Anyone heard of safe ice in the Northern counties ?

[swidnica]

            I'm looking for one last chance to get out on some hard water and willing to drive , anyone know of any reports ?

[buddlakemusky]

There's guys fishing here in harrison in Clare county. I'm going to budd lake in the morning for one last trip myself.

[Bucket Rump]

Fished Lake Mitchell in Cadillac yesterday - 8 to 10 inches of ice covered by a few inches of snow.  Saw a few snowmobiles and a couple quads and a handful of other fisherman.  Shore access was good and solid at Camp Torenta and Thirstys. 

[swidnica]

         I was on Mitchell and Cadillac also today , great ice and lots of pike were caught around the 24 inch range , as for me pan fishing I did not have a single bite for the seven hours  that I fished .  Had six dozen minnows and came home with 5 and half dozen left .   

[Wgorby]

Fished Lake Skegemog near Rapid City this weekend...12" of solid ice still...perch were biting but had to sort a lot.

[DaveSS1]

         I was on Mitchell and Cadillac also today , great ice and lots of pike were caught around the 24 inch range , as for me pan fishing I did not have a single bite for the seven hours  that I fished .  Had six dozen minnows and came home with 5 and half dozen left .

Been a strange bite up there this year.  The pike have either been hot/cold and the pan fishing way below average.  The last 3 years it was fairly common to get a limit and this year I had to really work to get a half limit and it seamed like the 1st hour of daylight was the only window to catch nice fish, otherwise it was plinking off dinks and 1 keeper per hour of fishing was my average...

[jdgambler2]

has anyone checked the ice conditions today? Thinking about trying to get out Monday -wednesday

[buddlakemusky]

No one fishing in harrison this morning, the ice still looks rotten, maybe Monday it will look better?

[jdgambler2]

thanks for the reply budd i'm going up to Benzie county Monday and i'll post when I get back

[buddlakemusky]

Just saw 2 guys on budd and 4 on little long, they got a bigger pair than me for sure

[jdgambler2]

lol that's why i'm waiting until Monday.

[Xx xxx xX]

There was no safe ice on the bay but I did manage to bring home 300 perch in the cuts by au gres in the last 3 days😀 there was skim ice today but I was able to break it up with a branch enough to fish