Monthly Archives: December 2016

December 30th,2016

This morning when I checked the roads I found two areas where cracks had opened up, so as fast as we said in last night’s report that we would be allowing portable traffic up to 1/2 ton pickups, we turned around and recommended ATV travel only. With the warmer weather the next couple days it will be that way until it gets cold.  The only vehicle traffic out of here will be us guiding rental customers to their houses.

The bite has been in the early morning and evenings in the rocks. and the ATV fishermen going deeper during the day have had some good catches.  Perch action has been off and on depending on the weather.  Yesterday with the strong west winds it was a tough bite till evening.

Our plans are to resume pulling after this warm New Year’s weekend.  Ice depths are so close to going out, but with this warm weather, I’m just not comfortable with it yet. Privates are welcome to come up and stay in their houses and portable this weekend.  We’ll go from there.

Keep a Tight Line!    Eddy

December 29th, 2016

After checking ice this morning, most of what we found was 13″ with a few areas that were flooded and froze as thick as 15″.  Starting Friday a.m. after we check the roads we will let up to 1/2 ton rated vehicles out to the rentals and few privates we do have out. All wheelhouses will have to be pulled with ATV’s, not pickups. For those that want to move around I would still recommend an ATV.  Alot of areas have not been checked yet for vehicles, but with an ATV there should not be a problem going almost anywhere.

There is chance of a maybe significant snowstorm on Monday.  I’ve heard reports of as little as 2-3 inches to as much 5-8 inches and winds behind it.  For that reason we are going to hold out on pulling any more houses until we know more. Which leads to this…  most of our private customers know and trust what I do out there and my reasons why.  I will not have any of them tell me when their house is going.  I decide because of the weight what goes and when it goes. I’ve done this for most of my life and probably know more about this anyone, and if I decide your house is not going out yet. There is a reason.  And if they see my rentals out there.. my 10′ by 20′ rentals weigh less than most of their 8′ by 16’s because I built them that way for a reason..

The few that were out today that I talked to this afternoon said the bite was pretty slow. But a couple had some good Perch and those staying until after dark were moving up on the rocks when I got off the lake.

Keep a Tight Line!

Eddy

December 28th – 29th, 2016

Today the bite was off for most during the day in the shallower water from what I heard. The shallow water bite was slower, deeper water did better. One group of 5 people caught  30 Walleyes ranging from 15″ to 25″ and 2 – 27″ Northern.  The Perch bite was slow.

I pulled a few more houses with the Land Cruiser, but still are not letting vehicles drive out yet. We will be checking ice depth again today and I will decide for the weekend driving, (or Not) tonight and update the report so fishermen can plan that are coming our way.  This warmer weather isn’t helping the cause. Single axle wheelhouse up to 16 feet pulled by ATV’s can go now, otherwise it’s ATV/portables today until we get ice measured.

Privates – I will get as many of the lighter houses out as I can that are on the pull list and Cindy will call you when it gets out, but don’t plan on it until you hear. I know it’s New years weekend, but I can only pull so many.  We have a lot of rentals to get out that are rented for the weekend and that takes time also.

Eddy