mallets bay ice conditions

[icefishindude99]

i was curious if anyone has been out on mallets bay and what the ice conditions are    i was out there a couple of weeks ago and was drilling 20-24" of ice   thanks for any info

[MRwalleye]

They are driving all over the bay again. It seems that this cold weather the last few days has refroze the water and slush that was on the ice.

[icefishindude99]

thanks for the info   hope i can make it out this weekend

[MRwalleye]

Good luck. Let us know how you do. I might try some new ice this weekend.

[icefishindude99]

me and my brother made it out onto the ice again today   didn't catch many but the 10 i caught were just small 5-6" perch  ice was still in good shape and hoping to make it out again once more this month.

[MRwalleye]

I was out there today also. Caught one walleye and four nice perch. It should get better each week that goes by.

[icefishindude99]

my brother and i would really like to catch something bigger than perch but just starting to get into icefishing and not sure how to go about it    tip ups or jigging   minnows or spoons just not sure lol.

[MRwalleye]

I use tip-ups with Hunts for bait. I like to stagger my baits so I have some on the bottom and some a foot under the ice. Today's walleye came about 8" under the ice in 8' of water. Where abouts were you out there?

[icefishindude99]

to the right of the boat launch   out past coates     

[icefishindude99]

thanks 4 the tips on tipups  maybe next time i go out i will try and see what happens

[MRwalleye]

I was out by the mouth of the Lamoille River.

[icefishindude99]

i fished out there last yr first time i drove out on the ice    i mostly walk out so i don't go out to far  lol lot of walking

[MRwalleye]

what type of fish are you looking to catch on the tip-ups? The sandbar is a good spot for northerns where you don't have to walk a long ways. Porters Point you can catch some lakers off the point in about 20' water and jig for perch while waiting for a flag.

[icefishindude99]

lakers, walleyes, pike all would be fun to catch  i was going to check out by porters point but wasn't sure how i would get on ice is there a access?

[MRwalleye]

There is a spot to get on the ice near Pretty Road. Its a little road that goes between a camp and a house. Not sure if they have it plowed wide enough to park on. Most people park on the ice if they don't drive out.

[icefishindude99]

Ok cool  thank you for all the info i hope i can try some or all of it out  hoping to make it this weekend again if the weather holds out.

[icefishindude99]

just curious how the ice held up after the warm weather and rain didn't get to make it out this past weekend. hoping to make it out around the 15Th of march if the ice holds out.  thanks for any info

[MRwalleye]

There was plenty of ice over the weekend. Trucks driving all over the bay. Should be fine next weekend with all the cold weather were getting this week.