12-28-2022, 02:31 AM
I was out there on the 26th. We took the snowmobile over land to our spot because I didn’t trust the ice. Fishing was ok so after seeing machines zipping around went across the bay and stopped at a point near an expansion joint. Walked out with a spud bar and at a random spot it went through. We measured it at 3” there. We set up in 20 feet of water, ice was 6 in. Fishing was better but still not what I was hoping for. There were a ton of people everywhere and quite a few sleds went past us on the 3 inch thick ice. This one sled had 2 big dudes on it! Spooky, I thought we were going to be fishing them out. We had a flasher and are decent ice-fishers but only managed 12-15 a piece. We caught one 19 inch cut with a partially digested 7 inch Kokanee in its throat, tail just inside its mouth. I usually fish a different area but wasn’t willing to go there with unknown ice. The ice looks inconsistent, meaning some has snow and some looks wet or thin? I’ll be glad after a few more cold nights.