NW WI ice

[chuck]

Anybody know the current ice conditions in NW Wisconsin?

[icehouse]

My father-in-law lives up on Long Lake in near Spooner, WI and he says that people have been out on the lake fishing for a couple of weeks.  The local bait shop down the road from him says that they have 5-7" on the lake.  They are up on the narrows of the lake so I don't know what the rest of the lake looks like.  I plan on going up there next week to try it out but havn't fished that lake in the winter so I don't know where to start.

[bbmonkey]

How far north?

I ahve been on the ice for the last 3 weekends in upper St. Croix county and lower Polk county. Plenty of ice. 5-6"

[packmann]

hey bbmonkey have you been up by bone or big round was thinking about heading that way friday, was wondering how the ice was. what about the valley?

[bbmonkey]

Last weekend I fished Pine Lake on friday evening and Bear Trap on Saturday. I have not fished Lake George yet.

I have not been to Bone yet.

I am heading up to Straight Lake on saturday. We may jump over to Big Butternut for a bit too. I hear they are catching jumbo perch on Big Butternut.

[packmann]

thanks for the info, and good luck

[Big W]

Price County Lakes have ice.  I wouldn't be driving my atv on any lakes yet...but walking sure..

[comp]

hey bbmonkey have you been up by bone or big round was thinking about heading that way friday, was wondering how the ice was. what about the valley?

Fished big round yesterday.  Good wheeler ice yet.  Gills and eyes are hitting.

[sten76]

Use this link and you can see reports directly from the DNR.

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/news/or/


It's very useful.

[rlover]

Up in Douglas County, in the Gordon area, I measured 9 to 9.5" in about 6 different holes today.

[chuck]

looking at iron county

[blazen36]

Ther are 8-9 inches on the Phillips chain. Saw 3 pick up trucks on Lake Duroy today.

[comp]

Fished three lakes in Polk Co. this week.  Church Pine, Deer, and Cedar.  All slow! Ice is good enough to ride wheelers, Cedar has real good ice. More and more shacks are being put out each day.  Rumor has it Cedar walleyes are hitting from 1:30 p.M to 7:30 P.M.  tried last night, caught two small perch and one other big fish that broke my line.  Also heard Ward lake is hitting good and Big Trade in Cushing is hitting good.  Hope it helps fellas, I have to head back to work now since I work weekends.  Let me know how you did or if you have heard of other lakes that I could fish this next week.

[comp]

Gills were hitting last week on East Balsam.  Justreturned from Red Lake yesterday and heard that the eye are hitting on Round.