Author Topic: Kearney area Ice (Read 4331 times)

walleye4 · « **on:** Dec 13, 2007, 11:40 PM »

CHecked the ice around the Kearney area today and it is pretty sketchy at best. Cottonmill had about 3-4" by the boat ramp. Only place I tried drilling there. Tried one other place out by the interstate and it only had about 1-2". Only drilled by the dock. Looks like someone tried to get on it and fell through right next to the dock. Be careful if you try any of these places this weekend and make sure you have you spikes around your neck to help you get out if you go thru!!!!!!!

lopers125 · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 14, 2007, 08:09 AM »

Thanks for the update. I plan on checking Yanney and Cottonmill on Sunday, will try and post my findings.

gwalter · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 15, 2007, 07:38 PM »

Stopped by Yanney yesterday afternoon and saw a few holes by the dock and a couple by the bridge. Looked to be about 3-4" but did not go out on it.

walleye4 · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 15, 2007, 08:19 PM »

I drilled them holes by the dock and it wasn't even close to 3". It looked to be less than 2". That was on Thursday though. It might be a little thicker now but not enough for me to try. There was a couple holes already drilled there and that big hole on the east side of the dock looked like someone fell through. There is no way I would get out there yet. As much as I want to catch some gills, I don't want to get wet!

wrestler140 · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 09:21 AM »

Have you got out and did any fishing around kearney yet I was wondering if the ice got any thicker

walleye4 · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 02:41 PM »

Was out today on Cottonmill and Yanney. Ice is in pretty good shape. Caught a ton of dinks and that was about it! Going again tomorrow I think!

flatwalter · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 03:17 PM »

walleye4

Dinks at Cottonmill or Yanney? The quality down from last year?

Good fishin'
jorg

lopers125 · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 04:50 PM »

I was also on Yanney today...but I didn't catch a thing. Ice was in better shape then I expected(between 3-6 where I was at).

Walleye,

When were you at yanney...must of missed you, I was there about 2. I am planning on going out tomorrow, also. I will be in a white ford 4x4 and I have a quickfish II.

Hope to see you out there.

walleye4 · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 05:18 PM »

Quote from: flatwalter on Dec 20, 2007, 03:17 PM

walleye4

Dinks at Cottonmill or Yanney? The quality down from last year?

Good fishin'
jorg

Hey jorg, how it goes? Did all the catching at the mill today. Only marked 1 fish on the vex today at Yanney and caught him, a 5" LMB. I tried all the spots I got them last year and just wasn't anything there. Going to Cottonmill in the morning, think I just missed the Northern bite today as I only had 2 flags go up . Going to hit it early in the am.

Jorg, keep me updated on Sherman and when it's safe. Talked to the bait shop there on the corner and he said there was guys on in #8 and by the dam!

wrestler140 · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 08:58 PM »

Quote from: walleye4 on Dec 20, 2007, 05:18 PM

Hey jorg, how it goes? Did all the catching at the mill today. Only marked 1 fish on the vex today at Yanney and caught him, a 5" LMB. I tried all the spots I got them last year and just wasn't anything there. Going to Cottonmill in the morning, think I just missed the Northern bite today as I only had 2 flags go up . Going to hit it early in the am.

Jorg, keep me updated on Sherman and when it's safe. Talked to the bait shop there on the corner and he said there was guys on in #8 and by the dam!

Is there any big northerns at cottenmill

walleye4 · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 10:04 PM »

SOme nice ones in there! Best I have done is 42" and have seen some bigger than that.

flatwalter · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 11:58 PM »

Quote from: walleye4 on Dec 20, 2007, 10:04 PM

SOme nice ones in there! Best I have done is 42" and have seen some bigger than that.

That would be sweet. I haven't hooked up with that big of slimmer through the ice since Pelican was in its hay day in the 80's. Does that date me or what?

My sources say that the water is still very cloudy and the bite is a "little off." In fact they said that they wouldn't waste their time at Sherman for a while. We had real difficulty finding fish on Old Muddy this fall and maybe this is still carrying over into this early phase of icefishing.

Another source said that there has been a little walleye bite on the dam from about 4-8 pm.

good fishin'

?
jorg

walleye4 · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 21, 2007, 03:30 PM »

Thanks Jorg! I'll wait a bit to head up there then. Going to Merritt next weekend. Can't wait for that!!!!!!

TMFLDEM · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 21, 2007, 04:02 PM »

Quote from: walleye4 on Dec 21, 2007, 03:30 PM

Thanks Jorg! I'll wait a bit to head up there then. Going to Merritt next weekend. Can't wait for that!!!!!!

i hear dat mang. merritt next weekend. hooty hoo!!! finnally goin out tommorow morning..

walleye4 · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 21, 2007, 07:59 PM »

WHat time you going out Dane? Give me a call!

PhishOn · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 21, 2007, 09:36 PM »

Hope you guys do better than me and the other 3 groups of guys did yesterday! Five hours 1 dink crappie.

walleye4 · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 21, 2007, 10:11 PM »

Been getting a ton of short gills and a few small crappie. Did manage 1 small pike today. It's still early in the game though, it'll only get better.

TMFLDEM · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 23, 2007, 01:02 PM »

went out yesterday afternoon to cottonmill after the wind took a little bit of a chill pill.. caught a ton of small gills, a handfull of crappie, and a few largemouths, one was 4-5 lbs.

Ice is good in the middle of the lake (5-8) but i recommend extreme caution if anyone ventures north of the boat ramp. Talked to some guys that ventured up towards one of the fingers drilling/checking as they went and ran into some 2" stuff.. Be carfull fellas

hookemandcookem · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 23, 2007, 03:25 PM »

Was out on Cottonmill about a half hour ago and had some great ice. 3-6 inches in most places. The far east end was still open by the dock because of the pump, but the area around the pier and west of it have some very good fishable ice. I agree with TMFLDM, dont go too far north of the boat ramp.

TMFLDEM · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 23, 2007, 05:46 PM »

haha, went out to yaney today for about an hour. I drilled a TON of holes and never did mark one fish, drilled from the west side part, all the way to a line from the pier on the southside strait north, so in other words half the lake... water depths varied from 3 ft to 23ft... ice was from 3-7 inches...

then went to Ft. Kearney to test the ice. open water at the west end of every lake with 3-6 inches on the majority of the lakes. Did manage a few gillls and some lmb.. all in all a slow day.

hookemandcookem · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 23, 2007, 05:51 PM »

I was looking for you at cottonmill, I thought you'd show up since it was a day like the one we had last year. I didnt catch anything at Cottonmill, I think I need a VEX : )

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Author Topic: Kearney area Ice (Read 4331 times)