01-31-2019, 02:16 AM
As of today you can launch and make it out of the marina no problem. You may need to break a little thin ice, but it will be no problem at all.
The real concern is the ice sheet that has developed and blown down by the rockpile. As of today, people were still able to fish the rockpile, but the sheet was over about half of the rockpile. Who knows what it may be like on Friday. You will be able to launch at Cisco beach or first point and fish those areas if needed so there will always be an option by the end of the week.
Also, if you fish right on the rockpile, (41-45 feet deep this year) you will get mostly just ciscos and not too much else, but once you get close to your limit of ciscos then move just off of the rockpile on the east and northeast side of it in 56-62 feet of water and the fishing for Cutts, Lakers and Whitefish will be MUCH better than on the "pile" and you will still get some ciscos there as well.
Good luck when you come up!
Mike
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The real concern is the ice sheet that has developed and blown down by the rockpile. As of today, people were still able to fish the rockpile, but the sheet was over about half of the rockpile. Who knows what it may be like on Friday. You will be able to launch at Cisco beach or first point and fish those areas if needed so there will always be an option by the end of the week.
Also, if you fish right on the rockpile, (41-45 feet deep this year) you will get mostly just ciscos and not too much else, but once you get close to your limit of ciscos then move just off of the rockpile on the east and northeast side of it in 56-62 feet of water and the fishing for Cutts, Lakers and Whitefish will be MUCH better than on the "pile" and you will still get some ciscos there as well.
Good luck when you come up!
Mike
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