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Webster/Danbury/Webb Lake Ice Fishing

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Heading out this weekend finally! How has the ice fishing been in the area? I'd be forever grateful for any info as this will probably be my only chance to get out this winter. Yellow is an obvious option, but I'd like to explore some of the other gems in the area!

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thanks.

We were also thinking about Big Bass Lake over there near Nancy and Gilmore...never fished it, but it's always fun to try new places...vehicle travel on the ice OK? I can't wait to see what the cabin driveway looks like, too! Might be pulling the sleds in for a few hundred yards!

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I'll be up there the first weekend in February at my cabin on South Twin Lake. Just a few miles west of Big Bass actually. I'm actually hiring a guy from Minong to come plow out my driveway. I'm assuming they've gotten a ton of snow up that way. Never fished Big Bass but have always wanted to give it a try. Let us know how you do if you end heading over there!

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The cabin is closer to Danbury, so it would probably be cheaper to find someone nearer than Minong...if anyone has any suggestions, please post here - the driveway was pretty full of snow, but we made it in. Fishing was decent on Big Bass - we sorted through the smaller ones to catch a dozen or so keepers. The weather was great with little wind, so we were able to move around comfortably to look for fish - I think that was key. Are there many walleyes in there or any of the other lakes around it? I see that they are listed on the DNR maps, but those are pretty old.

Any action on the other lakes nearby?

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I have no guess. But from what I'm hearing, April 16th sounds like too early for dock day. Lots of ice yet to melt. I heard from someone that was on the ice near Minong a few days ago and he said there was still about 2 feet of ice. Not sure of the accuracy on that. But that was his report.

Aaron

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Thanks, Aaron, that is what I figured. Guess the fish will get to rest a little more this spring. That would be good. It gets pounded by the crappie keepers all spring. it would be nice to have a late ice to protect them a little longer.

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Late ice can be bad if there are crappie keepers fishing. The craps around NW WI up here by Superior are jumping out of holes....I fished down by Minong the other day. No 24" of ice, but a solid 16" on the lake I was on. Ice depth is differing place to place though. I have found about 12".....

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