Author Topic: North Idaho Ice (Read 540153 times)

Joe34 · « **Reply #4590 on:** Dec 25, 2022, 10:00 AM »

Ice on Mirror lake is horrible.

There's about 6-10 inches of snow, then a 1-2 inch layer of frozen slush, then a 4 inch pocket of wet slush, then about 2 inches of clear ice below that. When I went out with the kids, we were breaking through the top layer of frozen slush and were only supported by a thin layer of clear ice. All the snow insulated the lake and it's not freezing well.

If you go there, use extreme caution.

Idaho Panhandler · « **Reply #4591 on:** Dec 25, 2022, 11:03 AM »

Quote from: Joe34 on Dec 25, 2022, 10:00 AM

Ice on Mirror lake is horrible.

There's about 6-10 inches of snow, then a 1-2 inch layer of frozen slush, then a 4 inch pocket of wet slush, then about 2 inches of clear ice below that. When I went out with the kids, we were breaking through the top layer of frozen slush and were only supported by a thin layer of clear ice. All the snow insulated the lake and it's not freezing well.

If you go there, use extreme caution.

Thanks for the update

dudemandude · « **Reply #4592 on:** Dec 25, 2022, 09:04 PM »

Cocollala reports? Round lake?

smitty661 · « **Reply #4593 on:** Dec 25, 2022, 10:04 PM »

How’s the ice holding up with the rain? I would like to go tomorrow but it’s not supposed to get below freezing tonight and I would imagine it will be a sloppy mess?

JimBob2 · « **Reply #4594 on:** Dec 26, 2022, 12:01 AM »

I was at hauser a few days ago and the ice was pretty good it probably will have quite a bit of water on the ice but it should be good ice yet.

smitty661 · « **Reply #4595 on:** Dec 26, 2022, 02:35 PM »

Thanks Jim. I went for an hour and half this morning. Pulled up 14. Slush wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be.

JimBob2 · « **Reply #4596 on:** Dec 26, 2022, 02:45 PM »

Was that Hauser?

Ratso-jig · « **Reply #4597 on:** Dec 26, 2022, 09:06 PM »

Nice catch Smitty. I hit fernan. Little slush. Caught some trout. Ice pretty good. Between snow pack and ice 9 inches. Was close to bouy.

RayneBidziil22 · « **Reply #4598 on:** Dec 26, 2022, 09:55 PM »

Just read a thread on Facebook someone went through the ice with a quad on Kelso lake so be careful out there

Vandal78 · « **Reply #4599 on:** Dec 27, 2022, 09:46 AM »

Hopefully she survives this. Its nasty out there! Pray for cold!

Ratso-jig · « **Reply #4600 on:** Dec 27, 2022, 02:58 PM »

I agree. Hopefully it holds up.

JimBob2 · « **Reply #4601 on:** Dec 27, 2022, 09:23 PM »

I was going to check on Hauser today but I had a plumbing issue at my rental house to deal with. Wind started blowing pretty hard anyway, maybe blow some of that rain water off of the ice.

houlzhouse · « **Reply #4602 on:** Dec 28, 2022, 07:15 AM »

Checked Spirit and Upper twin yesterday. 6-8 inches slop/standing water on top of maybe 4 inches of ice. I would use extreme caution and bring some tall rubber boots. Upper twin was way better. 2-3 inches of slush on 7-8 inches of ice. Fishing was horrible however.

jagmt · « **Reply #4603 on:** Dec 28, 2022, 11:46 AM »

Fished Hauser in the rain on Monday…5 to 6 inches of good ice with a two to four inches of slush. Caught a lot of perch on in 25ish feet of water. Most were pretty small but managed a couple of keepers. Pink was a good color for us.

Quote from: JimBob2 on Dec 27, 2022, 09:23 PM

I was going to check on Hauser today but I had a plumbing issue at my rental house to deal with. Wind started blowing pretty hard anyway, maybe blow some of that rain water off of the ice.

RayneBidziil22 · « **Reply #4604 on:** Dec 28, 2022, 08:08 PM »

Fished Avondale yesterday its a slop fest water went over my ankle so my boots filled up with water checked it today was still a slop fest but lot less water might try to go out tomorrow or this weekend

JimBob2 · « **Reply #4605 on:** Dec 29, 2022, 01:25 AM »

Fished Hauser this afternoon good 5-6" of clear ice 2" of white and 2-3" of slush on top. I talked to a couple of other fisherman, nobody caught much and I caught 0.

RayneBidziil22 · « **Reply #4606 on:** Dec 29, 2022, 05:42 PM »

Fished Avondale today about a inch of ice then 2-3 inches of water or slush then 6-8 of solid ice the bit was so so lot of dinky perch and a few trout bites on tip ups

fishaddict · « **Reply #4607 on:** Dec 29, 2022, 06:58 PM »

Anyone been up to Round in the last couple of days? Thinking about going up tomorrow…..

Ratso-jig · « **Reply #4608 on:** Dec 29, 2022, 10:00 PM »

I am sure round is in real good shape. Maybe some slush. I am anxious to get up there Sunday.

DEER4DINNER · « **Reply #4609 on:** Dec 30, 2022, 09:06 AM »

Has anyone been to Gamble and have an ice report?

cfp4sfc · « **Reply #4610 on:** Dec 31, 2022, 01:12 AM »

Gamlin has 3 inches good ice with 5 of dirty ice on top of that. Then 2 inches of slush with a frozen inch on the top. Perch were streaky but the streaks came consistently.

smitty661 · « **Reply #4611 on:** Dec 31, 2022, 03:11 PM »

Anybody been on twin? Upper or lower?

RayneBidziil22 · « **Reply #4612 on:** Dec 31, 2022, 06:47 PM »

Hauser was good to me and a friend we pulled a total of 40 perch and one Bluegill had 4 tipups out for channel cat only had one flag (my bait may have been to big ) I need to find out where the channel cats are hanging out so I can target them better

Ratso-jig · « **Reply #4613 on:** Dec 31, 2022, 07:15 PM »

Thanks for info on Hauser. Haven't been on lower twin since little melt but should be good but slushy. Not sure where I go tomorrow.

RayneBidziil22 · « **Reply #4614 on:** Dec 31, 2022, 08:03 PM »

Ice was 1" the a 0.5" slush the 5-7" of ice

JimBob2 · « **Reply #4615 on:** Jan 01, 2023, 05:59 PM »

Quote from: RayneBidziil22 on Dec 31, 2022, 06:47 PM

Hauser was good to me and a friend we pulled a total of 40 perch and one Bluegill had 4 tipups out for channel cat only had one flag (my bait may have been to big ) I need to find out where the channel cats are hanging out so I can target them better

I saw your tip ups I was fishing with another guy just to the north of your weasterly tip up. I missed the bite but my buddy had a good pile before I got there. If I'd known that was you I'd have introduced myself.

Ratso-jig · « **Reply #4616 on:** Jan 01, 2023, 07:53 PM »

Any word on cocollola. Heading to round tomorrow.

DEER4DINNER · « **Reply #4617 on:** Jan 01, 2023, 08:13 PM »

Drove by Cocolalla and Round yesterday. Not a soul on either one.

Quote from: Ratso-jig on Jan 01, 2023, 07:53 PM

Any word on cocollola. Heading to round tomorrow.

Ratso-jig · « **Reply #4618 on:** Jan 01, 2023, 08:20 PM »

Thanks for info.

jagmt · « **Reply #4619 on:** Jan 01, 2023, 09:45 PM »

Quote from: smitty661 on Dec 31, 2022, 03:11 PM

Anybody been on twin? Upper or lower?

Went out on upper twin yesterday morning…about a half to an inch of frozen slush then about 5 inches of better ice. Didn’t stay long drilled a few holes and jigged a bit. Didn’t get any takers or mark anything. To be fair I don’t fish twin lakes much so I was likely in the wrong spot.

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