We caught several on wax worms and then switched to chunks of yellow bass when we realized that there was a lot of catfish in the area. That worked very well.
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I was just at Scheel's and Dicks in Omaha looking for late season deals... Dicks had nothing left out. Scheels was slim pickins.. Did have 2 pro 4 augers. Might be able to wheel and deal on 1 that was the display. Not much for jigs. Did have 2 tear drop 13 reels for $79. No shacks but did have some otter sleds. I did also notice reeds has marked a lot of their flashers down. LX6 is going for $500 free shipping.
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Any reports on the ice down there? I might be headed to mile hill on Thursday.
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I saw guys on it Sunday so it should be good. Bert29 was on Pony Creek with no problems. I am headed to a quarry this morning to weigh down some piles of cedars I cut. That ice there I will be cautious on but I'm sure it is good.
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ice on pony was good as of yesterday morning.
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any fish chris ?
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Lots of fish in pony. Just not much size.
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I caught two master angler yellow bass @ 12'' and some nice gill in the tourny , Im thinking about trying the late afternoon/nite bite at pinkys today.
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Fish are on at Manawa.
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13 1/2" on the tape, caught prob 25 today.
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Need to bring this up to the front for us Southwest Iowa fishermen.. A lot of good info on here. Just dropped some coin on some jigs today. The ice can't come soon enough!
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I'm surprised you get fishable ice down there.
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Great ice down here. Last year I fished from the day after thanksgiving into March. Some years are better than others. Not many permanent houses out but it's tough to beat southwest Iowa farm pond ice fishing.
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Not to mention the perch and crappie bite on twelve mile and walleyes on three mile...... Green valley should be a hot mess this year as well.... SW Iowa great lakes should be exceptional this year!!!
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Definitely good fishing down here but some years the ice isn't drivable
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Hammered the Crappie this weekend on a private farm pond. 12-14 inches. Transferred 50 to a different pond. I know where my first stop is going to be ice fishing this year!
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Great ice down here. Last year I fished from the day after thanksgiving into March. Some years are better than others. Not many permanent houses out but it's tough to beat southwest Iowa farm pond ice fishing.
Same here day after t day , it was a LONG season. Let's hope for another .
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Hammered the Trout today at Big Lake. Get em while the gettin is good!
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Cool clutch. Thx for update. Nothing like easy pickins