Headed down to Fishlake Thursday & Friday fishing. wondering how'd b the ice conditions are and how fishing has been? Fishing mostly for the shallow perch, rainbow and splake then maybe out for some macs. Can I get a quad on easily? Pm's are welcome. Ice thickness, snow on the ice etc. thanks.......
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ice conditions shouldn't be an issue for another month. Or two.
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Getting a quad on the lake should be no problem. Fish Lake isn't known for getting massive amounts of snow, even if there was a big snow storm the wind would blow it off within 2-3 days. The lake is slush free with a blown over skiff of snow. Ice is 16-18". The weather should be great, a light afternoon breeze is typical for that area. Bring your sunscreen!
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Spent the day there around the Joe Bush area. Ice was still 16-24". It was all that I could do to drill a hole with my hand held auger. Luckily we came just as some people were leaving so we took their holes.
We fished from about 10am to 2pm and only caught about 8 perch and 8 rainbows. Pretty slow... Beautiful day though. Forgot sunscreen and burnt my face.
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Thanks for all the info. Can't wait!
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I'm going out tomorrow . Never been there or have any tips on where to go. We are just gonna wing it. I'll get you a report later.
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I went up on Saturday with 3 of my kids and a neighbor and his two kids. We did really well. This was my third trip up there this year. We got there at 0730 and walked to the east side north of twin creeks and south of the bowery. There was about 3-4 inches of snow on the ice. By afternoon, it had all settled down and the walk back was really easy.
We caught perch in 22 ft of water. Fast as you could drop it to the bottom most of the time. In the afternoon we fished for trout. Most of the trout that we caught were in 82 ft of water, suspended 18-25 feet under the ice.
PM me if you want some more info.
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Great info thanks. We will be out about 800am and fish till noon so I'll let you guys know how we did.
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i am taking my 5 yr old grandaughter there this weekend.with a friend and his 2 grandkids. her first time ice fishing and i really want her to stay busy catching fish. perch is fine but i could use some help on areas. only been there once myself. several years ago. i get that the best area is off the weeds in 15 to 25 ft but where on the lake is that. i have a snowmobile im taking are the edges ok not to thin like rockport is? thanks for the info in advance.
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The weed beds are all the are around the lake. You will not have any trouble finding them.
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