Ice Fishing Reports

[Tang]

Anyone get any fish through the Ice yet?

[rundrave]

i havent been out yet, and was weighting for some good solid ice to form.

I would imagine most lakes are anywhere from 2"-5" inches thick by now. hopefully this snow wont insulate it much. it seems to be pretty light so far, hopefully it mostly blows off the lakes.

forecast the next couple days will be great for ice making though.

[Tang]

Good ice making for sure. I will be out on some SW MN lakes Saturday. First time out this year. Can't wait.

[Tang]

Went to the bait shop yesterday. Heard that they are getting fish on Diamond Lake and Long Lake.

[AugieAngler1010]

Went to the bait shop yesterday. Heard that they are getting fish on Diamond Lake and Long Lake.

If you heard it from Darwin & crew - take it with a grain of salt!

[Tang]

Originally Posted By: Tang

Went to the bait shop yesterday. Heard that they are getting fish on Diamond Lake and Long Lake.

If you heard it from Darwin & crew - take it with a grain of salt!

Which shop is that? I was at Dakota Angler.

[AugieAngler1010]

That would be the morning crew at DA - lots of [PoorWordUsage] flying around there!

[Tang]

I was thinking of trying the new Family Park Ponds as 12th and Tea Ellis road in Sioux Falls. Drove out there yesterday and there were a few guys out there. Has anyone been out there yet?

[Tang]

That would be the morning crew at DA - lots of [PoorWordUsage] flying around there!

That's too bad... Why can't ppl just tell the truth?

[rundrave]

I was thinking of trying the new Family Park Ponds as 12th and Tea Ellis road in Sioux Falls. Drove out there yesterday and there were a few guys out there. Has anyone been out there yet?

I live near there, and drive by it everyday on my way home from work. Its seen a lot of pressure since it just was opened to the public.

I have stayed off the ice there, because they were one of the last bodies of waters to freeze and they are very very deep.

I will probably give it a shot this weekend, I am anxious to finally be able to fish this lake and learn a little more about it.

Also as far as the comments on Dakota Angler, they are good people and go out of their way to offer good service. Fishing reports are exactly that just reports, take it for what its worth. Just because you are not catching fish there, doesnt mean they are not biting for others. Reports change, just like the fish habits do. good luck!

[Tang]

Let us know how you do. I will be doing my first ice fishing of the year in SW MN with some friends and family.

Good Luck!

[Tang]

Heard from a few people yesterday that they are getting quite a few trout out of the Family Park ponds in SuFu.

[rundrave]

I fished with the crowd last night. Ice was nice and clear, so it has formed up real nice.

I spent more time hole hopping and drilling holes than I did fishing. I covered a good area of the lake and didnt mark any fish with my Marcum. Found a couple humps here and there that I would stop and jig, but never saw any fish.

I will be out on some lake tommorrow not sure where yet though. I plan on ice fishing in the morning, and then shooting my limit of roosters in the afternoon.

[Tang]

Got out on Verm on Saturday and Sunday. Didn't catch anything myself but saw others catch one keeper northern and a couple walleyes.