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That's what my friend nick said.  He's been on ice check all week.  Sounds like we may try for some crappies tomorrow.

Any body know if the muddy creek arm is ice FREE ??? Thinking I might take the boat up in the morning. I know the most of the main lake was open but muddy creek was still had ice about half way up saturday. Thankz Dave

Thanks Chris
I may still head up and see where I might be able get into a couple fish.

If you're launching a boat, use the big launches.  The upper 528 launch is too low for my lund and tonight I tried launching it at Porters cove and couldn't even get it half way into the lake before my trailer bottomed out.  Hope they start working on the launches soon so they can get the lake back up to normal level before too long.  The good news is that the geese love the mud flats all over the lake.  At least that will be good news till Saturday.  Once hunting season is over, I wish they'd all leave. :)

Any one launching from the 528 bridge BE CAREFUL NOT TO BACK IN TO FAR VERY BAD DROP OFF. Totally busted up my trailer this morning trying to get out of the water. Bent the tongue,side rail's, leaf spring shackle. Not sure I will ever be able to get the trailer straight. The only thing I can do try to straighten the tongue and somehow get the axle tracking right. Other than that the side rails will have to do.

Your right it is a Freaking tragic!!!!!!!!1 I did manage around a 40 Inch musky and a dink pike. But surely not worth busting my trailer up.

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Sorry to hear about damage to your boat trailer. As I stated in another post, we are sending an Equipment operator over on Saturday to smooth out the launch. If you would like us to complete an incident report for insurance purposes we are more than happy to do so. Please contact the Park Office (724) 368-8811 and ask to speak to DCNR Ranger Supervisor Rick Carson. Winter office hours are M-F 8-4 pm

Thanks

Dan Bickel
Park Manager
Moraine State Park

Very commendable Dan. I appreciate your service, in checking into these boards every so often and addressing issues. The extra mile adds to my respect for the park. Here's to a job well done!

Kudos

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i have only used alewives once, my buddy took me out on raystown. and i have to say he is very anal retentive so here is his method ( he may kill me if he knows its me ) after catching them in the cast net empty on to a tarp pick out the best ones put those ones in a bucket with fresh water scoop them out with a small net put into a cooler equiped with a filter/airator with a block of ice and ( i have heard this elsewhere ) salt non iodized like for a water softener, rinse bucket and net in lake each time. every time you get one out of the tank rinse net again periodically suck water and scales out of the tank replace with fresh. apparently or so i am told alwive scales fall off easily and when in the tank scales get in their gills and they suffocate. he catches stripers so i cant dispute him.

not a horrible day...fished the north shore. nothing worth keeping but enjoyd it anyway. and thanks bighead, i misunderstood and thought they were dredging elsewhere also.

I use the one at Porters the majority of the time.  Id agree the steel grate looks like a flat tire waiting to happen.  But it hasn't gotten me yet, except for one night when I stubbed my toe wearing flipflops on it.  But it quit bleading by the time I got home.