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Saturday trip


Scrod

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Don't count on it. Some people might try but I wouldn't want to be the one trying, being the first one to venture out isn't worth my life. Really it all depends on the area and how cold it gets without wind. If you do venture out bring ice picks, inflatable vest and DONT go alone. ICE IS NEVER SAFE. I had to throw that in there too because it's true.

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Fishable ice is a ways off yet...we fished open water today for the offical last time and caught a number of walleyes...a nice way to end the open water season....who would have thunk it? Many has been the times I have been ice fishing by now.

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Not me.I will wait for some better ice.If I have a need to fish safe,I will go in the boat.It is not safe this time of year and the fish will be there in another 4 inches.

One needs to think of thier family better they venture out on questionable ice.

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Checked a couple different lakes on Sat. 3 inches on both of them. The way the weather looks for the next week with highs in teens and lows in the single digits, those lakes could put on another couple inches.

I will most likely be out next weekend.

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Went out on shagawa in ely yesterday....also very cautious but the ice was as of last nite 7pmish about 3 1/2 four inches....open water up on the north end of the lak by the river and beaver huts and a nice heave between one of the first set of points off the NE Lauch. Didnt find any fish yet and school is keeping me busy so i will be fishign when i can....Dont know about todays rain and its effect on the ice though??? I also got to try my new toys!! grin.gifgrin.gifgrin.gif

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I will be within a 1/2 hour of andover. It usually only takes 2 days of low temps to make walkable ice if the wind dosn't pick up. The wind will be the major factor. If it stays calm there should be 3 or 4 inches on crooked lake by saturday. Good luck with the new toys. Be careful out there!

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Dog-gone-it, I want to get out this weekend too.

For a couple decades, me & my Dad (the real ultimate no-fear fisherman...) would set up the Spear House on Winnie the 1st Weekend of Dec. on as low as 1.5" of ice...

I have the whole weekend open with nothing else planned.

Hate to try it early myself, anyone FM group headin' out up north...???

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