Author Topic: Valentine Refuge (Read 4125 times)

sports10 · « **on:** Jan 12, 2012, 09:18 AM »

Haven't heard much about it this year. Is it worth going?

panfishon · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 09:35 AM »

No ice and if there is some not safe

Tic addict · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 12:32 PM »

Yes Things are not good yet this year!

Can not believe it! impatiently waiting and fear it's not going to with temps to rebound quickly after this cold front

Walleye_Hunter71 · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 16, 2012, 06:22 PM »

Does anybody have any idea if this cold is helping the ice at all?

Sandbilly · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 16, 2012, 06:42 PM »

Quote from: Walleye_Hunter71 on Jan 16, 2012, 06:22 PM

Does anybody have any idea if this cold is helping the ice at all?

I was by there yesterday. Looked like all the lakes blew off with high winds and are now covered with some ugly looking stuff. Didn't venture out far after finding less than an inch of ice with a spud bar. Going to take much more than what is forecast this week.

dc

Fish-icer · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 16, 2012, 07:23 PM »

Know of some people who fished a certain refuge lake. So still some good ice if you can find it.

thorson · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 17, 2012, 08:40 AM »

Which lake had fishable ice hoping to take the kids up this weekend?

crappie15 · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 17, 2012, 08:56 AM »

I fished the refuge sunday and found one lake that had a good area of 3-5 inches of good hard ice. The fishing was very slow. The wind really stirred up the sediment in the lakes. You could barely see bottom in 2 FOW. If you decide to venture out use extreme caution!

Walleye_Hunter71 · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 18, 2012, 06:22 PM »

Any good news?

Mr Merritt · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 20, 2012, 12:26 PM »

A group staying with me at the Trading Post reported 5-6 inches at Watts yesterday. They caught a few nice bluegills. This weeks cold snap has been really helpful with ice conditions but caution is still advised since winds prevented an even freeze-up. The most consistant area ice is on Boardman Creek at Merritt with 7-10 inches.

icedover · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 24, 2012, 05:20 PM »

wondering what the ice is like. Would like to go up saturnday with the kids. any info would be appreciated.

Eastwesterner · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 24, 2012, 07:19 PM »

Good to Go

flatwalter · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 25, 2012, 09:48 PM »

Fished Hackberry on Wed. Bite was slow to off. We did scrounge up perch and gills enough to have some fun. The ice we were on was a good solid 5-6".

Staying at the Tradewinds in Valentine. Got great place to clean your catch. Five Star Motel for Fishermen.

icedover · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 27, 2012, 06:17 PM »

going up tommorrow and starting out fishing Pelican, if anyone is up there hope run into you. Good luck fishing

icedover · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 27, 2012, 06:20 PM »

Blue Clam and Eskimo 3 Man shelter with two young boys running around cant miss us.

husker vore · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 28, 2012, 05:32 AM »

what you talking about youg boys

crappie15 · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 04, 2012, 12:07 PM »

Does anybody know how the ice held up?

Walleye_Hunter71 · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 10:34 AM »

Anybody have any clue what the ice is looking like up there? Hoping to maybe make one trip there this yar.

Eastwesterner · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 04:09 PM »

I fished it last wkend. People still on th ice. conditions fairly poor though. Found places of 2 inches. Clear lake for some reason had excellent ice. 7 inches and up to ten. I wager it is very fishable still. Other lakes had fishable ice and open water mixed. Merritt was still good on the Boardman arm. Did not try the snake. Also stopped at Willow Lake (Brown Co.) and ice was patchy, but thick enough to fish on most of it.

JAM3S · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 05:41 PM »

AJB and I plan on hitting one or two refuge lakes when we're up for the Meritt trip. Sounds promising.

Spark · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 06:34 PM »

EW did ya do any good at Willow, last time I was there it was full of dinkie perch.

Eastwesterner · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 09, 2012, 11:57 AM »

Was very poor. I believe the front that came through friday night did something to the perch up there. Bluegill would still bite, perch were very slow everywhere.

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Author Topic: Valentine Refuge (Read 4125 times)