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Michigan => Ice Fishing Michigan => Topic started by: Joe in T.C. on Jan 14, 2022, 02:19 PM
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Drove by Crystal lake today 01-14-2022
The ice off Alden street what just skim ice.
The same for Hurdmans Bay.
If it stays cold it shouldn't be long.
(https://i.imgur.com/FoRXxBMl.jpg)
Off Alden Street
(https://i.imgur.com/z6jV2e8l.jpg)
Hurdmans Bay
Good Luck All :tipup:
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that's good news. did you check beulah? most years you can fish in town a week ur so before the deep waters.
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that's good news. did you check beulah? most years you can fish in town a week ur so before the deep waters.
I didn't see anyone out there but it did have ice, I will check it next time I drive by, hoping to look at Lobb rd as well
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1st ice on crystal can be awesome
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After the past few days of temps and light winds we should have ice soon and I would guess there are people fishing by town. I haven't made it up there yet but got a report there was a shanty and people fishing on Betsie bay at the end of the week.
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Got the report today she is locked up on the west end.
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With next weeks cold snap its going down for real soon
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I think crystal is my next spot to fish.
target : Burbot, northern pike, lake trout
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Is there safe ice to fish smelt grounds off Lobb? Thinking about making the drive but I’m a couple hours away. Any report world be great.
Thanks
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Drove by Crystal Lake today _ Saturday 01-22-2022
Seen one guy fishing off Beulah in front of Crystal Lake Marina.
The wind would really kick up at times causing whiteouts.
A lot of blue skim ice pushed up on shore. It looks mostly locked up with some spots of open water.
I'm thinking just off Beulah for now, but that could change fast with this cold.
(http://i.imgur.com/mc0q290l.jpg) (https://imgur.com/mc0q290)
Off Crystal lake Marina
(http://i.imgur.com/UOyzUQNl.jpg) (https://imgur.com/UOyzUQN)
Last weeks skim ice
(http://i.imgur.com/ctL4sKKl.jpg) (https://imgur.com/ctL4sKK)
Hurdmans Bay
Good Luck All :tipup:
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Thanks for the update!
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If anyone is going to be out there this weekend let me know.
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I'd like to get out there this weekend if it's going to be good ice. Heading to Benzie county with a couple of buddies this friday. i'd love to pull a couple lakers through the ice there someday, but not sure if the ice will be safe in the deep water.
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Joe,even though I dont fish up that way,just wanted to say thanks for all the updates. Your posts are much appreciated. You must go through a lot of gas !
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Joe,even though I dont fish up that way,just wanted to say thanks for all the updates. Your posts are much appreciated. You must go through a lot of gas !
he doesnt need gas.... He uses his wings because he is an ice fishing angel lol
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If anyone is on crystal this weekend PM me. I'm not saying we have to meet. just trade info on if the fish are biting or not.
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Thanks Guys, much appreciated.
I like to check on my favorite spots and post conditions when I can.
Running a four banger Scooby Doo that gets great gas mileage. So the gas isn't too bad :)
Good Luck all
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joe you drive the mystery mobile?
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That's going to make it a lot easier to figure out where he is fishing.
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joe you drive the mystery mobile?
LOL, I been calling a Subaru a Scooby Doo since I picked it up at Sleder's. ;D
A fun family tavern in Traverse City.
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Man those awd Subarus will go though some nasty stuff
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i will be on foot this trip with a 1man pullover. i'll have my black lab helping me to tow the sled around.
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(https://i.postimg.cc/xcQp248L/IMG-20220126-192421.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xcQp248L)
Taken from the North Shore this afternoon
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looks good to me.
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(https://i.postimg.cc/TK5hBM8f/IMG-20220127-114844.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TK5hBM8f)
The wind yesterday didn't do us much good, taken on the west end this morning.
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I see some crazy guys walked out to 160 foot areas. At least three or four groups. I’m fishing off lobb road 3-5inches of ice
(https://i.postimg.cc/7CS9SgBX/83-ABD596-16-EA-455-E-912-B-C54-F26-D9-EE65.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7CS9SgBX)
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Thanks for the update JD, buddy said he saw a shanty off Beulah beach. Looking at my first crystal trip next weekend.
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@JD...are there returning boot tracks? Maybe the white caps turned them around.....lol too ballsy for me i like fishing too much.
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16” of ice in town. Everybody I saw going out to the deep water actually made it back everybody had a spud no machines out in the deep.Won’t take Long for machines on whole lake. temperatures in single digits tonight. I managed to get a good mess perch in 70 feet who would’ve thought
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Holy cheese wiz! That’s long way down lol
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I hear they get perch in gtb at about 70 feet a lot.... Only issue being if they arent big they are still gonna die from coming up so far
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Ya makes it hard to limit out .!
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anyone been out on Crystal in the past few days?
Any big trout being landed?
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Hey JD,. Fished Crystal Saturday with some friends and family. No big trout, well how about just no trout, lol. Caught a few whitefish on Saturday and talked with some other friends that were fishing in other places. A couple of decent pike and no trout for them either. Today was the same story, a couple whitefish and a small trout.
News flash, fished Green for Smelt. 3 bites in 4 hrs. This is what my graph looked like for 3 of the 4 hrs, talk about frustration.
(https://i.postimg.cc/KKmKPJ7R/PXL-20220205-011503778.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/KKmKPJ7R)
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Are machines getting out all over the lake yet?
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I would say yes for most of the lake. I would stay away from the west end on my quad if I were out there today. One of the guys I fish with went through checking ice last Thursday. Shallow water on the west side is pretty good but deep water still had a ways to go for machines as of Friday in our opinion and I stayed away from there last weekend. The guys I know that fished on the west end last weekend were on foot. We lost one of the group in that area several years back when he went through with his sled. The lake was making a lot of noise this weekend and there are some pressure heaves out there off Lobb and on the north shore by Herdsman. We say 7+ " everywhere we stopped and we're on quads all weekend to be more mobile but didn't see a lot of machines out there yet.
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Thought of trying crystal. Never been there! Fishing for perch. Any pointers? Where to park/launch how deep ? How far walk on foot? Or can bring snowmobile?
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and on the north shore by Herdsman.
Any idea how the ice is in that area? Is that pressure crack bad enough to avoid or can you get around it?
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I didn't check the ice in Herdsman just saw it as I drove past it. It looks like it goes for a significant distance out toward the middle of the lake from what I saw. I've seen worse but I would have avoided it if I had been fishing in that area. I did cross a couple out deeper over by RR Point that were ok but they where not as big.
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I'll be out on Crystal this week sometime. Anyone else heading out?
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Probably not this week or weekend. A few tournaments this weekend so I will be fishing a little south of Benzie. I will probably be out there again next weekend or the following. Good luck, it's been pretty quiet from our fishing group on reports.
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I wanted to ask if Lake St. Clare
Holds nice sized perch..
My husband and I looking to take a 5 hour trip there..
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I got beat up by the wind. Still managed to get 15 9" + perch . 1 25.5" burbot and a 30" northern.
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Thank you for your info..sounds like you did fairly well for the day..the wind in NWPA was bad too...tip up line was blowing while trying bring in pike...
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Anyone been finding the perch off Beulah?
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Any Ice and smelt reports off lobb rd? Planning on heading up Thursday night for a camp out overnight.
Thanks
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How did you do west side?
How much ice?
Did you fish lobb rd area?
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Heading up Thursday the 3rd. I will give a report the following day.
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Hey JD
Haven't fished Crystal in a few weeks but headed out in the morning. Been pretty quiet on reports for trout and smelt both. Hit Green tonight to see what was going on here and picked up a few smelt for tip up bait and sitting on 18" of ice.
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Fished Crystal off the boat launch on the south side. Depth was 20 - 25 ft. Lots of Perch but keepers were few and far between. Hitting on white spikes. Other fisherman reported Lakers hitting Swedish pimples out deep. Big weather coming Saturday and Sunday. Ice depth was about 19 inches.
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14" today off Lobb in 100+ fow. Trucks and cars driving around saw 2 trucks drive from lobby to North Shore side of deep water. Ice 1 nice laker got tired of the wind and false flags so I packed it in early. Rain is really coming down and it will eat into the ice but if it gets cold again it should service.
(https://i.postimg.cc/GBf0MSQP/PXL-20220305-141003477.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/GBf0MSQP)
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nice eater!
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Yes sir, not a lot of fat and bright yellow meat.
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I'd like to get a whitefish still this year. extended forecast show good for ice for next few weeks. probably good ice till april
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Around 120-140fow seems to be doing pretty good for the guys I know on Whitefish. Myself I can't get those buggers to hit anything I put down after them.
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i'll be making my last trip on crystal ice next week.
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Anyone gonna be out on Crystal the next few days? PM me.
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14” of ice 10 of it’s hard and clear. 60 FOW out from lobb rd. 1 - 26 5/8” burbot and 1 - 11 1/2” perch
(https://i.postimg.cc/9Rq3wBQh/4-A21-C8-DC-B494-40-E9-96-E4-1-DC5-E41-F778-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9Rq3wBQh)
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Awesome burb..... Thats one of my bucket list fish
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14” of ice 10 of it’s hard and clear. 60 FOW out from lobb rd. 1 - 26 5/8” burbot and 1 - 11 1/2” perch
(https://i.postimg.cc/9Rq3wBQh/4-A21-C8-DC-B494-40-E9-96-E4-1-DC5-E41-F778-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9Rq3wBQh)
Very nice Burbot! I think you catch a master angler award fish every year! Congrats!
good luck all :tipup:
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thanks Joe. My brother says I should become a guide. i just might one day.