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Title: Checking in!
Post by: POk3s on Nov 02, 2022, 10:47 AM
I知 here and ready for ice!

I will say, that I will never complain about the fall season in Wyoming ever again! It was gorgeous, and not even many days with that dreaded W!

Regardless, cold and snow is coming this weekend. I知 hoping it ices up a couple small, high elevation lakes around here.

For those that need an ice fishing fix to watch, I made an entire ice fishing series last year, doing my best to travel around Wyoming. I値l include an episode I did with a few shanty members! Appleye, Special, and Houligan invited me over to their crappie honey hole and showed me a great time!!

Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: appleye on Nov 02, 2022, 04:08 PM
I present as well. We could extend the winter weather a couple months that would be fine! Are you going to do a remake at Keyhole? Lots of crappies in the system right now. Found lots of new rockpiles this fall. KH state park made a couple new cabins that should rock for Ice fishing might check that out instead of sleeping on the ice.
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: POk3s on Nov 03, 2022, 06:43 AM
Yea I plan on being back! Basically going to pick a good weather weekend and head that way. The best weekend is New Years, like last year, but my wife is telling me we値l be coming home from a tropical island that weekend. Damn the bad luck! So I値l have to figure out another one.
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: fishonone on Nov 03, 2022, 08:55 AM
Morning Trent I am here and ready to hit the ice we are try to figure it out when we are going to hit fontenelle for our first ice
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: POk3s on Nov 03, 2022, 11:44 AM
I値l let you know when I hear anything. Looks like thee upper elevation lakes might be snowed in after this weekend.
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: fishonone on Nov 03, 2022, 07:19 PM
Sounds good
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: glenwyo on Nov 04, 2022, 08:49 PM
Checked a minnow trap today and there was ice on the canal so water is definitely cooling down.
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: glenwyo on Nov 06, 2022, 02:35 PM
There was skim ice on most of Lovell Lake this morning. Forecasted lows Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are 11, 6, 6 degrees.
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: POk3s on Nov 06, 2022, 03:20 PM
I think I知 going to head to the black hills and look for a whitetail this weekend. But I知 almost wondering if I should cancel
And go fish somewhere instead 😂
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: fishonone on Nov 06, 2022, 05:01 PM
Lol you might as well go get that deer because ice season is just beginning
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: waterlike on Nov 06, 2022, 06:59 PM
If you want to stop by the laramie area to ice fish on your there or back let me know.  There will be ice somewhere around here by the weekend.  Alot of the small plains lakes, and hopefully the big ones too. 

Quote from: POk3s on Nov 06, 2022, 03:20 PM
I think I知 going to head to the black hills and look for a whitetail this weekend. But I知 almost wondering if I should cancel
And go fish somewhere instead 😂
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: muskyon46 on Nov 10, 2022, 10:04 AM
Now that would make a great deer/ 1st ice trip 👍 with warterlike's offer
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: POk3s on Nov 10, 2022, 11:42 AM
Quote from: waterlike on Nov 06, 2022, 06:59 PM
If you want to stop by the laramie area to ice fish on your there or back let me know.  There will be ice somewhere around here by the weekend.  Alot of the small plains lakes, and hopefully the big ones too.

I really would consider it, but it痴 quite a bit out of my way! And really I have 3 more days this year to kill a deer, so I have to go for it! Thank you very much for your offer waterlike! Very generous of you! Thanksgiving weekend I値l be looking for somewhere to go!
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: appleye on Nov 10, 2022, 12:13 PM
Lots of water that could be fished around the Black Hills and just across the border in SD.
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: Elkhnter on Nov 10, 2022, 02:40 PM
Heard the Blackhill has lots of invasive species which now requires all boat fishing in south east wyoming to be check prior to launching. Hows things going with that on Keyhole???
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: jakediesel1 on Nov 10, 2022, 02:57 PM
meadowlark lake up HWY 16 is good to go. Just be careful. Ice has been recently insulated with a blanket of snow and a person has already gone trough. approx 6 inches of ice but top 3 is trash. fishing has been good with spawning brookies (good size) and 15 inch bows. caught almost 30 on monday and going back this weekend. Plus the G and F stocked 600 goldens in there in October.
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: glenwyo on Nov 10, 2022, 10:03 PM
Thanks for the report on Meadowlark. January-like temps for at least the next week around the Big Horn basin. Minus 2 right now.
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: jakediesel1 on Nov 15, 2022, 10:08 AM
Meadowlark is completely safe again. we had 7 inches of nice solid ice near the boat ramp side of the lake with single digit temps and no slush on top on 11/14/22. caught some more nice 15 inch bows and spawning brookies.
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: Special on Nov 28, 2022, 07:16 PM
Trent you should make a trip to Glendo. Elk horn last year was producing good walleye and catfish. Plus a few good crappie. Might be worth a trip. January to Feb it usually good. . Edges can be rough but plank it and you'll be fine.
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: waterlike on Nov 28, 2022, 07:43 PM
Hey Trent, special is right about glendo. And Elkhorn has been capped for more than a week. I didn't see your last message about Thanksgiving weekend for some reason. Sorry! Anytime you want, I'd take you out on any of the mid to south eastern lakes in Wyoming.
Title: Re: Checking in!
Post by: POk3s on Nov 28, 2022, 07:47 PM
Cool. I may add it to the list! A good walleye weekend would be ideal!