Author Topic: North Idaho Ice (Read 540284 times)

sticksandstring · « **Reply #1530 on:** Jan 09, 2014, 11:28 AM »

Thanks Carguy. The catfish are bullheads and there are a lot of them got probably 20 to 30 last weekend on Cave and Medicine.

atholmike · « **Reply #1531 on:** Jan 09, 2014, 12:54 PM »

Sticksandstring- You can fish Mirror by going down to Boy Scout camp and walking down to the lake. They are pretty good about letting you walk through.

atholmike · « **Reply #1532 on:** Jan 09, 2014, 12:56 PM »

Does anybody know what the ice conditions are on Cocolalla?

DEER4DINNER · « **Reply #1533 on:** Jan 09, 2014, 08:08 PM »

Quote from: Idahogator on Jan 09, 2014, 12:22 AM

Welcome to Iceshanty Brad.

Maybe your type of reporting will catch on.

Thanks Idahogator! I hope so too. I don't mind sharing my knowledge. When it comes to huntin' though, I may be a bit more tight-lipped.

Bearsfan · « **Reply #1534 on:** Jan 09, 2014, 10:44 PM »

Quote from: bearbone on Jan 08, 2014, 01:04 PM

Any body know were i can a youngster out with some fast action for perch?

Go to bottle bay, fish the around the docks at the resort, can't keep them off your jig. Most are small but for the kiddos it will be fun.

Idahogator · « **Reply #1535 on:** Jan 09, 2014, 10:49 PM »

Hopin Bottle Bay firmed up a bit Bearsfan ~ looked a tad nasty 10 days ago and no one out there.

Who has seen it ?

Bearsfan · « **Reply #1536 on:** Jan 09, 2014, 10:58 PM »

Gator, is the ice that bad up there? Geez bottle bay was always the first to cap.

stjoemitch · « **Reply #1537 on:** Jan 09, 2014, 11:34 PM »

Fished Fernan in the AM had a decent day. 24 Nice perch in the 9-10" range. Ice still good, but 1-2" of slop on top and a bit of wind all day.

Idahogator · « **Reply #1538 on:** Jan 09, 2014, 11:51 PM »

Very true, and Bottle Bay did cap and was fished a bit. We had wind from the north and a bit of rain that made the ice gray/milky with what appeared to be 4" of water in spots/pools, some 10' across. Being the first to cap was good. Then "they" dropped the lake level, so from the shore line the ice sloped toward the center of the bay. It became the type that looks good to me, I'll follow you, ice. I go have another look in the coming week and get a few ice depths/thicknesses.

sticksandstring · « **Reply #1539 on:** Jan 10, 2014, 07:32 PM »

Anyone heading out in the rain tomarrow?

sihlms391 · « **Reply #1540 on:** Jan 10, 2014, 08:09 PM »

I went out with a friend on granite today and ice was great. Snow on it and no slush. Oh ya ice is 12 plus inches. Fishing was slow but it was nice and didn't rain. I would go tomorrow but I have to work.

sihlms391 · « **Reply #1541 on:** Jan 10, 2014, 09:18 PM »

ok. why don't we ever have a ice fishing tournament up here in north idaho. ?

fowl_language · « **Reply #1542 on:** Jan 10, 2014, 09:20 PM »

There's one on Winchester on Jan 25th.

Although I agree, we should organize one on the Twins or Fernan.

9" of ice on Moses by I90 bridge, fished for 45 minutes before sunset, one 12" perch then had to leave, fish were interested but hard to get the bite, had to work for em.

sihlms391 · « **Reply #1543 on:** Jan 10, 2014, 09:25 PM »

I think it was the storm. I had fish on the fish finder and they just wouldn't bite. I only got on crappie and one trout

elkhuntinfool · « **Reply #1544 on:** Jan 10, 2014, 10:19 PM »

I think I am going to head out to Hayden this weekend

sihlms391 · « **Reply #1545 on:** Jan 10, 2014, 11:21 PM »

this rain will put a damper on some of our lakes. I haven't fished hayden. catch any crappie out there>?

sticksandstring · « **Reply #1546 on:** Jan 10, 2014, 11:34 PM »

A buddy and I are heading to ether Thompson of Blue tomarrow will give a report on how the ice is. We both got fish TVs and are dying to use them.

elkhuntinfool · « **Reply #1547 on:** Jan 10, 2014, 11:40 PM »

Sihlms I have heard of guys catching crappie through the ice earlier this season but I haven't caught one yet out there

atholmike · « **Reply #1548 on:** Jan 11, 2014, 01:52 AM »

Quote from: sihlms391 on Jan 10, 2014, 08:09 PM

I went out with a friend on granite today and ice was great. Snow on it and no slush. Oh ya ice is 12 plus inches. Fishing was slow but it was nice and didn't rain. I would go tomorrow but I have to work.

Jim.. How did you do on Granite? Me and a buddy went out on Cocolalla and in 2 hours we caught 1-14in trout & 5 perch. The ice was 6 in thick but the ice looked iffy out toward the middle of the lake. We did not venture out that way as we were not overly eager to go for possibly a swim.

sihlms391 · « **Reply #1549 on:** Jan 11, 2014, 05:27 PM »

Mike, I got one trout and one crappie. I missed a few too. Like I said ice is 12 plus inches. I drilled 15 holes and it was a work out.

sticksandstring · « **Reply #1550 on:** Jan 11, 2014, 07:42 PM »

Well hit Thompson today rain was not the issue let me tell you. Got there about 8 and left about 12. Ice was still good when we left about 6 inches. Going to try it again tomarrow with some newbies. Thinking rocky point. We did manage 2 pike and 4 perch. Probably could have had more pike but tip ups kept blowing out of holes.

sihlms391 · « **Reply #1551 on:** Jan 11, 2014, 09:01 PM »

i fished in the wind before and it is not fun. great to here you caught some fish,

elkhuntinfool · « **Reply #1552 on:** Jan 11, 2014, 10:15 PM »

We fished a bit this morning and the wind was doing the same blowing tip ups out if the holes it was good times

sihlms391 · « **Reply #1553 on:** Jan 12, 2014, 07:30 PM »

Any ice reports this week?

sticksandstring · « **Reply #1554 on:** Jan 12, 2014, 09:34 PM »

Fished Chatcolet today wing was bad for a couple hours but not as bad as yesterday. Ice was still good but getting big open holes where old hole had been drilled. Got a bunch of perch. One small pike. And very wet when the rain started. At least the wind dyed way down when it started raining.

sihlms391 · « **Reply #1555 on:** Jan 12, 2014, 09:42 PM »

thanks for info. I don't know where I want to go tomorrow. Thinking heading to mirror. try to find a lake that doesn't have a ton water on top or good high points.

fowl_language · « **Reply #1556 on:** Jan 13, 2014, 02:11 AM »

Potholes, WA (Lin Coulee):
6" of bad ice, sagging when stepped on, will be gone in a couple of days. I do not advise going there unless they get another cold snap soon. Which stinks cause the fishing is hot.

18 perch over 9", 5 over 10", 18.5" rainbow, landed 5 small walleyes under 12" hooked into 2 really big ones that cut me off at the jig (2 lb test

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Moses Lake, WA (I-90 bridge):
9" of clear ice.

12" perch on Jan 10th, no bites on the 13th.

uprivercasey · « **Reply #1557 on:** Jan 13, 2014, 01:46 PM »

Hey fowl. Is there a contact you have for ice conditions on Moses lake? I am going on a road trip somewhere this weekend.

fowl_language · « **Reply #1558 on:** Jan 13, 2014, 11:46 PM »

upriver, I sent you a PM.

Winchester lake: 1/13/2014
7" of ice, 2-3" of garbage ice on top really pourous and soft but strong ice underneath, temp looks good up at higher elevations ice should stay for awhile.

Trout fishing is still good I landed 5 all 10 to 14" all released, saw two guys with limits of smaller planters on the ice, dead sticking worms in front of the state park dock (in front of bathrooms on south shore).

Panfishing is bad, crappie moved in after dark only convinced one to bite tried everything on the others, nothing worked.

RayneBidziil22 · « **Reply #1559 on:** Jan 14, 2014, 03:40 AM »

any one going out to avondale lake in hayden idaho i haven't been out there since 1/9/14 and the ice was 6'' of good ice and the perch bite was slowish but was enjoying getting some jumbos in

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