Fish Lake by Harris

[MJ1657]

Has anyone tried spearing on Fish Lake by Harris this year?

[Huey]

I work with a guy who lives by there and he said the slush is horrible this year.

[MJ1657]

I was tip up fishing on East Rush this week. Tuesday you could barely get around with an ATV. By Wednesday afternoon you could almost drive a truck on it.

I would think with this cold it would be firming up?

[Gordie]

we had simalar conditions on my lake by Zimmerman and today there was 15-20 trucks on the ice I drove all over and only broke thru to slush 3 times and not for very long I mean only a few feet at a time.

[MJ1657]

Made it out on Saturday. Saw two and took one home. Had a friend of mine's 9 year old with. She was so excited to spear a fish she was shaking. It was well worth fighting the cold to see how excited she was.

[merkman]

The slush on Cambridge area lakes is pretty much froze over now.

I was out on a heavy 4 wheeler yesterday and could go everwhere on the lake without breaking though. I am not sure how a truck would do though.

8 inches of crystal clear ice with 6 inches of "white ice" above that. I am not sure how much weight that would hold.

[Huey]

I went to Fish Lk today and the slush is not a problem. There were a few trucks out on the ice.

No fish seen or speared. The water was murkier than I expected.

[MJ1657]

I sat in 10 fow. How deep were you?

[Huey]

10.5' according to the depth finder.

I could see the bottom, but not well.

[MJ1657]

Thats the same as I was.

[Huey]

The fish must have been in town watching the Viking game this afternoon.

This was my first trip to the lake so I might not have been in a good area.

BTW, Fish Lk Bait had some nice spearing decoy minnows.

[MJ1657]

I had one of the best decoy's I can remember having in a long time from them. Their bait always seems really nice.

[Archerysniper]

Try right out from the access in front of the beach I sight fish for gills thier and also tip up for pike. On the south side before the point comes out there are 3 sand fingers or underwater points that lead out into deep water. on the north west side there is a nice weed line close to deep water. In the middle on the north shore the deep water comes in close to the shore and makes a nice break line on the weed edges. The weed edges in this lake run out to 15 fow, It is a deep bowl lake with no mid lake structure exept for deep holes running to 60' if I remember right.

[Archerysniper]

This is the average gator that I have been catching out of Fish Lake all have been caught and relesed but they sure are fun when they hit the little sunny jigs and noodle rod.

[MJ1657]

Very nice!

[MJ1657]

Thank for the tips Archerysniper! I was out today and found one of the spots you were talking about and the pike were coming in.

It's really great when you can come on here and someone gives you tips on a good spot.

Thanks again.

[Archerysniper]

No problem I have full intentions to try spearing their some time in the near future so maybe see you on the ice if you see a black tahoe with a bowtech sticker in the low left corner rear window thats me.

[Gordie]

archerysniper I stop and say howdy if I'm in the area for sure may be that way friday I have a red toyota flat bed

[MJ1657]

I left my house out there. It's just before the point on the south side. I will be out there tomorrow. Green house with black canvas. Stop by if i'm there.

[Archerysniper]

I'm plannig on going out tomorrow night for some crappies so I might see ya on the hard water probably not going to get out till 4 pm though.

[jeff042479]

archerysniper - is that a day or evening bite for the crappies? I have never had great luck there after dark - last night was one of those times. I'm going somewhere tomorrow afernoon. Just not sure where yet. I like to go spear for a while and then switch over to crappies at dark.

[Archerysniper]

It all depends on the area you fish the evenings seem to be hard, the day time is more consistant and easy to find them. And then some days you just cant win and pack up and go home.

[Archerysniper]

MJ was nice too meet you on the ice tonight might do some spearing out of my otter sled tomorrow but will be out sunday for sure see ya on the ice.