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03-08-2025, 09:20 PM
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Got up early, arrived in the dark. 11 degrees. Tried to drive over to the ramp, thought it would be easier to get on. I only got 1/2 way, then turned around. It had not been plowed and the vehicle tracks stopped. So I returned to parking lot by the dam. I tried to get on by the way I'm used to, a trail around the backside of the parking lot. Nope, when I got to the edge the spud bar went through out at least 5 feet with one hit. Turned around and pulled that heavy sled back up to the parking lot. I walked down just below the parking lot near the dam, checked and was only a couple of feet of soft. So back up to retrieve the sled, then back down to get on. Whew!
Once on, just a little slush maybe a couple of inches below a crust, but fairly easy walking. I did the marathon and walked clear to the back. 1.5 miles each way.
Fishing was slow. Not much coming through, but most at least would bite when they did. White tube tipped with chub worked. Most fish were cruising 10 to 15 under the ice, but also caught them on the bottom in 48 ft.
Caught 4 species. Rainbows, cutthroat, tiger trout and splake. Most were splake. A couple were in the slot, but most were below. Biggest about 17 inch bow.
It warmed up nice when the sun came out. While walking out I did see 2 other fisherman fishing together, but that was it. No others on the lake. Ice was about 18-20" thick, with the top 5 inches frozen snow, the rest clear ice. I was back at the truck and on my way at 12.
No pictures today. Just not much size to them.
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(03-08-2025, 09:20 PM)Jig-fisher Wrote: Got up early, arrived in the dark. 11 degrees. Tried to drive over to the ramp, thought it would be easier to get on. I only got 1/2 way, then turned around. It had not been plowed and the vehicle tracks stopped. So I returned to parking lot by the dam. I tried to get on by the way I'm used to, a trail around the backside of the parking lot. Nope, when I got to the edge the spud bar went through out at least 5 feet with one hit. Turned around and pulled that heavy sled back up to the parking lot. I walked down just below the parking lot near the dam, checked and was only a couple of feet of soft. So back up to retrieve the sled, then back down to get on. Whew!
Once on, just a little slush maybe a couple of inches below a crust, but fairly easy walking. I did the marathon and walked clear to the back. 1.5 miles each way.
Fishing was slow. Not much coming through, but most at least would bite when they did. White tube tipped with chub worked. Most fish were cruising 10 to 15 under the ice, but also caught them on the bottom in 48 ft.
Caught 4 species. Rainbows, cutthroat, tiger trout and splake. Most were splake. A couple were in the slot, but most were below. Biggest about 17 inch bow.
It warmed up nice when the sun came out. While walking out I did see 2 other fisherman fishing together, but that was it. No others on the lake. Ice was about 18-20" thick, with the top 5 inches frozen snow, the rest clear ice. I was back at the truck and on my way at 12.
No pictures today. Just not much size to them. Just would not be a good ice season with hearing you did the marathon mile. Good to hear you made and got a few tugs as a reward
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03-09-2025, 09:39 PM
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Great report Paul, I was wondering if we would see any from LC this Winter. Glad you stuck with it and made that long trip to the back, too bad the catching wasn't better. From my limited experience, I always seem to do better between that arm that goes toward the back and where it narrows, going toward the ramp. A four species day, that's awesome. Did you see any animals up there?
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Heard some chukars early in the morning and saw several bald eagles near the lake and on the drive out. Only one deer next to the road on the drive out.nothing else. Pretty quiet.
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(03-09-2025, 11:13 PM)Jig-fisher Wrote: Heard some chukars early in the morning and saw several bald eagles near the lake and on the drive out. Only one deer next to the road on the drive out.nothing else. Pretty quiet. So they only plowed the road half way to the back? Or did it melt from the Sun on the front half?
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Sounds like you had quite the day at Lost Creek , I was wondering about that pond . I am surprized that the road was not plowed , but at least you got to wet a line. Thanks for the report.
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03-10-2025, 02:46 AM
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(03-09-2025, 11:32 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: (03-09-2025, 11:13 PM)Jig-fisher Wrote: Heard some chukars early in the morning and saw several bald eagles near the lake and on the drive out. Only one deer next to the road on the drive out.nothing else. Pretty quiet. So they only plowed the road half way to the back? Or did it melt from the Sun on the front half?
The roads were clear all the way to the parking lot by the dam. There really wasn't much snow overall and did not need to be plowed on the road in. It had melted from the dam over towards the boat ramp so I gave it a shot.
(03-10-2025, 01:11 AM)AFDan52 Wrote: Sounds like you had quite the day at Lost Creek , I was wondering about that pond . I am surprized that the road was not plowed , but at least you got to wet a line. Thanks for the report.
It was clear/dry from Croydon all the way to the parking lot by the dam. It had not been plowed past that, but clear enough you could drive all the way up the hill over towards the ramp.
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