Author Topic: North Idaho Ice (Read 540118 times)

sihlms391 · « **Reply #4410 on:** Feb 11, 2022, 06:47 AM »

Thanks for info always nice catch a mixed bunch of fish.

FinBear · « **Reply #4411 on:** Feb 11, 2022, 05:36 PM »

Got out on lower twin 2/11
Top of is was slushy and froze as dark fell but every step you took made water bob in your hole so I think I'm done on Lower Twin for the season, got one pumpkin seed.

RayneBidziil22 · « **Reply #4412 on:** Feb 11, 2022, 11:10 PM »

I should be hitting Hayden

houlzhouse · « **Reply #4413 on:** Feb 13, 2022, 10:52 AM »

does anyone know if honeysuckle is fishable?

RayneBidziil22 · « **Reply #4414 on:** Feb 13, 2022, 11:29 AM »

Yeah if you have a boat it's open water

plfish · « **Reply #4415 on:** Feb 13, 2022, 12:03 PM »

Fished Blue Lake yesterday. VERY slow bite. Iced. Few perch and 2 largemouth…..one was 17”…..so that was kinda fun to reel in. 14” of hard solid ice with no slop on top.

Machias · « **Reply #4416 on:** Feb 13, 2022, 06:18 PM »

Was on Cocolalla at first light this morning. Solid 9 inches. Got one small bite. Eventually several other folks were out and I saw one fish caught. Once the sun hit the ice it got a little noisy. One loud POP right under me caused a slight pucker factor moment.

CMS · « **Reply #4417 on:** Feb 13, 2022, 07:03 PM »

Fished mirror yesterday, it had a good 10” of ice it was also making noise all day, some of those running cracks sounded like ripping blue jeans when they come under your chair. The bite was very slow, we managed 9 Kokanee and called it a day.

CMS · « **Reply #4418 on:** Feb 13, 2022, 08:13 PM »

We caught quite a few awhile ago that were around 9” but these ones yesterday were only about 7” and very slow biters, how big was the Kokanee at spirit?

CMS · « **Reply #4419 on:** Feb 13, 2022, 09:26 PM »

I caught a couple there this summer that were 13” and thick, the eggs were almost the size of normal salmon eggs.

sihlms391 · « **Reply #4420 on:** Feb 14, 2022, 08:19 AM »

Nice. That is good to here. Thanks for info.

catfish2018 · « **Reply #4421 on:** Feb 14, 2022, 06:18 PM »

Sihlms391 were you at maiden rock access? How much ice was out there?

catfish2018 · « **Reply #4422 on:** Feb 14, 2022, 08:43 PM »

Thanks for info sure would like to catch some Kokanee this winter guess I better go give it a try!

catfish2018 · « **Reply #4423 on:** Feb 14, 2022, 09:03 PM »

I’m gonna try bronze Wednesday maybe we will cross paths

sihlms391 · « **Reply #4424 on:** Feb 16, 2022, 08:48 PM »

Sounds good. Did you get anything. I had few hits when I went to middle of lake.

catfish2018 · « **Reply #4425 on:** Feb 16, 2022, 09:48 PM »

I caught three. Gonna give it a try again tomorrow hopefully it will get better I marked some nice schools and had lots of bites.

sihlms391 · « **Reply #4426 on:** Feb 17, 2022, 06:40 AM »

Nice. Hope you catch bunch. Was there any size to them?

JimBob2 · « **Reply #4427 on:** Feb 17, 2022, 06:23 PM »

Quote from: sihlms391 on Feb 14, 2022, 08:29 PM

I was on bronze bay at end lake. 9 inches ice. Want to go from boat launch Wednesday and hit that first deep bay. G

How do you access Bronze Bay and how much parking is there. Is there a public ramp there?

catfish2018 · « **Reply #4428 on:** Feb 17, 2022, 08:38 PM »

Jimbob there is a public boat launch but no parking but you can park just off of the main road and walk down it’s not far to the water. Good luck if you go I’m taking my dad out there tomorrow try to get him a few kokanee

JimBob2 · « **Reply #4429 on:** Feb 17, 2022, 08:41 PM »

Thanks for the info

JimBob2 · « **Reply #4430 on:** Feb 17, 2022, 09:33 PM »

I can't believe all of the comments on the ice making noise. That is good sounds that is the sound of the ice freezing and expanding. It is startling when a crack comes ripping right under your chair. I hope I have explained this well.

plfish · « **Reply #4431 on:** Feb 19, 2022, 12:08 AM »

Was on Granite today. Ice was 10-11” with the top 2 inches being softer due to the sun. The cold temps coming will likely firm it up back up hard as a rock pretty fast. We landed several trout, but the bite would turn off at times for quite awhile.

Also hit Blue last weekend and it had 14” of hard solid ice. I imagine it will be good for a while yet once the cold temps show up early next week. Looks like some good ice will hold on for a bit longer.

smitty661 · « **Reply #4432 on:** Feb 19, 2022, 07:16 AM »

anybody been on upper twin lately?

JimBob2 · « **Reply #4433 on:** Feb 20, 2022, 07:54 PM »

Any reports on Spirit Lk, Bronze Bay. Kokanee bitting and what size.

plfish · « **Reply #4434 on:** Feb 20, 2022, 08:15 PM »

Did a drive up around Priest Lake today up to Indian Creek. Not much ice at all and the cold temps coming this week will not likely provide any fishable ice on the south end. The lower third of Cavanaugh Bay had ice but it looked thin and very sketchy. (Did not drive north of Indian Creek so I don’t know what the northern bays look like).

Yesterday there was a fatality on the south end of Priest Lake due to someone falling through the ice just NE of Coolin by Soldier Creek. Talked with one of the responders family and the ice was only 1.5” where the guy fell through. I’m sure there will be more info in the next couple of days.

With the recent warm temps many of the little lakes are still in good shape, but some aren’t. The big lakes are not in good fishing shape at all for the most part. With the cold coming this week the little lakes will likely be in great shape, but the big lakes may see more ice cover yet may not have the ice thickness to be safe. Be smart and safe out there.

houlzhouse · « **Reply #4435 on:** Feb 20, 2022, 10:46 PM »

went to bronze bay for a couple hours on sat eve-marked no kokes-i was the only one on the lake ice was 8 + inches

smitty661 · « **Reply #4436 on:** Feb 21, 2022, 01:29 AM »

thanks for the update plfish. I havent seen anything on the news about the fatality. Hate to hear about those incidents.

gillsonice · « **Reply #4437 on:** Feb 21, 2022, 09:19 AM »

Yes, always sad to hear, condolences to the family

JimBob2 · « **Reply #4438 on:** Feb 21, 2022, 08:36 PM »

Quote from: houlzhouse on Feb 20, 2022, 10:46 PM

went to bronze bay for a couple hours on sat eve-marked no kokes-i was the only one on the lake ice was 8 + inches

Did you fish down the lake from the Bronze Bay ramp?

Idahoice77 · « **Reply #4439 on:** Feb 23, 2022, 09:49 AM »

Does anyone have any info on the Orange netting on the north east side of cocolloa? I drove past the other day and say two or three rows of it on the ice?

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