Author Topic: Spirit Lake (Read 8986 times)

Agronomist_at_IA · « **Reply #60 on:** Jan 21, 2012, 09:02 PM »

Anyone get out on spirtlake today?

Agronomist_at_IA · « **Reply #61 on:** Jan 22, 2012, 02:17 PM »

Nobody?

thunderbutt · « **Reply #62 on:** Jan 22, 2012, 09:26 PM »

Went to Spirit Lake for a wkend of fishing. The fishing was Not good at all. We were on Spirit sat a.m. getting ready to pull shack out when a guy on a quad with tracks stopped and pulled us out around 1/2 mile to where biting(they weren"t )Wind came up sat afternoon was not good weather couldn't see shore blowing snow. About 2:00 the man on quad comes out said just checking on us as the weather was getting bad. He hauled us back to pickup would not take money or give his name. How ever you are THANK YOU Stayed at NORTHLAND INN paid for 2 nite ,with crappy weather and long drive came home day early. They were the bestpeople and motel i have stayed at . Returned money no questions asked. NORTHLAND INN is not fancy but it is very clean very well priced and a great place to stay (goin back in 2 wks) Bad wkend made great by 2 very very nice men

Agronomist_at_IA · « **Reply #63 on:** Jan 22, 2012, 10:43 PM »

Sorry to hear about you're luck. Glad some nice people helped you out. I thought this weekend would be a tuff one. I took off work on thursday with a buddy and we fished little millers bay. The bite was starting to get tuff then. Hope that in 2 weeks you have better luck.

steven821 · « **Reply #64 on:** Jan 22, 2012, 10:45 PM »

Must still be cleaning fish lol

cyfish · « **Reply #65 on:** Jan 23, 2012, 06:20 PM »

I am headed there this weekend so hopefully it picks up a little. Can anyone point me in the direction of the pike or panfish? I am just looking for some action to keep me and a couple buddies busy. thanks

GRIZZ08 · « **Reply #66 on:** Jan 24, 2012, 08:01 AM »

whats the ice like on spirit and how much snow is on the ice?

orangefeetdown · « **Reply #67 on:** Jan 24, 2012, 08:29 AM »

Fished spirit last friday and caught 2 walleye 1 keeper and 1 dink in the blizzard. walk out was miserable walked out to the 1 permanent that was out on reeds run. Guy was driving on spirit with S-10 friday night where we were ice was 12".

Agronomist_at_IA · « **Reply #68 on:** Jan 24, 2012, 09:58 AM »

Quote from: cyfish on Jan 23, 2012, 06:20 PM

I am headed there this weekend so hopefully it picks up a little. Can anyone point me in the direction of the pike or panfish? I am just looking for some action to keep me and a couple buddies busy. thanks

I would guess that your best bet is going to be Little Millers bay, Emerson Bay, or Smith's bay on West.

frosteeone · « **Reply #69 on:** Jan 24, 2012, 01:52 PM »

Anyone driving trucks onto the ice at Spirit yet?

Agronomist_at_IA · « **Reply #70 on:** Jan 24, 2012, 03:48 PM »

Nobody that has a brain in there head is. The Games are on land this year and not the ice.

frosteeone · « **Reply #71 on:** Jan 24, 2012, 04:21 PM »

Thanks my friend, I was led to believe a different story.

Agronomist_at_IA · « **Reply #72 on:** Jan 24, 2012, 09:21 PM »

Oh don't get me wrong, I've see some nutty idiots that drove out smaller s-10 pickups onto millers bay and stuff. I just think that the guys doing it are nuts in the head. Plenty of people are worried about 4 wheelers and snowmobiles with the variation of ice thickness that is out there. By the lack of other vehicles that I've seen I'd think most people are feeling the same.

esox_magnum · « **Reply #73 on:** Jan 24, 2012, 09:56 PM »

I know they are recomending no vehicals of any kind on the lakes for winter games weekend, cars, trucks, quads and snowmobiles included......

dwmiller · « **Reply #74 on:** Jan 30, 2012, 02:08 PM »

Does anyone have any kind of a report from IGL from this last weekend. Ice conditions , fishing report?

Thanks

John90 · « **Reply #75 on:** Feb 05, 2012, 02:29 PM »

Any reports on spirit and west, planning a trip but unsure about ice and the fishing! Anything helps guys and gal. Thanks!!

Shane123 · « **Reply #76 on:** Feb 05, 2012, 09:42 PM »

ice is great on west. fishing is great there too. keep in mind you are fishing, not catching, so sometimes you need to move to find the fish. they all wont come to your spot of the lake

i was on 14 inches of ice this weekend over 51 feet of water. on 17 inches of ice over 20 feet of water. I drove only in areas that were proven to hold vehicles larger than mine.

as for spirit, i wouldn't drive on it, but there are some that are, but they also tested the ice where they were going to drive.

esox_magnum · « **Reply #77 on:** Feb 05, 2012, 09:52 PM »

Shane was you in that spot today?

Shane123 · « **Reply #78 on:** Feb 05, 2012, 10:48 PM »

yessir! thats my rusty but trusty yota. well, it was till i left, tranny linkage is having major issues. the ice was decent out there, cept when that white z71 with a topper would drive by on saturday, or rich would like to drive up real close. his ranger weighs a ton! the guy driving the white z71 only uses a hand auger, and no flasher, and limited out with only 2 holes drilled saturday. must have the touch? lol......

Bates · « **Reply #79 on:** Feb 05, 2012, 10:57 PM »

Was out today in about 12ft ice was only 11" I drove out but really scared me. Didn't drive to spot a small toy may be able to drive around more. This is only my opinion I'm not driving out anymore unless colder. I can wait till open water.

Shane123 · « **Reply #80 on:** Feb 05, 2012, 11:13 PM »

Quote from: Bates on Feb 05, 2012, 10:57 PM

Was out today in about 12ft ice was only 11" I drove out but really scared me. Didn't drive to spot a small toy may be able to drive around more. This is only my opinion I'm not driving out anymore unless colder. I can wait till open water.

i hear ya. i was queasy at first, but i followed Rich out, about 150 feet behind, so if he had issues, i had reverse

would love to have about 18 grand to drop on a nice polaris utv, but that aint happening for about 7 more years (child support), lol.

GRIZZ08 · « **Reply #81 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 09:40 AM »

whats the ice looking like on big spirit thinking aobut heading that way soon and alos how much snow is there on the ice?

siyakadog · « **Reply #82 on:** Feb 09, 2012, 06:27 PM »

not much snow at all, very rough ice though. My gear was bouncing all over the otter, hitting all the bumps in the ice.

GRIZZ08 · « **Reply #83 on:** Feb 10, 2012, 08:02 AM »

Is there any bad ice i should know about i will be driving my UTV so im hoping i hsould be good i plan on fishing the marble beach area is that all safe ice over there?

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Author Topic: Spirit Lake (Read 8986 times)