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Never fished off Brown’s but going to give it a whirl tomorrow. Do people find more success with tip-ups or being mobile and jigging?
Hey Redd how much of ice there?
I should have noted I am targeting anything that will bite: panfish, pickerel, walleye or the rare Saratoga northern
I’m on the Riley cove side of the lake, but I’ve been having more success with smaller baits on tip ups. We’ve drilled dozens and dozens of holes and dropped a finder down but still can’t get on the pan fish on our side of the lake. As for ice, be careful of those bled out holes. You’ve got patches of an inch in some places ESPECIALLY around the hot springs. You can drop from 5” to 2” in a hurry. That said I was out a half mile or more and had 5” of ice with 3” of slush on top of it. There are also these visible seams, massive cracks in the ice that you can follow, and you will find very consistent 8” of ice. Just be smart about it, be safe about it. I drill a LOT of holes and measure all of them. The guys making sled tracks all over the lake are on 800s and 1000s and don’t stop until they get back to their front yard. Get those monster engine sleds on plane and you can go across a good stretch of open water, let alone thin ice. Hope I’ve helped a little. I wish you many flags.
Walked by 3 today off fitch 2 were just opening this bigger was over 24 ft so watch where you walk. And keep a eye on the kids!
Hows it lookin after all this crap we ended up with?
Tournament today maybe someone will post conditions later this afternoon
Anyone able to park a truck on the shoreline across from Fitch rd yet?
No man. Park your truck off the side of fitch road and walk the short distance to the lake, unless you want a hefty bill for removing your truck from the lake.
Thanks. I don’t mind the walk at all I just know that parking gets limited on the side of Fitch. Can people park in that little pull off area next to the main road or is that private.
Dumb question. I know there has been bad springs and what not but has there been much sled/atv action on the lake. Dying to get to good water
Dying to get to good water
IFSteve.....hows the walking out there, tough?