Over night the bite was still good for the rentals that were out there. A variety of C/R Walleye were reported. Largest reported was almost 26″.  Daytime action was good in the am, but haven’t heard from anglers about this afternoon as they are not in yet.

The almost 30 degree temperature swing overnight caught up with the ice this morning as some areas of the lake experienced some cracks from reports.  We has a couple under an inch that didn’t affect us as I chose to keep everyone out of here on ATVS and SxS’s. No trucks with wheelhouses, etc.  With this warmer weather during the day even small cracks don’t freeze well.

I will continue with that policy under the weather turns colder.  Later this week rain is forecasted with some pretty warm temps so we will go day by day.

We will continue renting our 8 “basic” houses (pictures of them on website), shuttling gear for rental customers.  They will need an ATV out there with them for emergency if needed.  Portables will be ATV or SxS’s also. Small wheelhouses capable of being pulled by ATV or SxS’s can go also.  All will have to check in at our office first so we can direct them to parking. The frost is going out in our normal parking area. We are going to continue to keep things light.

Keep a Tight Line!

Eddy

Those out overnight had a good Walleye bite, but most were under the slot from the reports. Perch activity was good for some and slow for others.  Today so far many ATV portables are out working the deeper water areas as far out as the Gravel and we’ll see what their reports are later.  With less activity and traffic out there the bite has been really good overall and it’s worth the trip.

Due to the weather with warm days and now cooler nights for the next couple evenings, there will be some cracks showing up in the mornings. With the ice depths and conditions in our areas we will be erring on the side of safety and going with ATV’s, SxS’s for portable fishermen. (Portable fishermen are encouraged to bring a small trailer to haul gear as we have no snow in the parking areas.) Small wheelhouses pulled only by ATV, or SXS’s.  No trucks and wheelhouses.  We have our basic rentals out and available, but encourage customers to have an ATV with them in case someone needs to get to shore in an emergency.  We will shuttle gear and people in and out to rentals if needed.

It’s beginning to sound like we will have this kind of weather thru next week then finally turning cooler for the last week or so of the season. Go figure.  🙂

Keep a Tight Line!

Eddy

Yesterday afternoon when the sun came out and overnight for those that stayed in the rentals was good fishing. One rental during the afternoon from 1:00pm until 5:00pm when they left had a pail of nice Perch in the 10-12″ range and  C/R’d 5 Walleye.  Another rental overnight C/R’d 7 Walleye from the slot up to 26″.  With no snow cover and very little commotion on the ice like there would normally be is definitely helping the bite.

Today looks like our “warmest” day and so far the ice is somewhat holding it’s own.  As long as it keeps it dropping below freezing at night. Although, the clear dark ice is definitely getting “softer” when we drill to test thickness.

We will continue on with our smaller rentals.  All customers will need an ATV with in case of an emergency if someone has to get to shore. We will shuttle gear to and from for rental customers as needed.  Small wheelhouses, (14ft or under) pulled by ATV, or small SxS’s can go.   Portables will be ATV, preferably with a small trailer to pull their gear as we have lost all our snow in parking areas.  There will be no vehicle traffic except our Ranger’s for our rentals, out our access thru the weekend or until the weather turns colder. With our average ice thickness of 15″-16″ in the of areas we go to and becoming softer with these warm temps, I do not want the extra weight of pickups and wheelhouses running on it.

Overnight the bite is the best, so rent a house while they are available or “ice camp” with your portable.

Keep a Tight Line!

Eddy