Where do you guys go for first ice!!!!!!!

[valleye]

Hey all,

Saw some ice on the pond earlier last week but alas it was gone this weekend.
Where do you go for first ice?  I myself tryt to hit the chain on channel lake?

[UncleFluffy]

We usually go up near Delevan.

Kent Vanderploeg

[jackpine]

Hey Valleye, good to see on this thread. Valleye from Waukegan??

Hep the chain will be the first stop. Channel will be my 1st choice.


Fran 8)

[valleye]

Jackpine are you cyber stalking me?  Just kidding. I like this site.  Its all about information baby.  Lotsa hardwater fanatics from everywhere there is Ice and they seem happy to help another fellow Icenik.  These guys seem pretty amiable.  Just like you and the other reply those are yje first two places I'll try for first ice.

By the way hows sharpening goin?  You getting alot of business?

Valleye

[jimfish]

The "T" channels on the chain. All of the panfish seem to hide under that first ice.

[Mark Komo]

T channel and Delevan always good.

Still gotta "shake" the thin ice creeps.  I was never a first ice kinda guy.

[John_BZ]

I like camp lake in wisconsin myself.

[blufloyd]

I hit some bays and backwater areas. skinny water that's skinnier than ever this year. 
I thought if everybody else was here I ought to post. 

[Luckydog]

I usually start out on Bangs Lake.  Great evening crappie bite.

[jackpine]

Drilled holes on Duck Lake (near the city of Fox Lake) today. Awfully suprised that there was 2" of slush and only 2" of ice. I had reports that there was 5"-6" on the Chain. The spikes were defintly worn today.

Anyway, lost more Crappies than we put on the ice. The bite was off and on. We ended up with a nice mess of fish to take home though. Crappies, gills and perch. My crappies came on Rosie Reds.

Heard the harbors, North point and K-Town had 4." Maybe next weekend.


Fran 8)

[Mark Komo]

Wow, blu and jackpine.  Ima gettin  the willies!

Glad to hear from y'all.

Love camp lake. They got a derby there every year if I am not mistaken.  Some nice teep up action.

What is funky is the water level. It was touched on earlier. Most of the lakes I seen are way, way down.  3-5 feet in some cases.  So, maybe that is helping the early ice.

Been along time since I ice feeshed so early.

I remember back in the late 80's hitting Big Portage near land o lake wisco for a thanksgiving treep. Always had solid ice, always got some good eyes, and always and I do mean always, had the 16oz PBR can for a buck at the indian reservation casino in Watersmeet.  Good times, bubba, good times.

[jackpine]

Hey Komo

Best "Hard Water" site there is.

Let us know when the derby at Camp is. I will keep my ears open tooo. Fished Camp a couple of times myself. Tip-ups only. Lots of smaller pike in that lake. I have a buddy that live on the lake and fishes all year. Never went for gills or crappies there but would love to.

Maybe we can get a "crew" together to take all at the derby.


Fran 8)

[bubblebass8]

Ponds oh yes lots and lots of ponds