01-16-2014, 04:03 PM
TD, thanks for your report.
I have tried Willard twice lately. Once outside the North Marina in 9' of water without a bite. Little on the fish finder (Marcum lx-5) but a quick pass by of what appeared to be minnows.
Second trip was last Monday. Went to the extreme West side of the lake. Up and over the dike, down over the rocks. Not as tough as I thought it would be.
Found 13.5' of water. Deepest I could find. Just a couple quick passing schools of what was likely shad minnows, showed no interest in the ice flys tipped with wax worms and chub meat.
Far from giving up on willard. Just haven't got it dialed in.
So snowmobiles/atv's are allowed on Willard, clincher being you can only load off of a boat ramp?
Ice was plenty thick enough for both on monday, but looks like the only place for access would be the North Marina and that being open water....
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I have tried Willard twice lately. Once outside the North Marina in 9' of water without a bite. Little on the fish finder (Marcum lx-5) but a quick pass by of what appeared to be minnows.
Second trip was last Monday. Went to the extreme West side of the lake. Up and over the dike, down over the rocks. Not as tough as I thought it would be.
Found 13.5' of water. Deepest I could find. Just a couple quick passing schools of what was likely shad minnows, showed no interest in the ice flys tipped with wax worms and chub meat.
Far from giving up on willard. Just haven't got it dialed in.
So snowmobiles/atv's are allowed on Willard, clincher being you can only load off of a boat ramp?
Ice was plenty thick enough for both on monday, but looks like the only place for access would be the North Marina and that being open water....
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