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Idaho => Ice Fishing Idaho => Topic started by: bowhunter68 on Sep 29, 2014, 09:11 PM
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50 days + - BAM !!!
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...But will you actually go over there? I had to make that trip from Boise by myself last year ;)
Teaser from last November. Can't wait for ice.
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Nice !!!! Yes and your gonna meet there!!!
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Maybe so. We'll see how November goes. Would be fun though. Even a blind squirrel could catch fish at Henry's Lake during first ice.
Until then:
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I hope the ice fishing season is better than the open water season has been . This is the worst season I have ever seen .
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That's too bad Curt. I'm certain you'll be out on the ice enough to figure em out again this winter. :)
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Wo der if the water temps got too warm??
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Curt I seen the post about the water temperature, Do ya think with all the seismic activity some warm water is finding its way in there ? I sure hope it better planning on making the trip soon as there is safe ice ;D
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Water temperature is not the problem . This has been the coldest year on record . In August we received 5.2 inches of water , and the high temperature was 64 degrees . The water temperature on August 28 was 58 degrees and the lake is 95 percent and raising . I will be on the ice everyday the wind is below 15 mph . Last year the wind was very bad .
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Curt ya think by thanksgiving?
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Yes maybe a week before like last year .
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Oh I see, well we will keep out fingers crossed for a great ice season :)
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From Goose Bay back to the dam will have safe ice 1 week before the main lake . It always does . I will post when there is safe ice and where . This will make some people mad because they like to have early ice to themselves .
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Thanks Curt Im really looking forward to getting on the ice this year :)
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;D
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24 degrees outside my camper near Shotgun Store in Island Park .
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Steady diet of that will get er going!!!
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If you can make it up before it freezes , I think you will do real well . I have been receiving good reports from people that are trolling and bait fishing .
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Keep us in the loop, Curt. I'll have to make a road trip west instead of east this year. :)
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I will , I am going to fish it tommarow . I will post how I do .
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;D
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Fished 4 hours yesterday . 2.5 hours trolling 1.5 bait fishing . Caught 2 small fish . The fish finder was going crazy , but I couldn't get them to bite .
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Curt, even Henry's fish have to have an off day.
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Hopefully 45 days before some hole punching!!
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The forcast for Sunday night is 12 degrees and Monday night 14 . It won't be long now .
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The forcast for Sunday night is 12 degrees and Monday night 14 . It won't be long now .
@) thanks Curt
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Snotel site, location White Elephant (near Henry's) shows average daily temps of 32 degrees or less and a max temp of 35 degrees over the last 4 days. Won't be long for you EI guys.
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;D
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When are you guys typically on ice at Henry's? Last year I think I was on it (5 inches) the 3rd week of November. Would like to go back ;)
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Earliest I've personally been on it is the day after Thanksgiving, but I know others are often on it earlier. I'd check out Goose Bay for first ice.
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After looking back at my pics from last year, it was the day after Thanksgiving, Nov 22. Even though I'm not a big trout fan, the fishing was nonstop all day long. Great place to knock the rust off. :tipup:
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looks like with this cold snap you east idaho fellas may be able to get on there nice and early this year. May make the drive home for thanksgiving and try to go after some of henry's pigs.
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6 degrees outside right now In Island Park .
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Zero outside at 9am in Island Park Idaho .
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Looks like ice fishing weather ;D
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You guys cut that out! I'm already chomping at the bit over hear in 30 degree weather. You guys aren't helping a bit. :tipup:
j/k.
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The forecast low here in Aberdeen, SD on Thursday night is -15. Holes will be drilled through ice somewhere this weekend! Hopefully the fish remember to cooperate! :tipup:
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Just testing the waters. Anyone from the pocatello or idaho falls area maybe want to plan a trip up to fish henrys on the first weekend of December? Split the gas money ect. I have never fished this lake but would like to try it this year. Any takers?
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ill be up there that weekend for 3 days
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-15 in Island Park -28 in West Yellowstone . Right now .
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Will there be some fishable ice this weekend or early next week? It's looking like there might be. :)
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I would sure think so. Gosh Curt. You should go do some up close and personal recon.......
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I agree. We need pictures!! :)
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I am headed home today to get my ice fishing gear . I will be fishing it Tuesday . I will post a report .
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I'm not wanting to hijack the thread, but it seems that ice won't form until the lake turns over completely. How long does that typically take? Anyone know?
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I am headed home today to get my ice fishing gear . I will be fishing it Tuesday . I will post a report .
That's awesome. Looking forward to your report.
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I'm not wanting to hijack the thread, but it seems that ice won't form until the lake turns over completely. How long does that typically take? Anyone know?
Hooknhunter,
From what i have read turn over happens quickly, on large reserviors 2-3 days on small lakes overnight. During turnover the bite is off until the fish get used to the changes...It has probably already happened given curt69 post "Fished 4 hours yesterday . 2.5 hours trolling 1.5 bait fishing . Caught 2 small fish . The fish finder was going crazy , but I couldn't get them to bite"
http://www.bassmaster.com/news/truth-about-fall-turnover# (http://www.bassmaster.com/news/truth-about-fall-turnover#)
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I'm not wanting to hijack the thread, but it seems that ice won't form until the lake turns over completely. How long does that typically take? Anyone know?
Did ya look at the picture from yesterday? The lake HAS turned over, and ice is forming. No need to wait for it to turn.
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The question wasn't about Henry's lake specifically, but just lakes in general. Obviously, Henry's has turned or it wouldn't be forming ice now. I guess I wasn't clear in my original question.
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The one photo is a web cam at last chance, its the Henry's fork. the other is the dot cam at the entrance to Henry's lake at the state ramp. Im sure ice is there we have several ponds here in burley that capped last night. If the wind will quit ice should build fast, I would bet someone will be on it this weekend if not sooner
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The question wasn't about Henry's lake specifically, but just lakes in general. Obviously, Henry's has turned or it wouldn't be forming ice now. I guess I wasn't clear in my original question.
There is no timetable or chart. It depends on many factors. Depth, clarity, wind, whether there is water flowing in or out, etc... etc.
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I'm not wanting to hijack the thread, but it seems that ice won't form until the lake turns over completely. How long does that typically take? Anyone know?
This is a really good question, last year at Ririe the reservoir never did really freeze. It did for a short few days then it warmed up again and the wind blew it all off. Ririe is a really deep reservoir though, but we had some darn cold early temps and it seemed like Ririe just never would turn all the way over. We'll see how it goes this year.
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Drove across Mcreas bridge today . The river is frozen , I am sure Henry's is capped . I don't know how safe the ice will be . I am sure there will be people fishing it this weekend .
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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Thanks For the update Curt
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A friend on a different forum posted today ! That he drove into the State Park and that the lake is frozen and there was someone ice fishing .
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A friend on a different forum posted today ! That he drove into the State Park and that the lake is frozen and there was someone ice fishing .
Heck YEAH!!!!
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Good news!
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Good news indeed ;D I'm hoping there are some good reports this weekend on thickness of that wavy ice I hear of. That would have been interesting to see it freeze as the wind was blowing and the temps were way below 0
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I'm going to drive up tomorrow and see how it is (along with half of eastern Idaho I presume) and will post what I find.
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It will be good to see your report . Curt G.
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I'm going to drive up tomorrow and see how it is (along with half of eastern Idaho I presume) and will post what I find.
Good luck looking forward to your report :)
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Fished at Goose Bay for about an hour then couldn't take the wind. It was 3 degrees with a 25 mph wind. It was absolutely miserable. 5 inches of pretty good ice and with the temps I'm sure it will thicken. The entire lake is capped. There were people fishing at the County dock, didn't look like anyone had tried Staley's, stump hole, or Wild Rose. That end of the lake has dark clear, slick looking ice, not sure of the thickness but I'm betting not much. Someone had tried to go out at the Hatchery, but I couldn't tell by the tracks if they were able to fish or not. State Boat dock had lots of holes, but few brave souls fishing when we drove in, the wind there was even worse. The road into Goose Bay was drifting but not too bad, 4x4 ok. Going to try again Tuesday but I will be looking at the State web cam and if the wind is blowing 20 or more I'm not going to bother. I will also add that the water was extremely murky and most of the fish I marked were all in the top 5 feet of water....weird for sure.
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Thank you very much for the report sorry about the wind . Most of the season last year was that way . The wind really screams across that lake . I will be there Tuesday , probably between 9 and 10 . I don't get out very early . Can't take that below zero stuff .
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Thanks For the report Been there when it was like that the only thing that saved the day was the pop up
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Fished at Goose Bay for about an hour then couldn't take the wind. It was 3 degrees with a 25 mph wind. It was absolutely miserable. 5 inches of pretty good ice and with the temps I'm sure it will thicken. The entire lake is capped. There were people fishing at the County dock, didn't look like anyone had tried Staley's, stump hole, or Wild Rose. That end of the lake has dark clear, slick looking ice, not sure of the thickness but I'm betting not much. Someone had tried to go out at the Hatchery, but I couldn't tell by the tracks if they were able to fish or not. State Boat dock had lots of holes, but few brave souls fishing when we drove in, the wind there was even worse. The road into Goose Bay was drifting but not too bad, 4x4 ok. Going to try again Tuesday but I will be looking at the State web cam and if the wind is blowing 20 or more I'm not going to bother. I will also add that the water was extremely murky and most of the fish I marked were all in the top 5 feet of water....weird for sure.
nice work dude.
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Excited to hit it this year, now that elk seasons over getting the gear ready for a long weekend!
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can't wait for that ice to move south. i'm not even that far from Island park, and there's still only ice around the edges most places.
might have to take a trip up to Henry's next month to satisfy the itch.
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My son and I hit Henry's yesterday. Fished at Hatchery from 9:30 til 3:00. Iced 22 fish, my boy landed the biggest at just over 22" and weighed in at 5lbs 4oz. His biggest fish so far...and through the ice. THe weather was great, mostly sunny with only a light breeze.
Stopped at IP dam boat launch on the way out. Lake is capped shore to shore. Didn't look like anyone had dared venture out, nor did I.
Good luck out there @)
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Thanks for the report Phission, sounds like a great time :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Just a reminder to everyone there is a R&C board set up now for most lakes in Idaho that have been posted up in the new lakes list. These boards are for members only, with more than 3 posts. So they are not so public. I dont have the ability to move some of these reports but im sure they will be eventually. Again thanks for the report Phission
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Thanks for the report Phission, sounds like a great time :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Just a reminder to everyone there is a R&C board set up now for most lakes in Idaho that have been posted up in the new lakes list. These boards are for members only, with more than 3 posts. So they are not so public. I dont have the ability to move some of these reports but im sure they will be eventually. Again thanks for the report Phission
How do I get to it? [Edit]Never mind. Must have had a browser issue, but I wasn't able to find it before.
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Fished 4 hours today . Not one bite . The lake is so murky there is only about 6" of visabilty . Drove around the lake , only 15 people fishing .
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Curt,
Which area of the lake did you fish and how thick was the ice? Where was everybody else?
I was surprised by your report because I read a report from the weekend that a few guys did really well by the hatchery.
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I will be hitting it Friday afternoon. Waiting for my buddies to be there Saturday. Eskimo 949 if anyone wants to swap fish stories or just say hi. Not sure where to start, but doing my homework now. Does anyone have a favorite lure or color that they would be willing to share? Also, wanting to try out my Jaw jacker and curious how many lines are allowed at one time? Thanks in advance! :icefish:
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5 lines with up to 5 hooks per line . I was fishing Goose Bay not 1 bite in 4 hours . Drove around the lake and there were 3 groups at county boat dock . 1 at stayles, 1 at Pintail Point . No one at Wild Rose or the Hatchery , or State Park . The lake froze so fast during a wind storm that several waterfowl were froze into the lake . The crows are feasting on the carcasses at the state park . Never seen that before .
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Thanks curt! Sounds like four jaw jackers are in order.
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or 2 riggers and 3 poles ;)2 ;)2
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I thinks I'll go with 3 poles, a jacker, and a tip-up! Very excited to get on the ice this weekend, though looks like a 5-day snow adventure. Such is life in the ice world. See you on Saturday Prospector!
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11/19 Fished again at Hatchery Creek area, more between Wild Rose and hatchery though today. Ice was the same as yesterday, right at 5 inches. Slow at first light, which is usually the golden hour, but then it really picked up until it absolutely died at 11. Iced over 30, and lost at least 15. Size was impressively good again today, with some very small fish also mixed in, but overall good. 36 degrees when we left, but doubt the temps will affect the ice any. Also, as a bonus, got to meet and talk with Damon, the new fishery manager. He checked our licenses and also came back out two different times to see how we were doing. He said he would be checking as many fisherman as he is able. Got an excellent education about the hybrid species that is stocked and his feelings about the overall health of the lake. He was excited to see people out ice fishing and overall is a really genuine person to talk with; you can tell he cares a great deal not only about the health of the fishery but also the fisherman's experience.
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Thanks for the report . Do you think it would be safe to ride a 4 wheeler on the ice .
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I thinks I'll go with 3 poles, a jacker, and a tip-up! Very excited to get on the ice this weekend, though looks like a 5-day snow adventure. Such is life in the ice world. See you on Saturday Prospector!
Sounds good man! Hope we can get plenty of good pictures and video for the next episode you are going to be making. ;D
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Thanks for the report . Do you think it would be safe to ride a 4 wheeler on the ice .
Damon had his out on the ice around the hatchery towing out some buoys to mark off the closed area because the wind had blown the other ones around a lot. Personally I think it's a little thin, but that's just me. I certainly would be extremely careful if you did take one out, and make sure you bring tow ropes to haul it out of a slush spot when it does go through!
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I think after the storm that is coming it will be snow machine time . The snow will be to deep for 4 wheelers . Thanks GT.
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Sounds good man! Hope we can get plenty of good pictures and video for the next episode you are going to be making. ;D
I hope so! I have never landed a monster yet, in fact the biggest game fish I have ever caught was a 22 inch lake trout. I hope we all come away with some good pics and good times this weekend.
Might take us 10hrs to drive there with the weather outlook, but won't be my first, or last drive in the snow.
See you Saturday!
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I'm headed up Saturday Morning. I have never fished Staley Springs before but would like to give it a try. Any reports on what the ice looks like up that way? Also where is the best place to park your vehicle when you fish it? If its too thin we will probably hit it at the State docks or the Wild Rose. I heard that there was quite a bit of slush under the ice at the state docks, is that true for the whole lake right now?
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When I drove by this afternoon at Staley's, there was a large group fishing there with a four wheeler on the ice. I assume it's at least 5 or so inches just like everywhere else. You can either park off the road just to the east of Staley's in the pullout area and walk along the brush area down into there, or park at the point down the 4x4 road half way between Staley's and the county dock and walk over to Staley's. IMHO, everyone likes to tell people about the big-ones they catch at Staley's but that area really sees a lot of pressure and there are lots and lots of other places to fish.
The slush that people are talking about is coming from overflow areas on the pressure cracks. The wind really bunched that early ice up and there are pressure ridges everywhere. One heaved and opened right near us as we were fishing the hatchery area. Nothing to be too concerned about, just be aware that there are some slushy areas right now until it freezes hard again. It was 37 degrees when we left today.
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How was fishing for you today ? We are going to try the Hatchery in the morning .
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Is was really good again as long as you can stay off the weeds. I do plan on fishing other areas but the hatchery has really kept me interested plus Damon has been around there and out talking to people and I always like to hear what he has to say I drove down into goose bay on the way out to see if you or anyone else was there but no one was down in there.
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Thanks for the information . I think this storm is going to make things interesting .
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Hey curt69 or Groundtrac how is the cell service at the lake?
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I have none at Goose Bay .
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Hey curt69 or Groundtrac how is the cell service at the lake?
I've never had problems anywhere on the lake.
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Thank you very much guys, got wifi at the cabin so i should be able to get a report up when we get done saturday
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Sounds like the incoming storm is going to be a bad one, for everyone going out Saturday, be safe and good luck!
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Sounds like the incoming storm is going to be a bad one, for everyone going out Saturday, be safe and good luck!
Thank you! Looks like we are going to need it. Only expecting 25-40mph winds with 10-14 inches of snow, it will be an experience for sure! If we don't post on Shanty by Monday, somebody come find us! LOL
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Had a fun day today fishing with my brother and a couple of other friends . I landed 8 fish in 4 hours . Our friends did way better . Beutiful weather great ice .
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Happy to hear that you got into them, way to go Curt!
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We stuck around Idaho Falls and hit Ryder Park Pond, just enough ice to get out and hammer the planters! With young kids I think Henry's is a bust for us so back to Ryder again tomorrow!
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Thanks GT it was fun to have a good day on the ice .
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Fished Henrys Sat. morning. We drove through bad weather but the lake was beautiful and no wind in the morning. Three of us iced 15-20 each from 7:30-10:30 am. We were fishing white paddle bugs on the jigging rods and small ice flies with meal worms on jawjackers. Biggest fish was 5 1/2 lb hybrid that Damon weighed. Most fish were 16-18 inch Cutts.
Windriver
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Made it up and back! Fished Sat and Sun, and everybody (6 people) caught fish at a decent rate. Good times, would definitely take the drive and fish up there again.
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Whats this heatwave done to the ice condition at Henrys? Any ice we had started is toast :( :%$#!:
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Fished yesterday. Ice was a good 7 inches. But it was a slush monster due to the 18" of new snow the day before.
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Fished at the state park this AM. Iced 15 or so. All standard henrys cutties but one nice female brook. Ice was solid 8-10 but the sluch layer on top sucked as it was constantly filling the holes up. Water clarity was as bad as I have ever seen it. Slush around the holes was turning brown the water was that dirty. As always for us a black marabou jig caught the most fish, 2nd was a glow in the dark shrimp jig with half a meal worm on a jaw jacket. The bite was pretty light. Head towards the north end tomorrow or sat to see if the clarity improves.
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Nice thanks !!
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The wind was blowing 35 mph the day the lake froze . The moss was dieing and floating in the lake It was blowing out of the north . I believe between the moss be pushed to the south shore and all the mud stirred up by the waves crashing on that end of the lake , that is what is going on . I fished Goose Bay 10 days ago and you could only see your bait 6" under the water . I was hoping it would clear up by now .
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I'm heading over there in a little over a week. I very exited to be making this annual trip. We'll be staying at the Wild Rose. I plan on access the ice at the WR, but I could move around if necessary. How's the ice holding up? Is an ATV useful at this point? Is there any hope for an ATV being useful in 7-10 days? My ATV is a Suzuki Eiger 400 4x4. I have decent to good tires, but no chains or tracks.
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It's fine for an atv as of today. Ice at the county dock was 10". Very slow fishing however today. The Hatchery are was where the big mess was last weekend with guys going through the ice in the overflow areas. But there were some cold nights and it seems to have froze up again nicely.
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Do you think I will trouble driving my truck into the outlet .
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I was going to go that way on the way out today to check it out and then forgot.
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Don't try to get to the outlet in a 4x4 . I got stuck trying today . You will need a snow machine to get there .
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Did you have chains on?
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No chains but brand new bfg at tires . Right now it is raining hard outside .
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Did you fish today
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No I was worn out when I got my truck out . It rained all afternoon and supposed to do the same tommarow . I think I will wait for Sunday .
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I'm headed there on Sunday maybe see you there might fish the cliffs or staleys
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I haven't decided where I want to try either . So far this year the only place I have fished is the Hatchery . The biggest fish I have seen caught there was 4 pounds .
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How's the ice holding up in this weather. Planning on heading up sunday
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7 to 10 inches.
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10" to 14" on the west side. Slush is bad in spots.
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Were there any snow machines out on the ice .
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Saw snow machines and wheelers both.
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Thanks for the information .
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Plans have changed and we are now heading out on Tuesday evening and should be there around mid day on Wednesday. I'm getting really anxious and excited to go. I really appreciate all the reports. Thanks to all. It appears the ice is holding up okay and that is great news. I expect to be fishing from Wednesday through Saturday and I'd be happy to share reports while I'm there, but I don't know if I'll have Wi-Fi in our accommodations. I guess I should check on that.
Curt,
Hope to see you out there. Feel free to give me a call or look for me in front of the WR.
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We will be there Thursday Hooknhunter and Curt staying at the rose and planing on fishing between the rose and stayleys also would be nice to meet you guys.
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RT, Will you have a transport or will you be walking? Not sure where we are staying on Wednesday night as we don't have any reservations yet (will try the Rose first), but we will be at the Rose Thursday thru Saturday. We'd like to meet up and say Hello. I'll be watching for you.
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We will just be walking i don't really want to haul the snowmobiles or atvs up there and not sure i would trust the ice in places we will be at the rose till Sunday Look for the Eskimo 949 and red jigger totters :) You might try the drift lodge for Wednesday night But i know the rose has lots of rooms as they told us when we booked they had plenty of room :)
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H&H I plan on meeting you for sure and anyone else on the forum that will be there . I fished Stayles today . The lake conditions are not bad at all . You should not have any problems getting around with your 4 wheeler . Wish I wouldn't have taken my 4 wheeler home and brought my snow machine up . Do you think Wild Rose will have a problem with me parking my truck and trailer on there property while I fish .
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I will be fishing again starting Tuesday and hope to spend most of the week. I am thinking of bringing up the Polaris ranger. It's a bit heavier than a wheeler. How was the slush situation yesterday and today?
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Ice was 14 in on the north side no slush no problem with a ranger I'll bring my 4wheeler next weekend
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GT it would not have been any problem today . It was 20 degrees when I got there this morning and 40 degrees when I left and very little slush .
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Do you think Wild Rose will have a problem with me parking my truck and trailer on there property while I fish .
I sure can't speak for them, but I think you'd be okay. Looking forward to meeting you.
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Thats great news glad to hear there is that much ice :) Curt what day are you planing on being there and i will tell them One of our friends is meeting us there to fish so there wont be an issue with parking ;D
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Where the fish biting today.
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Yes , not fast but steadily . I caught 4 lost 2 nice ones . I landed 1 20 " cutthrought and a 17 " brookie . For a contest I am in . I missed a bunch of bites on my jaw jackers .
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I am living up here most of the time . I plan on fishing Tuesday and Thursday and Saturday . Need to go home Sunday for my 30th wedding anniversary on Monday .
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I can get ya covered for Thursday and Sat Curt and happy 30th anniversary @)
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I am headed up in the morning. With the temps today and the forecast for higher temps tomorrow I am seriously second guessing taking the ranger up. Was anyone there today fishing that can provide some ice conditions? I saw one post elsewhere that said ice at the hatchery was 6 to 8 inches. If that's the case then the ice in that area has lost some thickness. A week ago it was over 10 inches there.
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I was there yesterday by the hatchery ice was a solid 10 to11 inches of clear ice with 3 inches of frozen slush and snow fishing was slow but steady I'm thinking the same thing about a 4wheeler with the warm weather I'll take a snow machine to. How long are you there I'm coming over Friday
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The temperature right now is 25 . GT what part of the lake are you going to fish tomorrow . I don't like fishing alone and would like to meet up with you . PM me if you want too .
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Fished Pintail today, was extremely slow, not sure why, but I must not have had my fishing juju turned on. BTW, last week there was some guys in a razor causing all kinds of hell from Pintail all the way to the county dock. I for one was perturbed. Today I learned I wasn't the only one, I guess they had made a mess of the bank at Pintail where they parked, trying to catch air from the lake up the bank to the parking area or something stupid like that. Damon informed me that little parking area is actually private property and the landowner has let F&G maintain it as an access point as long as it isn't abused. Damon said he was able to get a partial plate from who did the damage and is trying to track them down. I wish people would just use their heads sometimes....
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Thanks for the report groundtrac where is pintail ? I have never seen it on the maps i have looked at. Too bad people have to do that makes getting acess difficult when land owners get tired of it. :(
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I'm heading up to Henry's in the morning can anyone tell me what the ice conditions are like?
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Over 12 " of ice and no slush on top . The ice is very slick . I fished with Hooknhunter and Reel Trouble today and there wives . Great company , the fishing was a little slow . We had 20 plus rods out and landed 20 fish in 7 hours . Still a good day with great people . 20.75 " hybrid was the biggest fish caught .
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Hey guys! Good info and thanks for it! I was wondering if anyone knows if I can get my Idaho license at the old valley view station at the junction or do I have to travel into Island park and pick one up? Also cause I know you fellas are on top of all the regs do my 12 and 11 year old, out of state boys need licenses yet? MT is 15yrs old for out of state. Thanks for helping a brother out! Tight Lines :tipup:
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Good news and bad news , they don't need a license until they are 14 . The bad news is there limit counts in yours . The limit is 2 . If you don't keep fish you are good to go . If the store you are talking about don't sell licenses I know Robins Roost does .
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All Good! ;D We keep to eat and 2 fills the stomachs, maybe not the freezer or smoker, but we have a whole lotta season for that yet :tipup: :tipup:. The store I"m talking about is next to the Laundramat and Rv park on hwy20 just west of 87, was closed last winter but sold to new owners and not sure if it's open still. I'm happy to just truck to robin's roost and give 'em my buisiness regardless! Thanks Curt for the info hope to see some of you out there Sunday :icefish:
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The store you are talking about is open , I have heard great things about the new owner . It would not hurt to check there for a license . You can also get one on line I think .
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The store you are talking about is open , I have heard great things about the new owner . It would not hurt to check there for a license . You can also get one on line I think .
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Yes Idaho license's can be purchased online, I prefer it sometimes as I dont always like stopping on my way out. I have had more than one occasion where the store worker was having a hard time getting the machine to work. Took 6 of us 2 hrs to get our licence's in bancroft one time. Here's a link to the page on Idaho's fish and game site
https://id.outdoorcentral.us/ (https://id.outdoorcentral.us/)
As stated thanks for all the good reports everyone and that just sucks that people cant respect the fishery and private property that allows us access. It only takes one to ruin it for everyone >:(
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I'm headed up Sunday and was wondering if the sate park is open to drive into? Thanks for any info
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Yes it is open and the road is good . You can drive in , in 2 wheel drive .
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Curt69,
Where is it in the regs that a kids fish count towards the adults creel? I have been looking through the regs and cannot find it. Never heard of it before either?
Thanks,
-dan
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I don't have a set of regulations with me , but it has always been that way for non residents .
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Page 11 of the regs. If under 14 nonresident children fishing without a license have to count their limit in with the adult OR the child can buy a nonresident license and have their own limit.
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Thanks Groundtrac
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My group fished 5 hours and landed 10 fish at the Hatchery . Very slow , we had 20 rods out .
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I have had more than one occasion where the store worker was having a hard time getting the machine to work. Took 6 of us 2 hrs to get our licence's in bancroft one time.
I've had that happen once, well, actually twice, the first and last time, ever.
After about 45 minutes, I asked if my old license would help. They "scaned" the code on an old license, just like magic, the printer began. Was out of there within 4 minutes. Just before I left, I was graciously thanked for bringing in the old license. :thumbsup:
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Hey Curt heading up tomorrow, what were they biting on has anyone been fishing stump hole
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Thanks for the regs guys. Just applies to non-residents.
Headed up tomorrow morning. We plan on heading to county.
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They bit on jigs tipped with bait . Very slow fishing . Hopefully when the storm passes the fishing will pick up . If I was fishing tomorrow I would fish Stayleys Springs . Not in the springs out about 50 yards . I have to go home and celebrate my 30th wedding anniversary on Monday .
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Congrats on 30 years Curt, thats awesome :tipup: We'll b out tomorrow, can't wait slow or not! That station I had refered to before does not sell licenses but the fly shop just a bit west does. Got mine online however so thanks again to everyone for the info! :icefish:
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Looks like we'll finally make it up there this weekend, Friday night/Saturday. Had to pay for two nights in the little plumbing-next-door cabin (right on the lake) in order to stay one, but we won't be using it Saturday night. PM me for a cheap/free room for Saturday night.
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Is that an open offer for anyone on the room?
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Is that an open offer for anyone on the room?
That was the idea, but I already got a PM and the room is now booked up for Saturday night. Good luck!
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I have never been to Henry's before, and was wondering where would be a good spot to fish? I am going up on the 23rd, with my wife and a couple of friends, and was also wondering if there is much snow on the ice? We will just be walking because my 4 wheeler is only 2 wheel drive right now.
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I don't know if there is a bad place, but I like to look for an area with fewer weeds. It may take drilling a few holes to find that, or you may get lucky and nail it the first try. Popular places with relatively easy access are the State Park, County Boat ramp, Pintail Point, the Hatchery, and in front of the Wild Rose. Staley springs is also very popular, but you'd need to walk there from either the county boat ramp or pintail point. If I was going to walk there I'd go from the county boat dock.
Once you get there, look for the other people, or look for obvious places others have fished.
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So what are they biting on?
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I tried several types of jigs, spoons, and baits. I'd say smaller jigs (white or pink) tipped with meal worm, paddle bugs in pink or white did pretty good. One afternoon a guy came down and did as good as anyone and better than most on Berkeley crappie jigs (bubble gum). I caught most of my fish jigging a Thomas Bouyant in rainbow trout color. I caught my biggest fish on a Firetiger Jiggin Rap. Seems everything works and nothing works really well.
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Heading over Friday through Sunday. Otter resort behind a wheeler. Stop by and say hi. Tight lines, Joe
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My wife and I are out here green ish hut farthest out from state park. We will be back next Friday. Doing great so far. My wife has her best fish ever. Over 5 lbs!
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Thats's awesome! Has it snowed much there today?
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Not much at all just a little windy. Can't wait to get back tomorrow
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We fished around the State dock today, went way out along the east shore. Fishing started off hot then died completely. We moved to another spot, only marked a couple of fish and only had a couple of bites. Moved again closer to the dock area where the masses were and hardly marked any, but managed to land a small brookie and one real nice 3.5 lb Cutt. While I was cleaning him just now, in his gut was a 4.5" sculpin, hardly digested. My question is, why can't I ever catch anything on big bait? This one hit on the smallest jig I was using. I have tried fishing with crawdad and sculpin size lures before and have never caught anything on them up there? Any ideas? BTW, I put the sculpin in the freezer and plan to use him next time out. :)
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My question is, why can't I ever catch anything on big bait? This one hit on the smallest jig I was using. I have tried fishing with crawdad and sculpin size lures before and have never caught anything on them up there? Any ideas?
same here ??? I just stick with the small stuff.. use flies like scuds or shrimp
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We were using 1/16 oz jugs with pink paddle bugs today and had hits all day long but they would get off at the ice. Really frustrating!
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My question is, why can't I ever catch anything on big bait? This one hit on the smallest jig I was using. I have tried fishing with crawdad and sculpin size lures before and have never caught anything on them up there? Any ideas? BTW, I put the sculpin in the freezer and plan to use him next time out. :)
I'm not sure what you are using or how you are fishing it, but I catch fish on what I'd call 'big baits' all the time. In fact, when I'm dead sticking that seems to be the best bait for me is a big one.
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i hit up Henry's for a regrettably short day last tuesday (Dec. 16th) caught one nice 16 1/2" cutthroat right off the bat, then had nothing but nibbles the rest of the day. managed to hook another one on a dead rod just before we left, but it broke the line at the hole.
i got hit more jigging with a tiny rattle trap than anything else, just couldn't get any of them to stick, and once they touched it they were gone for good. we were using white and glow jigs with bits of nightcrawler on the dead rods.
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Is anyone headed up to give it a try tomorrow? With this wonderful snow we are getting?
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I will be out Saturday . I wish I could get a report on how much snow is on the ice . I want to use my 4 wheeler .
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I will post a report tomorrow
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Thanks that will be a big help .
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Curt I tried to PM you last night but it wasn't working. We were able to get into state park with 4 wheel drive. The parking lot is a different story though. There is a giant drift in the middle of it. But you should be able to get around it with a quad. After that it's fine. Fishing was slow. Again very light bites
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Thanks for the report . I am going to try Wild Rose this morning if I can find a parking spot .
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Headed up Wednesday, figuring on the wild rose, how safe is the ice there? I know last year I fished there once and it was a little sketchy.
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ICe was great last sat and with the sub zero temps tonight I'm guessing it will be well over a foot thick.
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It is -21 outside my camper right now . Over by Shotgun Store in Island Park
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Sweet! Just glad to be making it over at least once before it closes!
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Well any hard stuff over there yet??