03-14-2004, 06:21 PM
If you are talking about Pali
es reservoir on the Idaho Wyoming line, I drove past it last weekend on my way home from the fishing derby at Fremont Lake in Pinedale. It looked like there was quite a bit of snow on the ice, but I couldn't tell if there was water on the ice under the snow or not. This is something that happens quite frequently up at Palies, especially when the lake is filling as it is now. Shouldn't be problem with ice thickness - the lake has been frozen for a long time, but you may have trouble getting on it. There looked to be several feet of slush around the edges in most places - nothing a good 8 foot plank couldn't solve. There were people on the ice fishing at Big Elk Creek when we drove by, and there had been one group of people at the dam. I don't know if that says anything about how the reservoir has been fishing. We expected to see more people on the ice. Id did look like people had ridden their snowmobiles onto the ice at Calamity and then across the lake, but I couldn't tell where they were headed. I wanted to hit the Sades one more time this year, but I don't think I am going to make it. We have had some great spring fishing days near the dam and at other locations. Good luck and let me know if you end up going. I would like to hear how you do.
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es reservoir on the Idaho Wyoming line, I drove past it last weekend on my way home from the fishing derby at Fremont Lake in Pinedale. It looked like there was quite a bit of snow on the ice, but I couldn't tell if there was water on the ice under the snow or not. This is something that happens quite frequently up at Palies, especially when the lake is filling as it is now. Shouldn't be problem with ice thickness - the lake has been frozen for a long time, but you may have trouble getting on it. There looked to be several feet of slush around the edges in most places - nothing a good 8 foot plank couldn't solve. There were people on the ice fishing at Big Elk Creek when we drove by, and there had been one group of people at the dam. I don't know if that says anything about how the reservoir has been fishing. We expected to see more people on the ice. Id did look like people had ridden their snowmobiles onto the ice at Calamity and then across the lake, but I couldn't tell where they were headed. I wanted to hit the Sades one more time this year, but I don't think I am going to make it. We have had some great spring fishing days near the dam and at other locations. Good luck and let me know if you end up going. I would like to hear how you do.[signature]