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Title: Fort des moines
Post by: Centralspore on Jan 04, 2018, 08:31 AM
Checked out fort des moines this weekend ice was roughly 7".
Caught some good sized gills the pond seems like its going a good direction.
Only if it had more crappies..
Title: Re: Fort des moines
Post by: squ1rr31_ on Jan 04, 2018, 08:34 AM
I'm curious to see what happens as well since they put all the fish they could catch out of Easter into it. My dad caught a 9# walleye out of Easter back in '97, they were in there.
Title: Re: Fort des moines
Post by: Ssmith116 on Jan 04, 2018, 12:48 PM
Must not be much snow on it i fish a small pond not far from there and as of yesterday it barely had 4"
Title: Re: Fort des moines
Post by: Centralspore on Jan 04, 2018, 04:09 PM
I didn't know they put the fish from easter in there.
I'd be in shock if i caught a walleye out of the fort yet very excited.

I'm curious to see what happens as well since they put all the fish they could catch out of Easter into it. My dad caught a 9# walleye out of Easter back in '97, they were in there.
Title: Re: Fort des moines
Post by: Centralspore on Jan 04, 2018, 04:11 PM
Must not be much snow on it i fish a small pond not far from there and as of yesterday it barely had 4"
Not much snow at all but it was past 4"forsure.
Title: Re: Fort des moines
Post by: Ssmith116 on Jan 04, 2018, 04:39 PM
i might have to go there tomorrow morning then thanks!


Not much snow at all but it was past 4"forsure.

Title: Re: Fort des moines
Post by: wallagator on Jan 25, 2018, 11:24 AM
Anybody been there recently, curious on how thick is the ice?
Title: Re: Fort des moines
Post by: bogey on Jan 25, 2018, 02:00 PM
Was out there yesterday afternoon- couple feet from shore real thin but then good, middle had 10 inches. Bite was ok till I put a hook stuck under my fingernail , trip to doctor and got it out!