Ice thickness and Pan Fish reports

[wazuplittlefishes]

Lets get a fourm going here about ice thickness and where we can catch some panfish around the area. Anywhere from Vermillion to Pickeral. Where has been the best place?

[berke99]

My son is at Lake Thompson fishing the north end. Said 10 inches of ice and people are driving on with their vehicles. He said he's caught a few walleyes. I hope to be there tomorrow!

[southdakota_dave]

10" at Bailey's.

[ifishsd]

12 inches on Lake Ponisett out a little ways from the boat ramp on NE side. Saw a truck out on the ice today.

[kevfish]

Any ice thickness reports from waubay yet??? Also looking for ice thickness report from buffalo lake???

[farmer1990]

Got on Waubay today. Drilled 10 holes to drive out to 20' water on up North. All holes had 12" ice. Caught 1 small walleye, Didn't see a perch at all on the camera.

[Mike Walerak]

Well I'm back after a week long absence form the ice. Things have changed quite abit since I was out last. Fished for an hour this morning on Beldens Slough with no luck. I think it may have froze out since the water dropped a foot. There was 9 inches of ice though. I will be out and about all week long so I will keep on posting.

mw

[Reel Inn]

Swan Lake South of Webster is putting out 20 in walleyes, and a few perch,they are driving on most lakes here in eastern SD now , was on Lake Pionsett today and found 2 holes that the geese have been keeping open.

[dakotaB]

Be very carefull on Lake Thompson! There is an ice heave on the north end that has been causing problems. A guy I know was walking off after dark Tuesday night (Dec, 28) and when he crossed the heave he broke through. He got out quickly is was fine. Also my dad was out there yesterday (Dec,29) and watched a guy try to drive across the heave and put the front end of his truck into the lake. I'm heading up around that area tonight and will fish all weekend. I'll let ya know how I did. Be safe!

[ifishsd]

10 inches of ice on Lake Thompson. Fishing was very slow only 1 walleye and 1 northern in 8+ hours of fishing. Nobody I talked to was catching any perch.

[Mike Walerak]

From what I have gathered all the fish are being caught near the heave. 10-14 feet of water seems to be the ticket. We fished it Monday night and only had a couple bites and no fish. We were near the second stock dam and ther were only few fish caought around us.

mw

[N_Foster]

Fished Lake Thompson and Whitewood lake on 12-31. Thompson was very slow. I didn't even see a fish on the Vexilar. Whitewood was also slow, but the perch were moving through, they were just hugging the bottom and very finicky. Caught one perch between four of us. It was a very nice perch though.