Any reports from chatfield yet?

[behmer]

Just curious if anyone has heard anything from Chatfield, I hear it has good ice and this cold front can only improve it....I used to catch a fair share of eyes there, but that was later in the season.

thanks

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FISH OR GO HOME

[EricCO]

Got skunked on New Years Day. Had one bite, but was jerkin around and missed it. We fished the pits straight out from the swim beach. 7 inches of ice that day.

How do you catch those walleyes there through the ice?

[behmer]

I was catching them with a nils-master and a jigging rapala, and did a series of jigs for about 10-20 seconds then stopped and "HELD-ON", almost 90% of the eyes struck as the nils was just finished it's sequence, if not I watch the sonar and tried to beat the fish off the bottom having him chase upward especially when they strike but refuse to take the lure, this usually works, and of course plenty of Preperation H, I will have to give the story behind that later after I get off work.

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FISH OR GO HOME

[ShouldaBen]

I went to Chatfield yesterday. Fished from 3-6 pm. One small trout while trying for Walleye. Fishing in 14-18 feet along the river channel. Nothing much showed up on the Vexilar until after dark, then lots of flashes between 1 and 3 feet off the bottom. Nothing would hit either a minnow or worm. Agressive jigging brought them in for a look , but no takers. Anyone finding walleye at Chatfield this winter?

[Jerry Kier]

Went to Chatfield on 1/6. Got a very early start, hoping for walleye. Never got into them but caught about 15 to 20 trout most of them over 15 inches and very fat.

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Waterdog

[ShouldaBen]

Jerry, Can you disclose your fishing location on Chatfield?

[Jerry Kier]

I was about a hundred yards Northwest of the tree stumps in about 16 feet of water.

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Waterdog

[EricCO]

Jerry,

Were you on the western edge of that big pit that's right there or were you more on the flat that leads to the swim beach?

[davey crockett]

Was wondering if anyone had been to Chatfield the last couple of days? Is the ice still safe or has the warming trend put the kabash to it, safety wise? Any reports on the 'eyes? We're thinking of hitting it Sat.