Author Topic: The Channel was frozen at Houghton Lake Sunday (Read 4205 times)

dachmation · « **on:** Nov 21, 2005, 06:17 PM »

But the darn thing opened back up later in the day and today with the heat and rain, Come On Ice!!!

Prayin for Cold

Mike

dachmation · « **Reply #1 on:** Nov 22, 2005, 08:56 PM »

Thanks a lot Steve

I'm hoping we will have fishable ice by first of Dec.

YeeHaw!!!!

skulldugary · « **Reply #2 on:** Nov 22, 2005, 09:27 PM »

Sounds good to me!!!

skulldugary · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 23, 2005, 10:33 PM »

Dang it...the temps are suppose to be in the 40's Monday and Tuesday with rain........Man, what a bummer.....

skulldugary · « **Reply #4 on:** Nov 24, 2005, 09:50 AM »

I'm sure hoping you are right NewLaker,rough early bow,and gun season so far.Muzzle loading coming up along with late bow season...man I'll be ready for a change...

fisher50 · « **Reply #5 on:** Nov 25, 2005, 01:36 PM »

18 Tonight and 24 tomorrow night. Light winds. According to Yahoo. Fifty and rain, Monday. Hope the ice holds. Hope all had a great Thanksgiving. It's been great here. Our Son flew home from Nebraska. Hadn't seen him since Mid-June. Hope to be up next weekend. Mike, you got a nice looking deer.

str8781 · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 05, 2005, 01:52 PM »

Dach,
I've been fishing near the channel by the smiley face for a couple of years. Hopefully I'll make it up there soon. If I do, I'll make sure to ask around or look some of you guys up.
~Str8 781

dachmation · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 05, 2005, 06:02 PM »

Hey thats me str8781 . I live right across the street from that channel. Hope to get out soon and try it. Still don't know about the ice, although it looks pretty gnarly out there. Drifts and piles of ice. Wind was blowin so hard and cold today when I walked down to lake I didn't stay long. LOL
Mike

str8781 · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 05, 2005, 08:01 PM »

Dach,
Maybe I'll have to grab a burger at the Spikehorn with you. Nothing like warming up with a burger and fry.
~Str8781

FullTmeDad · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 06, 2005, 08:19 AM »

It's looking good for an early season. Dach, I'll be headed up your way shortly!
FTD

dachmation · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 06, 2005, 09:02 AM »

Good to hear from you Rick, long time no see. I think I could get out there now if it wasnrt so damn cold. LOL
well gotta go wash up aunt Millie, Cya Later

Mike

skulldugary · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 06, 2005, 09:53 AM »

FTD,hows it going?.........It's that time of year again......

bigmikedogg · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 06, 2005, 12:58 PM »

Can't wait to hit up Houghton Lake! Hopefully there's plenty of ice during winter break...

ih772 · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 06, 2005, 09:22 PM »

Dachmation, I'm headed up this weekend I hope there's some ice at the end of our street and in the channel. I'll talk to you once I make it up....

FullTmeDad · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 07, 2005, 09:44 AM »

Greetings all.
It was a tough year but it looks like it's all behind me. I was out of touch due to some health problems and I ended up losing over sixty pounds since last Feb. But that's in the past...I'm back and my wife seems to like the "new" me.
I have the gear out and will have fresh line on the reels this weekend. I'm charging the batteries on the flasher and I have to pick up some fuel bottles for the heater. Looking forward to getting together with you guys and maybe pull some fish through the ice. Dach and I had a great time on Higgins last year, maybe this year we'll actually catch something.
C'mon ice!!!
FTD

ih772 · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 11, 2005, 09:26 PM »

The channel had roughly 7" of ice as of this weekend. The fishing was really really slow with only a couple bait stealer perch being caught.

str8781 · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 14, 2005, 10:27 AM »

Hi guys,
I usually fish in Dach's territory. A few years ago we hit the crappies really well, but everytime I've fished since then has been slower. So, what do you guys do to catch Houghton fish consistently? Or how do you fight through the hammer-handles to get to keeper fish?
~Str8781

fisher50 · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 14, 2005, 11:21 AM »

This weekend, I hope. Have a bit of a health problem in the family. If all goes well there, I'll be there.

dachmation · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 14, 2005, 08:12 PM »

The consistency thing is my problem too str8781 , up one year down the next as far as the crappies go I have No idea YET. The only way I found to get keeper Pike last yr was just kill lots of minnows and sort thru the Hammer Handles. LOL Good Luck and let me know when your coming up?

Mike

str8781 · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 15, 2005, 10:38 AM »

Dach,
I'm flying in from Texas on Sunday night. I'm hoping to get my new fishfinder and equipment together on Monday, and with a little bit of luck my buddy and I might be up to the cottage on Tuesday or Wednesday. I just need to get a few days in before the girlfriend catches up with me (she's flying in on Friday). The week after Christmas my girlfriend and I usually go up fishing together. So, hopefully sometime next week.
~Str8781

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