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Title: Three Forks ponds Dec. 2023
Post by: RMS1972 on Dec 25, 2023, 10:52 PM

Hello everyone thinking about heading to the ponds Wednesday dec 27 just wondering what the ice is looking like with the colder weather will report back with a ice thickness.

Title: Re: Three Forks ponds Dec. 2023
Post by: RMS1972 on Dec 28, 2023, 12:44 AM

Made it to three forks ponds today the middle pond is the one we fished today 12/27/23 all the holes I drilled are 5 1/2 to 6 inches of ice

Title: Re: Three Forks ponds Dec. 2023
Post by: albo on Dec 28, 2023, 08:17 AM

Quote from: RMS1972 on Dec 28, 2023, 12:44 AM

Made it to three forks ponds today the middle pond is the one we fished today 12/27/23 all the holes I drilled are 5 1/2 to 6 inches of ice

how was the fishing? or better yet the catching

Title: Re: Three Forks ponds Dec. 2023
Post by: RMS1972 on Dec 28, 2023, 08:39 AM

My son and I caught a couple nice bass and he probably caught 20 little perch. Would like to find where the bluegill hide in the winter they are fun to catch.

Title: Re: Three Forks ponds Dec. 2023
Post by: albo on Dec 28, 2023, 09:30 AM

I used to catch sunfish in the furthest east pond

Title: Re: Three Forks ponds Dec. 2023
Post by: RMS1972 on Dec 28, 2023, 10:47 AM

We have have caught perch,bluegill,bass and a carp out of the middle pond the east pond we have caught a lot of really small bluegill and some decent bass

Title: Re: Three Forks ponds Dec. 2023
Post by: RMS1972 on Feb 10, 2024, 02:29 PM

Have not been on the ponds since the warm spell just wondering how the ice is holding up and if it is still fishable