12-28-2015, 02:06 PM
Hit the Confluence again yesterday. Ice has grown but the fishing was slower than last weekend.
We actually fished a spot that was open water last weekend, almost straight east of Confluence Point, and it was 4-5 inches thick. There were a few groups fishing downlake from us about a 1/4 mile. I could see the ice edge down near Currant Creek, but we didn't travel down there to check the thickness. With nighttime lows in the neg-teens and daytime highs in the single digits, ice is going to form pretty quick.
We marked quite a few fish in 55-65ft of water, but they weren't nearly as aggressive this trip. Between my son and I we iced 7 lakers and a few bows. We caught them on a variety of tackle and colors including marabou (olive), squid (white), and tube jigs (glow, white), jigging spoons like Buckshots (orange), but all tipped with sucker/chub meat.
The access roads were snowpacked with some drifts, but all passable. Four wheel drive is definitely recommended.
Hope it helps and good luck, Ryno
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We actually fished a spot that was open water last weekend, almost straight east of Confluence Point, and it was 4-5 inches thick. There were a few groups fishing downlake from us about a 1/4 mile. I could see the ice edge down near Currant Creek, but we didn't travel down there to check the thickness. With nighttime lows in the neg-teens and daytime highs in the single digits, ice is going to form pretty quick.
We marked quite a few fish in 55-65ft of water, but they weren't nearly as aggressive this trip. Between my son and I we iced 7 lakers and a few bows. We caught them on a variety of tackle and colors including marabou (olive), squid (white), and tube jigs (glow, white), jigging spoons like Buckshots (orange), but all tipped with sucker/chub meat.
The access roads were snowpacked with some drifts, but all passable. Four wheel drive is definitely recommended.
Hope it helps and good luck, Ryno
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