Road to Regegade or SC dam question

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I was at Strawberry today until 1 pm. We got there at 7 am. temp was -5 at arrival and 23 when we left. Yes, the road can be driven to the marina with an auto or 2 wheel drive vehicle. I pulled a snowmobile in and stopped at the guard station at the head of the renegade road turnoff. Two trucks drove the road over towards Renegade. None made it. They tore the road up somewhat. 4 wheel drive, big tires and lift kit and they think they can go anywhere. We rode the snowmobile to Renegade and had the bay to ourselves by the boat ramp. Another group came in and fished over by the channel to soldier creek. We had steady action for the time we were there. We iced 26 cutt's, 4 rainbow's and 1 kokanee. The koke was 12 inches, the bows were all 17 and 18 inches, the cutt's were between 17 and 20. Fishing was steady until we ran out of time and had to leave. The ice measured 10 inches thick with about an inch of snow on top. All was clear and hard. You may be able to drive over the ice to renegade with a snow mobile. Not sure how thick the ice is out in the middle of the lake. I will wait another week before trying it, or let someone else be the first. Hope this helps. We used white jigs and wax worms.

Not a bad 1st ice fishing outing for the winter. We will be going back tomorrow and try by the channel.
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