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Checked fernan today, main boat launch cove is capped, rest of the lake is water.I give up.
It will be alright we didn't want ice with 2' of snow on it we will be in single digits tonight and the freeze can begin.
Went and checked around today, everything is a sloppy mess as expected. Kelso and granite had about 4” inch with 10” plus of slush and water by the docks. Round sits at 2-3 inches of ice with slush and water and Cocolalla had about an inch or so of solid white ice and slush and then around 2” of good ice by the ramp. Might head up to blue tomorrow, as I’m eager to try out the helix 5 I recently got.
Sorry I never made it out to blue, I did fish kelso this morning. 4 plus of good ice and the slush is starting to firm but still rough by the dock. Cocolalla could be close if the temps would stay. The wind has blown a lot of the snow off. I checked mirror yesterday and it’s maybe an inch of ice. With about 18 inches of snow by the dock.
Nice running into you today. I was the guy who gave you the Mirabou jig.
Hit Blue today. 19 crappie from 3:30-5:00 but nothing big. Kept a few for dinner. Still lots of slush walking out but not too bad once you are 100 yds out on the Lake. Definitely thinking bringing snowshoes to get through the slush next time. Once you are out just packing the snow down was fine to keep the feet dry when fishing. Swedish pimple tipped with a maggot and a crappie nugget was the hot one. Bite was light and the flasher was very helpful
It's over folks. 45 degrees and rain. Guess I'll shoot my bow instead 🤷🏻♂️ such a disappointing year
there are still plenty of lakes north of athol that are safe just saying it isn't quite over yet
I was also trying to fish Monday. Was thinking blue is the best bet.
I don’t want to divert the topic to a gear discussion....but do any of you use a pop up type shelter around here? I don’t usually have the need for one in north Idaho but I’ve been thinking about it a bit. Especially if I try somewhere a bit colder/windier like Montana. If you do use one is it insulated or do you find that the uninsulated variety works fine?