12-28-2007, 04:18 PM
I fished CCE on Monday Dec 24th. We walked out from the outhouse- the dirt road to the right is not plowed. Could not tell how strong the ice was but a few guys in front of me were brave enough to give it a shot. The ice was good for about 75 yards (only 4-5 feet deep- sitting right on top of that moss bed). Then the rest of the bay was about 1 inch think (it really was 1 inch thick). We went to the edge and fished for about 2 hours and caught 1 19-20 inch Cut. Gave up and drove over to CCW, they have plowed it this year. It is wide open.
Fished from the shore with my 2 boys for about 2 hours and caught and released 4 other slot cuts (not bad for shore fishing with ice pools). It was about 45 degrees and sunny. My boys were not even wearing a coat.
Be very careful on the ice because I am sure it now has snow on it. The beginning ice was fine but further out was very shaky. It could be good by now.
Has anyone else been up to CCE- with a more up to date report?
It has been a funny year for ice at Strawberry. I looked at my notes from last year and we ice fished CCE on Dec 8. 2006.
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Fished from the shore with my 2 boys for about 2 hours and caught and released 4 other slot cuts (not bad for shore fishing with ice pools). It was about 45 degrees and sunny. My boys were not even wearing a coat.
Be very careful on the ice because I am sure it now has snow on it. The beginning ice was fine but further out was very shaky. It could be good by now.
Has anyone else been up to CCE- with a more up to date report?
It has been a funny year for ice at Strawberry. I looked at my notes from last year and we ice fished CCE on Dec 8. 2006.
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