Took a ride with the fam down to the lake this morning. There was open water on the north of the two dikes at lincon and there was someone fishing the end of the dike. The entire west side of the lake is ice free. Someone even put a boat in down past the old sheep barn and was fishing the springs and the island. It is just to bad that all of the access is cut off.
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[cool][#0000ff]Thanks for the update. When we were down there Friday and saw the rotten broken ice I knew it wouldn't be long.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Now we gotta get the fish to wake up after their covers are off.[/#0000ff]
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Thank you for the update also, did you happen to look at the marina ? think a boat can be launched ? thanks chuck
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sure still my thunder.. lol [sly]
i was on my way to Evanston when my buddy troy called as i was comeing out of sportman's and said the cat were hitting at LB.. so i said can get to Evanston late.. lol.
head out to L.B. meat up with him on the end of the south dike.. i fished with him for about 3 hours he hit one cat around 5 lbs.. i got 2 pick up's and thats it..
we were fishing with minnows..
here's the pic
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not yet dude.. still alot of ice in the marina.. 2 or 3 more day's i would think..
i did see 2 boat's out by the island.. so some place has a open marina..
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One of the boats was launched just south of the old sheep barn. The sheep barn is around 3-5 miles around the point towards Genola. Just past the barn is an access to the lake and I have seen many people launch boats in this area. 4 wheel drive is recommended.
By the way we saw 5 bald Eagles on our trip, 4 of them were on the ice just southeast of the dike at lincon.
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Thanks for the info. I wonder if walleyebob will run his boat in there this week. he uses his boat like a ice cutter. later chuck
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WOW.. Ice moved out fast. I was there Saturday afternoon & It was rotton ice for 100 - 150 yards out. Awesome to watch it in the swells though.[cool]