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Indiana => Ice Fishing Indiana => Topic started by: CEM on Dec 17, 2007, 10:27 AM
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Any reports in the New Carisle, Buchanan, Edwardsburg, Cassopolis, areas?? I have heard of some channels being safe but haven't heard anything about the lakes yet....
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what channels after the snow? i'm going on the quest for ice in the am (like leave at 9 am) and looking . any point in the right direction would help.
gonna look at N channel, the narrows, adams ,eve and maybe juno/painter.
alot of driving so if you can rule any out it would help.
anyone else off??
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Ever heard of Whitte pond?
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no but i'm all ears....eyes. didn't see it in the sportsman map book.
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I've been out on Painter Channels but that was before the snow. I have heard that they are still good though even after the snow.
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will report back later with what i find. hope to have some pics too.
of what i don't know.....
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How'd you do A-Bomb? Get out anywhere??
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Hey A-Bomb! Good to see you posting again this year!! :) Did you find any ice?? ???
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Hey look at ice report.... 62 the ice is fishable ...barely at the spot you showed me last yr. wondered if your still around or if you got your master and flew the coop ;D
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i1st channel on JUNO has a good 4" of ice .Just be careful when you walk out on juno that you follow the sled marks and stay away from the shore where the big tree is on the corner of the channel. Other than that there were 20 guys out there. I weigh close to 240 :-[and had no problems.Gills are nice size but not a lot of numbers.
Man was it nice sitting there ,vex screen was lit up but only landed 5 nice gills. Only took 2 rods ,bucket auger ,scoop and wouldn't you know I left the ice flies in my Box. :embarassed:
Take care and be safe..
Happy Holidays
Ron
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Better than forgeting your auger!
;D
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Thanks for the update on Juno channel Ron, keep them coming... ;)
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CEM, Have a buddy who was suppose to check out chain (lydick). If he gives me a call I'll post.
I will be working 6 midnight turns all 13 hour shifts. My next open dates to go will be the 28th off Dec.
I would like to get back up to JUNO or maybe Eagle. Plan on checking back. I do know there are some shanties on Eagle on the south side of lake. Will have to see what these next 3 days of weather does to the ice??
talk to ya soon
Ron
ps wigglers are suppose to be the ticket on JUNO channel. forgot to buy those also.
mousies was what took gills,nothing on spike's
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Thanks for the update Coopason. Yeah I like to hit Chain a few times a year because I can usually get some nice gills out of there. Went to Juno Friday afternoon last week and was marking a ton of them but could only get a few to bite. Nice getting out though.
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There were 3 people out on Siminton today. About 100 yds out in front of Lakeshore restaurant.
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Some guys out on Baldwin lake in Union on the North bay and little baldwin. No one on Long yet though which is right across the street from Baldwin.
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http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/armyman2007/DALEGILLS.jpg
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/armyman2007/DALEGILLS.jpg)
Pics of me and my buddies Slough gills.
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Hey Jack, havent heard from you in a while. Write me an email when you get a chance.
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Darin,.......OK, I will, heading out fishing in a few minutes
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I got out for the first time this ice season. The bite was slow and lite. I managed to catch these 11 gills and 7 were around 9 inches. It was good getting out.
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FYI There were 4 people out on Eagle yesterday. Some vehicles got towed away at painter lake channel.
Stay safe.
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Nice catch Princecraft....WTG!!!!!! :tipup:
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WOW this is an old thread, I bet that took some "digging"!
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Using the search feature located it.
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Got 12 nice gills on Juno this afternoon.
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How much ice is on Simonton lake?
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I don't know. Haven't been on it, but saw snowmobiles running all over it. Last night when I was coming home from fishing there were 2 portables on the west end of the lake after dark.
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How much ice is on Simonton lake?
As of last Saturday, the landing had about 6-8" and the Channels on the Eastern portion had about 3-4"
After the last 48 hours of 5 degrees or below, I would bet a nickel that there's at least 8+ all over.
I plan on trying the deeper portion of the lake next week sometime.
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I went out on Cobert this morning, got 4 gills right at day light and that was it.
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This morning's bite was not good for us either. We only got 10 keepers between 3 of us. Not sure what is going on, but the wind makes holehopping and being mobile nearly impossible. Couple that with the ice being 5 inches in one spot and 2.5 inches 25 yards away and it makes you a bit leery about venturing off too far. The ice should be better by this weekend and hopefully the wind will blow less than 15-20 mph for once.
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http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/armyman2007/DALEGILLS.jpg
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/armyman2007/DALEGILLS.jpg)
Pics of me and my buddies Slough gills.
Hey army dude, how many od those gills had worms in them?????????????????
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Nothing special going on up here in Chicagoland, so I am not the only one who didn't do well today. Ice was a good 6-8 inches all over the place but VERY slick.
I caught about 60 fish, problem is they were all dinks except 7 fish. They little things were following me to every area and hole I was fishing.
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I think that is the same one I caught last week on a little lake in Lake Station, only I also got to meet his little brothers
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There were 3 people out on Siminton today. About 100 yds out in front of Lakeshore restaurant.
there where 5 people on thee far east channel until some quack decided to get to close to shore and fell threw, female to boot and rope and husband it was unreal, but ice is 3 inches good in the center of the channel and are catchin some nice bluegills and red ear and about half hour before dark some nice crappie
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I think that is the same one I caught last week on a little lake in Lake Station, only I also got to meet his little brothers
I not only met the little brother but the whole extended family. Of the ~60 fish, 7 were keepers, the rest dinks, and probably 25 of the dinks were this size.
I had to stop and think for a minute to see if I was at the right lake or if I made a mistake and went southeast instead and ended up at one of those NW Indiana lakes.
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I saw a couple guys on the south end of Garver lake yesterday, so I thought I would give it a try this morning. Drilled my first hole in 20 fow and caught a keeper gill right away. That was the last fish I caught. It sure seems like the bite is slow everywhere right now.
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i went out on chain about a week ago and drilled about 20 holes over by ray bird looking for the perch but didnt get any, caught a 26'' pike on a tip up though! ;D :tipup:
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Just a few shots inside my shanty.
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After I caught a few.
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As you can see they were just packed in the top 20 fow
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A couple shots of how I got my lighting set up.
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Getting ready to get the electric knife out and filet them bigguns.........LOL
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Is that your bait or your dinner? :D
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Nice catch!!!! was it fast and furious?
:tipup: :laugh:
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R those Smelt? where do u catch them @ ?????
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Nice catch!!!! was it fast and furious?
:tipup: :laugh:
It was fast and furious, but I don't know if I had the proper setup or not, but I could only hook about 1 out of every 15 bites.. This was the first time I have ever tried this.
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R those Smelt? where do u catch them @ ?????
Yes those are smelt and I got them at Gull lake in Michigan
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Why the antifreeze jug? Any concern of contamination from it?
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Nice Smelt and nice set up Jack!! You realize that is about the same amount of meat as 2 good Crappie, don't you?!!? :roflmao: I read that a lot of guys use Halis up there for Smelt. I wonder how those Diachi bait catchers would work? The small harnesses with around 8 tiny dressed hooks on them.
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Nice Smelt and nice set up Jack!! You realize that is about the same amount of meat as 2 good Crappie, don't you?!!? :roflmao: I read that a lot of guys use Halis up there for Smelt. I wonder how those Diachi bait catchers would work? The small harnesses with around 8 tiny dressed hooks on them.
8 droppers on a line is probably illegal... but I bet they would work if the hooks are small enough. I think the limit is 2 in michigan....2 rods, two hooks each....
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Why the antifreeze jug? Any concern of contamination from it?
That antifreeze jug that you see is more than 15 years old. No antifreeze in it. It is used for storage inside the bucket.
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Nice Smelt and nice set up Jack!! You realize that is about the same amount of meat as 2 good Crappie, don't you?!!? :roflmao: I read that a lot of guys use Halis up there for Smelt. I wonder how those Diachi bait catchers would work? The small harnesses with around 8 tiny dressed hooks on them.
Or maybe 3 Lafferty lake bluegills.... ;D
I never heard of those Diachi bait catchers. I will have to do some research on this.
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8 droppers on a line is probably illegal... but I bet they would work if the hooks are small enough. I think the limit is 2 in michigan....2 rods, two hooks each....
I was told that if it is a designated smelt lake, you can use more than that. I don't know if there is a limit on number of hooks but I know people are using as many as 7.
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8 droppers on a line is probably illegal... but I bet they would work if the hooks are small enough. I think the limit is 2 in michigan....2 rods, two hooks each....
I use the diachi's (actually called sabiki rigs) in MI. You're allowed a max of 4 hooks total per person and a max of 2 rods. I clip all but 3 off to be legal so I can jig a second rod with only 1 hook as well.
Beginning April 1st, you will be allowed 6 hooks total per person and a max of 3 rods. I'll probably clip only one of the 6 hooks off and have a jig on my second rod since I don't multitask that well.
IN is 2 hooks max per rod. and a 3 rod maximum. I use crappie rigs instead of sabikis in IN or else I'd have to clip off 4 of the hooks to stay legal.
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I use the diachi's (actually called sabiki rigs) in MI. You're allowed a max of 4 hooks total per person and a max of 2 rods. I clip all but 3 off to be legal so I can jig a second rod with only 1 hook as well.
Beginning April 1st, you will be allowed 6 hooks total per person and a max of 3 rods. I'll probably clip only one of the 6 hooks off and have a jig on my second rod since I don't multitask that well.
IN is 2 hooks max per rod. and a 3 rod maximum. I use crappie rigs instead of sabikis in IN or else I'd have to clip off 4 of the hooks to stay legal.
That's it, Sabiki's. We use them to catch live bait in the Gulf. VERY sharp little hooks and very effective. I thought they might work for the Smelt. Thanks!! Here is a link you can copy and paste...
http://www.squidjig.com/fishinggear/sabiki_jigs.htm
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Bryan,........I can't tell by looking, but are the hooks all in a line, or are they all at the bottom of the rig?
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Bryan,........I can't tell by looking, but are the hooks all in a line, or are they all at the bottom of the rig?
I found a drawing that shows them. I will send it to you through your email address.
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Went for a little ride this afternoon. Still nobody out on Donnel. Seen a few out on little Corie. A couple out on Clear. They have alot more snow up that way than around here.
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Jack, good to see your still out there trying to whack em. Before too long we should try going for some steelies again. Hopefully this time will be better than the last. I'll write you an email when I get some more time.
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Finally got a nice mess of gills.. Caught them this morning in the snow.
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What depth are you getting your gills? Been getting some in deeper water now, just wondering!! C-ya, Crappie Rob.
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Princecraft you're KILLING ME!! I slept in this morning, even though I knew better.... :'(
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Man, some nice gills in there
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What depth are you getting your gills? Been getting some in deeper water now, just wondering!! C-ya, Crappie Rob.
I was fishing in 20 to 23 ft. of water. 2 to 4 ft off bottom.
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Nice Job prince!! was that at your private lake?
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Nice Job prince!! was that at your private lake?
:tipup:
Nope
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Went out this morning. Trudged through 10 inches of snow, then would break through 3 inches of water to get to the main ice. Wore me out. I am done until we get the good deep freeze in a couple days to tighten the top up. This old man just can't hack it like I used to. Unless of course there is a lake out there that is easy walking. :cookoo:
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I just found out a guy fell through Diamond lake. Northwest side of the lake by marina. He got out OK.
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This sucks.........Just found out I have a bad case of bronchitis..Got to stay off the ice for a week or so.
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Got out this morning for a couple hours. Only 1 11 inch crappie. Fish were there, just had lockjaw.
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I got 13 this evening.....again fish were there but had lockjaw for the most part. We had one flurry until some pike came in and ran the pannies off.
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Really need to start a new thread on this.
I started reading back without looking at the dates and thought ???!!!
Then saw 2009 :P
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I got 13 this evening.....again fish were there but had lockjaw for the most part. We had one flurry until some pike came in and ran the pannies off.
We got 12 tonight... Only 1 crappie! The bite was tough not like it has been... I could mark fish and make them rise only to tease me. ??? ???
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This thread was started on Dec. 17th 2007. You guys are going waaaaaaay back into the archives looking for posts that are over 4 years old :roflmao:. My highlight of the night was catching a northern pike on 1/2 lb test line, and a rod with no reel that takes drag and a good perch. Ended up with 9. I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a goooooooooood day ;D
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Slabgill, I lost the last of the jigs tonight I was testing out. It was all I was using until I lost it >:(
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Slabgill, I lost the last of the jigs tonight I was testing out. It was all I was using until I lost it >:(
I know where 2 of them are!! :tipup: :tipup: :afro:
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I know where 2 of them are!! :tipup: :tipup: :afro:
Let me guess, in a snuff can with a loose lid on it that is inside of a small ziplock bag. Oh well, I coulda used about any jig yesterday and it didnt seem to matter. Same story that Jack had the morning before, except my story also ended with the same story for the evening bite.
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2/16/12
Went to a late ice lake this morning by myself and said if no one was fishing, I wasn't going on. Well no one was fishing so I went home. I really think this lake had fishable ice, but I wasn't going to chance it. No more than I got home the phone rang and it was a friend that was sitting out on the ice of a different lake. So I put my gear back in the truck and went to that lake. There was 3 to 4 inches of ice on this lake. Didn't mark many fish. Caught just 3 small perch.
These 2 pictures is of some sand that got blown or washed down on the ice where you get on.
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Great, now where do I go :'(
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My fishing buddy just called me and said that he heard on his police scanner that 2 guys fell through on Juno lake channel and got out OK. Then another call came in that a guy fell through on Eagle and they were still trying to rescue him. The rescue team called for a boat to slide across the ice to try and get him. Haven't heard the outcome on this yet. If you still plan on getting out, take all precautions(rope, pics, spud) with you.
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My fishing buddy just called me and said that he heard on his police scanner that 2 guys fell through on Juno lake channel and got out OK. Then another call came in that a guy fell through on Eagle and they were still trying to rescue him. The rescue team called for a boat to slide across the ice to try and get him. Haven't heard the outcome on this yet. If you still plan on getting out, take all precautions(rope, pics, spud) with you.
Anyone going out on a lake now has a death wish or wants to join the polar bear club. The two lakes with the most ice I knew of all season are no longer safe. Spud went right thru on second hit. Top 3 inches of 'ice' is nothing but slush that can be scrapped away with your boots. An inch if ice full of water holes under that. Channels on Wawasee are no longer safe as of yesterday at about 6 pm....ice went from 4-5" to 2.5-3 of sponge/honeycombed ice. Stay safe all....get the boats out on the bigger lakes that are open if you have to get out.
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I guess they didn't fall through, but couldn't get off the ice, so they called 911 for rescue help.
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very nice indeed!!!! :tipup:
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We can only hope for colder weather next season
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Man i hope we get a lot colder temps next year. Maybe I won't have to drive that 500 mile round trip to get on some safe ice.