We Have Ice!!!

[Bob Horn]

I seen the small ponds are froze over. I know it won`t last but it sure got the ice fever going.

[Corey Bechtold]

I'm jealous!

Have fun this season,

Corey Bechtold

[Bob Horn]

We had it and it went. Now we have it again but I don`t know how much because I was out of town the last couple of days. I will put up an update tomorrow. Cory are you going to be at the show next week? If so I will see you there.

[Jeff Dosch]

Hi Bob,

Its a nice sight to finally see ice isnt it. We have ice on some of the smaller lakes for about 10 days now and a few people have been going out and are having some success pike fishing. Devils Lake itself is just starting to freeze over on some of the smaller bays that are out of the wind. Our forecast is for lows around zero so it shouldnt take long now. I will see you at the show next week!

[Corey Bechtold]

I plan on attending the show, just don't know what day for sure. When are you going to be there?

Later,

Corey Bechtold

[Bob Horn]

It`s looking like Friday. I don`t know if I will be there all 3 days or just Friday. The ice is about 1/2 to an inch but we have rain in the forecast for tonight and 60 tomorrow. It`s suppose to go back in the 30`s on tuesday. I don`t think we will have good ice until around Christmas.

[Jim Hudson]

Just gotta come up this way and fish Bob..

[Bob Horn]

I`m trying to fit it in. I have a busy ice season this year. I don`t know yet if I am coming up that way. If I know me I will find a way.

[Captain Ken]

Hey Bob

You hitting the Burntside Bash this year. I plan to.

I will be up near Vermilion after Christmas until New Years eve. I know they got ice there as I talked to Cliff. We did not go out on Thanksgiving as we usually do 'cause there was NO ICE!

Best of all I will have my NEW Marcum LX-5 with and my NEW Marcum hand held LX-i - I can't wait to try them both out. The hand held to find the break and the LX-5 to see those walleyes, crappies and trouts coming in for a look see. Cool! Plus the LX-i will beat hauling the Vexilar flasher into the Boundary Waters each year. My back feels better already from not carrying teh battery and my kid will not mind not having to carry the unit with it's little blue life preserver (formerly a piece of swim noodle) attached and I will stay happy cause I can find teh structure!

Capt

[Bob Horn]

Hi Ken, don`t know if I will make the bash this year yet. I also got the LX-5. I am going out tomorrow to try it out. The itch will be over tomorrow. I have the LX-i and it works great. I shot through over 2 feet of ice last year with it. To bad we are getting all this snow. It`s just going to insulate the ice and keep it from making more. I hope we get some warm weather just to melt some of it.

[Bob Horn]

From the reports that I have heard we have from 1/2 inch to 5 inches. I haven`t made it out yet. Hopefully for a couple of hours tomorrow if all goes well.

[M_komo]

Blackwell has ice. So does the hilton pond on 88. Those should be close for you.

[Bob Horn]

Thanks, Mark.

[Captain Ken]

Good luck Bob!

[JAR JAR]

Does Blackwell still produce some nice crappies? When I lived down there back in the late 80's there was a good population of crappies and bass in there. I should be in Oswego sometime after the first of the year and would like to give Shabbona a try if I have time.

Jar Jar

[Bob Horn]

I fished Blackwell once last year and didn`t mark a fish. Others said they did ok on gills. I`ll ask around. Shab has alot of crappies. I can take you to a couple of spots if it`s right after Christmas, going to Minnetsota for the new year.