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Below normal temps no days above freezing but yet ice isn’t just popping up every where…….this is like a bad dream come true
Has anyone made it to the chain lakes yet? If I can I'm going to head down to cave lake tomorrow or Friday.
@ ForestGuy88...I'd be interested in what you find in Cave L. I fish it in the Spring but have never ice-fished it, wouldn't even know where to start looking. Speaking of the chain lakes tho, a really good place to find huge crappie is under the RR trestle in Benewah lake. It is usually really good in late Fall but being too far away to fish it through the ice I've never done it. Have you or anyone else ice-fished Benewah?
I use to fish the Benewah through the ice quite often, haven’t in a few years. The water is drawn down so far that there isn’t much water in there now. The tribe has also been gillnetting pike on the S end of the lake and they hit that area pretty hard. Also you are supposed to have the tribal permit to fish it, which I’m torn on buying. Would probably be worth a try, access can be a pain sometimes.
Has anyone been to Blue Lake or Freeman near Priest River? I'm planning to head that way either Saturday or Sunday, maybe both. I'm sure the ice is fine now. Any fish reports? Possibly Gamble too. Any reports there? Thank you!
Cave lake had about 3.5 to 4 inches with maybe 2of those inches clear ice. A couple inches of slush on top and a few inches of snow. I went a hundred or so feet off the shore but I really don't like not having more clear ice, I don't trust the cloudy stuff. Can't believe there isn't more ice with this weather
Yeah hasn’t changed much from the other day. I heard Rose has 5”, but I’m not sure if I believe that. Rose can be finicky and often less ice than other chain lakes most of the time.