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Is the ice thick enough for a machine on the ice at Scolfield? Do you really need a machine to take you out, or is the walk just a little one to all the fish everyone is talking about? I was thinking of going on tues. if any one is interested.
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Haven't been up there personaly in a couple of weeks but the DWR is recomending leaving your machines home untill the weather turns colder again. Some areas have had slush on the ice durring the days.
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Last week most of the ice was about 10" and I took my 4 wheeler out on it . Found some ice over by island that was only 5" to 6" thick . Lots of machines on the ice last weekend . Didn't find it any faster fishing by moving around , but I got away from the crowds .
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I had my wheelers out there the last two weekeends, Two weeks ago fine about 5.75 inches of ice last weekend 6.75 inches of ice where i fish although last weekend there were some sluchy spots we got into coming out at about 2:30 is was about 45 degrees when we left. So yes you will be fine in my opinion and the sled has more contact with the Ice then a wheeler distributing the weight. They say 4 inches of clear ice will hold a snowmobile.
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[cool]Arrowheadsaver, you'll be fine with a snowmobile. However, to answer your other question, you don't have to go far out there to find the fish. You can find a good fishin' hole from about 50-100 yards off shore in 10-15 ft of water. Good luck.
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Here is a report from the Doug Miller site, he was fishing it last weekend.
"Scofield Reservoir is a sea of safe ice most of it around ten inches thick now and plenty safe for travel on a 4wheeler or snowmobile."
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Thanks for the reports. I will probably be up there on Tuesday on a old blue Polaris Apallo snomobile in a homade Black ice tent that looks like the frabills that pull over your head. I will have a yellow jiffy power auger sitting next to the tent if anyone wants to come over.
Thanks again
Bart
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