Jump to content

  • GUESTS

    If you want access to members only forums on HSO, you will gain access only when you Sign-in or Sign-Up .

    This box will disappear once you are signed in as a member. ?

Will we ever drive?

rob_med

By rob_med
in Ice Fishing

 Share

Recommended Posts

rob_med Apprentice

rob_med

Posted
Posted

Maybe we should put the ICE MAP on hold and do a snow map! If it was'nt for ice fishing I would hate MN and move to anywhere south of the Mason-Dixon Line. So here is my ? , Have we ever had a winter we could not drive on Metro area lakes?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
mww24 Experienced

mww24

Posted
Posted

i would say more northern lakes will be ready soon. i was on rush saturday and measured 12 inches with a tape measure. 9 good with 3 white. people were driving out. not me though. this weekend would be a possibilty on that lake with me though since i have a light car.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
joneshat11 Community Regular

joneshat11

Posted
Posted

I personally am glad you can't drive on the lakes. It leaves for better fishing overall and less trash on the lakes. Now for the deep snow I can go without but I wouldn't mind just keeping the ice at a good 8-10 inches to keep the trucks and houses off the lake.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
jBohmer Community Regular

jBohmer

Posted
Posted

I personally am glad you can't drive on the lakes. It leaves for better fishing overall and less trash on the lakes. Now for the deep snow I can go without but I wouldn't mind just keeping the ice at a good 8-10 inches to keep the trucks and houses off the lake.

Thanks for your remarks. I drive a truck because it is what I have and I cannot afford an ATV to get out on early ice. I used to stop and pick up trash I see on the ice because I hate to see trash on the lakes I love to fish. But since you seem to generally think think that people who drive out in their trucks are busy throwing their trash out as they go I guess that I do not have to bother trying to keep our waters clean because who would notice? Thanks for the extra 5 or 10 minutes of getting home to relax instead of cleaning up after myself and other slobs. I am sure you stop and pick up crud you see instead of just complaining about it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
jBohmer Community Regular

jBohmer

Posted
Posted

I also saw someone in a full size 1/2 ton chevy parked near to a perm (must of been a spear house in shallow water) just off the south (winter)access of lower prior lake.

Do not suppose you have an idea of the ice depth when he was out there? I have a week and half off starting Thursday and I am itching to get out. I cannot pull my house out again. It almost killed me the last couple of times.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Fisherman45 Collaborator

Fisherman45

Posted
Posted

I was out on Chisago a week ago Thursday afternoon. The Frankies bait shop crew had a road plowed and after investigating it and some slow driving I took the Durango out on the lake mostly 12" of ice just need to stay out of the deep snow I went along the west side past the little marina then across in front of the first Island and the was a minivan already there about 200 yards from where I stopped. Fishing was good the ice was really slick and there was underlying water where the snow had accumulated.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Fisherman45 Collaborator

Fisherman45

Posted
Posted

I drive out in my truck also and I have been yelled at by my wife that there is a lot of trash in it after I go ice fishing. I picked up over 70 aluminum cans 40 plastic bottles 8 empty green propane cylinders and over 50 plastic worm containers last ice season and I was only on 5 smaller lakes total. I think it is them people that walk out there don't have the energy to haul all there trash home smirk . What gets me is the people that throw the stuff in the ice holes that gets frozen in for the duration of the winter. Some items might just get left unintentionally but most of what I have picked up is people being slobs and not taking care of their trash with no respect for the lake or the other fishermen. Oops hit a sore spot with me.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
jBohmer Community Regular

jBohmer

Posted
Posted

Fisherman45, I fished these lakes a long time ago when I moved into the cities when I was a lot younger with my Dad. I know the area as I drive through it for work from time to time. I really want to fish next week. Do really think that I can drive out there? I am not asking for "yeah but be safe camments", I will not do anything I think is unsafe. Was there really 12" out there?! I will find my on fishing hole, but if you have any pointers my email is [email protected]. Any pointers will be secure as I am just apriciative of any help on a new lake that I can only hit a couple of time a year.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
foulpole18 Rising Star

foulpole18

Posted
Posted

I was out on Chisago a week ago Thursday afternoon. The Frankies bait shop crew had a road plowed and after investigating it and some slow driving I took the Durango out on the lake mostly 12" of ice just need to stay out of the deep snow I went along the west side past the little marina then across in front of the first Island and the was a minivan already there about 200 yards from where I stopped. Fishing was good the ice was really slick and there was underlying water where the snow had accumulated.

You are alot braver than I am. We had ATVs out in the same area you are talking about and the most we found was 9" with a tape measure. That was on Monday the 20th.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
ryan p Contributor

ryan p

Posted
Posted

15 to 17 inches here on Winnie every where I have been the Third River reports are misleading it froze over a long time ago and had alot of snow on it the main lake is in way better shape, a few big cracks but other wise we are driving to the first break 12 to 25 fow there. We should be driving all over by the weekend but I would check with the resorts as they know best.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Zoob Collaborator

Zoob

Posted
Posted

On my shoreline, I made an ice-rink for the kids, by hauling the snowblower down and clearing to the ice. Been a nice rink this year - until an hour after this latest snowfall - some nuggethead drove his truck right over it and created slop tracks in it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
niterydr Contributor

niterydr

Posted
Posted

Do not suppose you have an idea of the ice depth when he was out there? I have a week and half off starting Thursday and I am itching to get out. I cannot pull my house out again. It almost killed me the last couple of times.

I didn't get out my truck as I only wanted to get out once, and there was no-where for me to park.

I hope for his sake he was on atleast 10" of ice, probably not. I plan on hitting lower prior tomorrow on a smaller bay and will post up thickness thurs night.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Zoob Collaborator

Zoob

Posted
Posted

How does white crappy ice compare to black ice in strength? If you have 4" of white stuff can you count that as anything, like maybe 2" of good ice?

that really all depends on the formation of the white ice. It could be mostly porous, and not worth a hill of beans (think that crunchy ice you see in late season melt). There's no real safe way to gauge white ice outside of "unsafe, all around."

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now ↓↓↓ or ask your question and then register. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Your Responses - Share & Have Fun :)

    • Wanderer
      Just Food and Drink

      By Wanderer · Posted

      It’s done automatically.  You might need an actual person to clear that log in stuff up.   Trash your laptop history if you haven’t tried that already.
    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      😂 yea pretty amazing how b o o b i e s gets flagged, but they can't respond or tell me why I  can't get logged in here on my laptop but I can on my cellular  😪
    • Mike89
      Just Food and Drink

      By Mike89 · Posted

      I grilled some brats yesterday, maybe next weekend will the next round...  
    • Wanderer
      Just Food and Drink

      By Wanderer · Posted

      You got word censored cuz you said        B o o b ies….. haha.   Yeah, no… grilling is on hiatus for a bit.
    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      Chicken mine,  melded in Mccormick poultry seasoning for 24 hours.  Grill will get a break till the frigid temps go away!
    • Mike89
      Problems with Yetti

      By Mike89 · Posted

      good luck!!!   
    • rundrave
      Problems with Yetti

      By rundrave · Posted

      we had some nice weather yesterday and this conundrum was driving me crazy  so I drove up to the house to take another look. I got a bunch of goodies via ups yesterday (cables,  winch ratchet parts, handles, leaf springs etc).   I wanted to make sure the new leaf springs I got fit. I got everything laid out and ready to go. Will be busy this weekend with kids stuff and too cold to fish anyway, but I will try to get back up there again next weekend and get it done. I don't think it will be bad once I get it lifted up.    For anyone in the google verse, the leaf springs are 4 leafs and measure 25 1/4" eye  to eye per Yetti. I didnt want to pay their markup so just got something else comparable rated for the same weight.   I am a first time wheel house owner, this is all new to me. My house didn't come with any handles for the rear cables? I was told this week by someone in the industry that cordless drills do not have enough brake to lower it slow enough and it can damage the cables and the ratchets in the winches.  I put on a handle last night and it is 100% better than using a drill, unfortatenly I found out the hard way lol and will only use the ICNutz to raise the house now.
    • Wanderer
      Problems with Yetti

      By Wanderer · Posted

      I haven’t done any leaf springs for a long time and I can’t completely see the connections in your pics BUT I I’d be rounding up: PB Blaster, torch, 3 lb hammer, chisel, cut off tool, breaker bar, Jack stands or blocks.   This kind of stuff usually isn’t the easiest.   I would think you would be able to get at what you need by keeping the house up with Jack stands and getting the pressure off that suspension, then attack the hardware.  But again, I don’t feel like I can see everything going on there.
    • rundrave
      Problems with Yetti

      By rundrave · Posted

      reviving an old thread due to running into the same issue with the same year of house. not expecting anything from yetti and I already have replacement parts ordered and on the way.   I am looking for some input or feedback on how to replace the leaf springs themselves.    If I jack the house up and remove the tire, is it possible to pivot the axel assembly low enough to get to the other end of the leaf spring and remove that one bolt?   Or do I have to remove the entire pivot arm to get to it? Then I also have to factor in brake wire as well then. What a mess   My house is currently an hour away from my home at a relatives, going to go back up and look it over again and try to figure out a game plan.           Above pic is with house lowered on ice, the other end of that leaf is what I need to get to.   above pic is side that middle bolt broke and bottom 2 leafs fell out here is other side that didnt break but you can see bottom half of leaf already did but atleast bolt is still in there here is hub assembly in my garage with house lowered and tires off when I put new tires on it a couple months ago. hopefully I can raise house high enough that it can drop down far enough and not snap brake cable there so I can get to that other end of the leaf spring.
    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      Chef boyardee pizza from the box!

  • Topics

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.

  I accept