Trying to decide where to take the kids tomorrow for some fishing (Lost Creek/Rockport). Is Rockport making ice or is still rather shaky (last week's posts)? Do you have to plank on or the edges firm now? I'm a chicken and like 6" of ice. Just curious if it's there yet by the boat ramp and if it's better now.
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I fished by the dam both today and yesterday. By about 930 or 10 th ice was cracking beneath your feet. It was so scary, I mean you could actually see the cracks as they happened. There was still at least 4 inches but with alot of people it could be iffy! Not quite sure about by the ramp but I heard that there was about 6 over there. Hope this helps.
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Can't help you with a report from the marina . I fished it today west of the marina on the highway side and it was good to get on and off . No plank needed 4" of slick ice . I fished by the pressure ridge and it is a little shaky with the ice moving . A real test of nerves , Ice was jumping enough to knock things over . If you fish next to a crack you could get wet from the splash when the ice jumps , but I felt very safe on it . Perch are 40' to 60' deep . I had my limit by 8:00am but hung around trying for some trout , but I struck out on the trout . Did see some caught close to shore .
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[cool]Nice report, HA69. Looks like word got out this week about Rockport. Quite a few people out there, but nothing compared to Doug Miller's bash. I'd hate to be out there on that day.
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Nice pictures Randy, I like seeing pictures with sun in them. My last two times out, were in the fog of Bear lake, down here in the valley is even worse. That ice looks slick at Rockport, did you use ice cleats.
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I bought a pair of cleats after I got off the ice today in Wanship for $7.00 . It wasn't bad first thing in the morning but a little water on it and it was slick . I didn't fall but last year I did there . NO one fishing were we fished last year . New ice is over there but I bet it is ok now . My fishfinder says the water temp is 35 degrees (weird?) and on the west side it seem to have some current were I fished . Some of my holes from first thing this morning (6;30am) froze over about 1/4" when I come back thru in the afternoon . So it is getting stronger on the ice . Just need a little snow on it . It was great being out in the sun today .
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