Sylvan at GSP

[RoeBoat]

Anyone walk out at Gene Stratton Porter today?  Still snow or ice on the trail through the woods?  Edge of lake OK?  Planning on going tomorrow, just wondering what it's like, thanks.

[City boy]

Don't you need a permit to access there? I would love to go but don't have a permit, I've heard they only sell so many permits.

[RoeBoat]

No permit required.  Public parking lot with marked trail to lake.  Plenty of water and fish.  Makes quick ice and holds good.  Main bay in front of GSP had about 7" last weekend and there were several quads out there.  We had 75 good fish last Saturday mainly gills, some crappie, and one perch.  I assume it's still very good ice just wondered what the current conditions are.

[indiana ice]

Conditions are probably going to get real crowded

[Justchamb]

I was out there today, would say there is about 4-5 inches of ice. Quads were able to drive on it fine. I missed the morning bit, but there wasn't much of a evening bit. The edge of the lake is fine at GSP, they are starting to melt slightly, but were froze over when I came back in.

[RoeBoat]

Conditions are probably going to get real crowded

Almost 300 views and these are the replies?!  I hope someone in the crowd that shows up tomorrow brings me donuts!  I'll have a black striker coat on with camo bottoms.

[Bob6504]

Almost 300 views and these are the replies?!  I hope someone in the crowd that shows up tomorrow brings me donuts!  I'll have a black striker coat on with camo bottoms.

[dsqui]

Loose lips sink ships or In this case thin the fish I know where I won't be fishing it's already crowded enough out there

[RoeBoat]

You're talking about an almost 700 acre lake with 16 miles of shoreline.

[dsqui]

Ya and lol have fun finding parking not like all 16 miles of shore line are accessible nor all 700 acres at this point

[RoeBoat]

There are plenty of good lakes in NE IN right now that have great fish in them that won't have a single truck in the parking lot tomorrow.  When I can't get in the GSP parking lot in the morning I will drive a couple miles to one of the other lakes in the area and catch fish there.  All I was looking for is feedback from the guys that were out there today of the snow conditions in the woods on the trail because it's a long walk and they had 5+ more inches of snow than we got here in Fort Wayne and what the 10' of shoreline looks like at the access point.   Thought it was a simple question to answer and I didn't think I was giving up any trade secrets.

Thin the fish in that lake - laughable, and croweded on 700 acres, are you kidding me?  True you can't park everywhere but I've never seen that lake where it was so crowded you couldn't get away from people and catch fish.  Unless you don't know how to find your own fish.

[crappiecrusher34]

If u are worried about loose lips, and people crowding u or taking your fish. What are u doing on this site in first place. Except trying to do the same things, get some knowledge,places to fish??? It's just not a bragging site. I find most of these spots to far anyways for me. I have ice on my lakes please don't tell anyone. Lol Good luck guys

[ftwwalleye]

Jim,
Dont want you getting too crowded today with the Ishmael's with smart phones so I'll share a good spot with everyone that has good ice and nice walleyes.

Latitude:N 60° 37' 48.3664"
Longitude:W 65° 52' 26.4844

Tight lines folks 

[RoeBoat]

Very little snow left on the path thru the woods,  measured 7" of ice on the lake, tons of guys fishing Brady's.  Only about a dozen guys fishing the GSP bay, pretty crowded!!!  Got enough for a meal, was happy to be able to find a place to park.

[river_scum]

sounds like a great place to hole hop tonight.  open holes galore!

[RoeBoat]

I drilled about 40 in 3 different locations, hop away!  Go over to bradies, there are hundreds of open holes over there.

[river_scum]

hey thanks roe!  i dont have a pass for bradys.

[RoeBoat]

It's a short walk, all the guys who ride in on horseback make it!

[river_scum]

lol got ya.

[tgskidoo]

last friday GSP wasnt good for me and the boy only landed 2 fish.  drilled bunch of holes couldn seem to find them last year had couple outings like that there. go me a good place to park now no long walks anymore.  lol

Im renting a place on big lake but not been on yet open water tonight.  went out looking a all the other lakes around to see where I should fish.  Sylvan is my place I like to summer fish so always like going there.  I will be learning these lakes around here to fish this year.

[FL18]

Went out today fishing was slow

[walleye wil]

anyone do any good on GSP today, I have a place on narrows where we caught quite a few walleye in 2013.

[ftwwalleye]

anyone do any good on GSP today, I have a place on narrows where we caught quite a few walleye in 2013.

If you have a place you should be giving us the scoop

[dawgfish]

On ice 7:30 to noon this am.  Slow going. 

[walleye wil]

I did, I said in the narrows!