cool... thanks, ill let u know if i do any good... wont get out till 4ish, hopefully the ice thickens up a bit by then

p.s. i normally go trolling for eyes in the spring and early fall b4 the weeds get too thick... normally troll about 12ft and do pretty good on chrome blue hot-n-tots then take a pink sharpie and color in the lip in seems to work pretty well... crappie and largemouths love em too :)

Today’s ice check took place between 3 pm and 4 pm. The first spot was just before boat launch 1 were I found 4 inches of ice 15 yards off shore and were the snow is covering the ice 30 yards out it was pretty consistent at 3 inches.

The next stop was at triple posts just before boat launch 2 they ice there was kind of disappointing I expected more than 2 to 3 inches 20 ft out.

At boat launch 2 boat ramp the ice was 3 inches

Boats launch 3 was 3½ to 4 inches pretty consistent 30 yards out.

The stumps had 2 shanties (Dutchmen) fishing the south side of the island. I decide to take the long walk in to find out just how thick the ice was. When I stepped out on the ice and drilled my first hole it was 4 inches the second hole out towards the 2 shanties about 20 yards from the first showed the ice at 2 ½. I was surprised and figured it to be a fluke but the next hole came up with only 2 ¾. The men fishing out of the shanties were another 100 yds out. The ice in some places was very nice under foot but other places there was slush of about 3 inches before hitting the good ice. I will be checking again tomorrow and hopefully I will be able to give you a fishing report

hey i went out by the stumps and busted thru right as i was drilling to check the thickness luckily it was only waist deep... so i went to check out kahle... it was wery solid at about 4.5 to 5.5in everywhere i checked... caught 3 crappie and 1/2 a dozen gills... guy i was talking to said the crappie rlly turn on about 10:30... gonna have to go check it out

I am very happy you’re alright. I guess I just got lucky last night when I drilled the holes down by the island and saw the thickness. I sure am glad I decided not to chance fishing with my son. I went to the lake tonight about 3pm and took all my gear with me. I was down next to boat launch 1. I drilled my first hole about 15ft from shore and found 4inches but as soon as walked on the snow covered ice and drilled it was only 2 ½ inches I tried again but the results were the same. Well I got some practice loading and unloading my equipment tonight. I wonder how much the next 24 hrs are going to set us back.

that sucks hard.... i keep having a dream that im drilling a hole, ....bust through and the power auger gets hung up on my leg and drags me to the bottom. its not a cool dream at all.

Are you serious? ROTFLMO! I'm sorry, but that's funny! I needed a good laugh. Thank you. I'm glad I'm not having that dream, and I hope that nothing like that ever happens, but when I read it, I lost it. LOL! I thought I had some messed up dreams...

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that sucks hard.... i keep having a dream that im drilling a hole, ....bust through and the power auger gets hung up on my leg and drags me to the bottom. its not a cool dream at all.

well, im glad my pain amuses you..lol! honestly, its better than the one i had last year...... last years had to do with the ice breaking on a snow covered pie crack directly under my suitcase style hut.....the hut collapsed in on me and dragged me to the bottom...... not cool at all.

Wow! You must have some very primal fears about falling through! I had a dream last night that I was in the NEIT tournament on Kahle (Feb 5) and I drilled a hole full of fish. I was the first person there. Then I realized that I forgot some equiptment and while I went back to my truck to look for it, everyone else showed up and took my spot and I didn't have anywhere to fish. I woke up at 4:30AM, all upset because people stole my hole! I guess I'm a little anxious about the tourney. LOL!

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well, im glad my pain amuses you..lol! honestly, its better than the one i had last year...... last years had to do with the ice breaking on a snow covered pie crack directly under my suitcase style hut.....the hut collapsed in on me and dragged me to the bottom...... not cool at all.

I took a ride over to the lake today. I had to work up the nerve. I am so tired of being disappointed with the ice. There was still ice from boat launch 1 to the dam but after that it was open water. The extended forecast shows cold weather coming. I will let you know when its on again