Half Moon Lake Ice...

[ice_nut]

Drove to Half Moon Lake today and it is capped with ice . I didn't venture out on it, but with as cold as it is over here it shouldn't take very long to get a few inches of ice built up.... Oh yeah, so far the road has not been plowed pass the turn to the private homes. Hopefully, somebody will plow it all the way to the end....

[LT]

So you can drive through the campground and bushwhack to the lake? Or is the campground road not plowed all the way? Thanks for the ice-intel! 

[ice_nut]

The plowing stops before the boat landing, but I did drive all the way to the resort and you can probably drive all the way to the end right now....

[er-e-is]

With the lodge being closed down now, I bet there will be limited plowing past the campground. Was there any ice on Fremont?

[Icemanjim]

Went to Half Moon today and just as I got there the wife called with a semi emergency so I could not stay and fish.  I did drill a hole about 15' off the boat ramp before I left and the ice was about 5" but I was not real comfortable with it, it had snow frozen in it.  If I could, I would have gone out and fished with a moderate pucker factor.  There was some open water on the far west end.

[Dorado]

I drilled some holes my new hand auger to test it out near the boat ramp, and the ice was about 5".  It is still only plowed to the road leading to the houses, just before the boat ramp.  Start lobbying the Forest Service to plow!

I Also checked out New Fork Lake, you can still drive in to it, people are fishing it, and there is about 7" of ice or so.  I bet all the Pinedale area lakes are safe for ice fishing now, except Fremont.  Fremont is still completely open, and my guess is it will take some really calm weather to get it frozen.  Seems like it is nearly February before you can count on getting safe ice there.

[BottomDweller]

we're comin' this weekend!!!!

[LT]

I drilled some holes my new hand auger to test it out near the boat ramp, and the ice was about 5".  It is still only plowed to the road leading to the houses, just before the boat ramp.  Start lobbying the Forest Service to plow!

I Also checked out New Fork Lake, you can still drive in to it, people are fishing it, and there is about 7" of ice or so.  I bet all the Pinedale area lakes are safe for ice fishing now, except Fremont.  Fremont is still completely open, and my guess is it will take some really calm weather to get it frozen.  Seems like it is nearly February before you can count on getting safe ice there.

Fremont Lake, Higgins Point! Ooooooow...let us know when that always-late lake comes on 

[Dorado]

Hey BD, here is pic of that big laker my wife caught at Halfmoon lake a few years back....

Just shy of 40", fat, 25 lbs....

[BottomDweller]

dude, dorado, that thing is darker than most lakers around here!  fremont and halfmoon seem to have that; maybe some of the others down there, too.  big, beautiful red fins, too!  awesome mounter!   

[Itsallaboutcatchingem]

How did you get that through the hole?  What size auger do you use out there?

Thanks.

[Dorado]

We had a 10" auger.  She got the front of its head into the hole and we grabbed its lower jaw while wearing leather gloves and popped it through.

We have fished that same area for 10 years and besides a 16 pounder another friend caught that same day, I have never seen anything close to that size from Halfmoon.

[Icemanjim]

There is always a report of a big fish or two out of Half Moon every year but I have never seen or caught those huge fish out of there.  We were there Tuesday and my 5yr old caught a 4lb. 15oz laker.  Little fart, but hey, "I" caught more fish that he did!!!

[Icemanjim]

I almost forgot, they plowed to and around the parking lot at the boat ramp Tuesday.

[LT]

We had a 10" auger.  She got the front of its head into the hole and we grabbed its lower jaw while wearing leather gloves and popped it through.

We have fished that same area for 10 years and besides a 16 pounder another friend caught that same day, I have never seen anything close to that size from Halfmoon.

     I've never seen one that big come out of Half Moon, but I've seen fish half that size win the derby, congrats to wife, that's a beauty !

[sledder]

Hey BD, here is pic of that big laker my wife caught at Halfmoon lake a few years back....

Just shy of 40", fat, 25 lbs....

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  So Dorado what is the most consistant bait to use on halfmoon? Also if you don't mind sharing,what was your wife using on that 25lber.Thanks for any info.