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Offline jlc_hunter

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St. Clair
« on: Nov 26, 2005, 07:13 PM »
Anyone ever ice fish St. Clair any luck good/bad?
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Offline TackleTester

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Re: St. Clair
« Reply #1 on: Nov 26, 2005, 11:03 PM »
i could be wrong but i dont think St. Clair freezes over.....or at least the main lake doesnt i dont think...dont quote me on that tho.
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Offline crappie66

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Re: St. Clair
« Reply #2 on: Nov 27, 2005, 12:33 AM »
If Lake Erie freezes over then I am sure St. Clair freezes over, not every year does Erie completely freeze over but I do know that it does.
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Offline Greg2ha

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Re: St. Clair
« Reply #3 on: Nov 27, 2005, 10:12 AM »
It seems like it would freeze over as far north as it is but you never know with the monster winds up there. I think about every year someone has to be rescued from
Erie by helicopter because of large ice break offs.
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Re: St. Clair
« Reply #4 on: Nov 27, 2005, 09:45 PM »
Hmm , helicopter rescue?   Never been on a helicopter sounds like an adventure, I can lose a rod or 2 for a free flight.
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Offline ChapstickCharlie

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Re: St. Clair
« Reply #5 on: Nov 27, 2005, 10:10 PM »
I read on another forum where they kill the perch on that lake. However you do have to walk up to a mile out. Most use snowmobiles or atv's. And yes there is almost every year atleast one air rescue. Dangerous cracks.
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Offline YR bender

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Re: St. Clair
« Reply #6 on: Nov 28, 2005, 08:55 AM »
The ice fishing guide I used last year on Lake Erie took his two sons to Lake St. Claire to catch perch in Feb. last year. He told me he walked about 1/2 mile and dragged his shanty with him. He told me he caught hundreds of perch in all sizes--his sons had a ball. He kept just enough for a big perch fish fry--about 50. He invited me to go also, I didn't go--STUPID STUPID STUPID !!!!
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Offline jlc_hunter

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Re: St. Clair
« Reply #7 on: Nov 28, 2005, 10:20 AM »
Hey YR sounds like me not going sauger fishing yesterday my friend caught about 70 and got tired of reeling in fish because his wrists were to sore...I was cleaning out the garage...Stupid is as stupid does...fishing is ALWAYS better than work
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Offline YR bender

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Re: St. Clair
« Reply #8 on: Nov 28, 2005, 01:03 PM »
Hey jlc hunter, I enjoy catching just about anything. I have never had the opportunity to catch sauger. I would really like to try it. It sounds to me like you have the spots and the technique. I live in Muncie, but would drive a long way to experience it. Please send me an IM if you are interested to have some company.
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Offline Swedish__Pimple

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Re: St. Clair
« Reply #9 on: Nov 28, 2005, 02:06 PM »
Its gonna cost ya $500.00 Smackers if they gotta rescue ya on Erie,its by no means a free-flight.......... ???
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Re: St. Clair
« Reply #10 on: Nov 28, 2005, 02:32 PM »
That would have to hurt!!!!!!
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Re: St. Clair
« Reply #11 on: Nov 28, 2005, 06:10 PM »
If you don't have the $500.00 do they take ya back out and leave ya. Wow, two trips for free that way. ;D ;D
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Offline jlc_hunter

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Re: St. Clair
« Reply #12 on: Nov 28, 2005, 07:53 PM »
YR I am headed back down the weekend of the 9th I hope..we may have ice by then...don't get too excited about the sauger till you read dnr's fish consumption advisory on their website...it may not be entirely up to date but something to think about. They claim that there are zebra mussels in the river and that is cleaning up a lot of the pollution that used to be there....I still ate them after I read the website...basically said that I have a better chance of dying by lightning than by eating the fish...and they have history on the effects I felt pretty comfortable about it.
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