Briggs woods

[perch fisher]

has anyone fished Briggs woods?  Iowa game and fish says it is a good gill and crappie lake. just looking for some info on it.

[bassrat]

checked ice this morning...seemed okay...about 6 inches....didn't try to venture out to what was open last weekend....someone walked right over it....enden up losing my cell phone down a hole.  since it's really local (5 minutes from my house)...i'll save it for some really bad weather....
as for fish...got into a lot of 10" gills last winter, and a few really nice perch....for some strange reason tho' i'm the only one around here that can't seem to get into the crappies there tho'....but there is a HUGE year class of 11"ers in there so i'm hoping this will be the year.

[nater3]

Oh don't worry.  I live in Webster too and can't only think of about three crappies that I have ever caught out of there hard water or soft.  Where did you check the ice at?  Is the north finger frozen? 

[crouch2]

i also live here too and the only place ive caught crappies is off the beach and right before dark this lake goes in sperts from year to year

[perch fisher]

well i fished Briggs today and the ice is around 11in but i talked to a couple people and they said the north west side was open three days ago. i didn't check the thickness out in that area. i fished off the point and had lots of bites but never got one up my hole. thinking they were small and not taking the hook.

[nater3]

Thanks for the report.  I am hoping to make it out there sometime this weekend or early next week.  I think I am going to hit Brushy tomorrow night. 

[Frank Boling]

I love fishings for Gill's,where is this lake at?...is it near or in Webster?

[brittlab]

well i fished Briggs today and the ice is around 11in but i talked to a couple people and they said the north west side was open three days ago. i didn't check the thickness out in that area. i fished off the point and had lots of bites but never got one up my hole. thinking they were small and not taking the hook.

wow 11" already, I would think north end of brushy might be atv ready then

[perch fisher]

I love fishings for Gill's,where is this lake at?...is it near or in Webster?

briggs is located south of webster city two miles on hwy 17

[Frank Boling]

I love fishings for Gill's,where is this lake at?...is it near or in Webster?

briggs is located south of webster city two miles on hwy 17

Thanks Perch,I was only going to spend a night and a day in the Clear Lake area on my way up to Tower,MN,but I might have to look at maybe a two day stay instead,I will be driving up from Oklahoma the last part of this month or the first part of Jan.