Spirit Lake or Okaboji reports?

[idratherbefishing]

Has anyone been fishing the Spirit or Okaboji? Can anyone tell me the ice conditions. Thanks

[PerchPounder]

As of last Saturday SL was still pretty slow did hear reports of a few nice gills on the grade and templar park. several people trying anglers bay but I never heard anything good.

We fished west lake O Saturday morning with little success there were some people getting a few perch in little Millers up in the NW corner but if you don't bring your wheeler its a pretty good haul with all of your stuff. there were a few people fishing the canals and I heard some decent reports and some nice fish but the action was slow. We fished Little Emerson's in the afternoon where we drove out there like the other 50 people. We did find some decent fish but not alot of keepers these fish are very picky and there were alot of slough sharks and 'skies on the prowl and i did manage to get a few decent bass. There were people on the big bay but they werent out too far and I never heard any reports. The last time I was out on Smith's it was still dirty and there were very few fish there but the ones that were there were small and very aggressive.

Hope this helps alittle if you need to know anything else i'm planning on going back Saturday you can give me a call for a more recent report.

[NWBuck]

From all reports I've heard, it's slow. Little Emerson and Miller's were the only decent reports OhShucks had last night. I'm sticking to farm ponds and having excellent panfish action...maybe Okoboji in another week or so.

Did see a couple of full sized pickups on Smith's by the permanent shacks last Sunday. I wouldn't recommend it, but didn't hear of anyone going through either.

[idratherbefishing]

Good report Perchpounder!

I tried the canals thursday afternoon and caught a bunch of little sunnies and 1 nice crappie. Then i went up to spirit looking for eyes by stoney point but didnt have any luck. marked a few fish but no takers. Call me if you get on em.

[PerchPounder]

sometimes i do know what im talking about. i am planning on going back down to try some new stuff i bought this week hopefully ill have some luck. ill let you somehow what i got and whats going on down there.

[Mr.Seaguar]

The Lakes are has been tough. Smiths was great then shut off, Templar was on fire for a long time too. Tons of fish in that tiny bay. Now I been fishing Litte Emerson. I been having some luck, but picky fish thats true. Perchpounder is that you in the SD Commercial red chevy?

[PerchPounder]

no sir it wasnt. i drive a tanish chevy with minnesota plates and DU stickers on the windows. and i fish out of a frabill XLTwin with a minnesota license if you ever see me around. im planning on going tomorrow i was a little hungover this afternoon and it was too windy.

[idratherbefishing]

PerchPounder, You can't fish with a headache? I expect a good report tomorrow!

[PerchPounder]

the latest report was wind small fish in the canals. alot more wind and a headache. if the conditions are the same tomorrow you can expect a similar report.

[NWBuck]

Anyone know if they're driving out on Emerson yet? Gotta be getting close. Would like to give it a try there this weekend but with the bone chilling temps forecast, I don't want to be dragging the shack too far from the truck.

[PerchPounder]

we drove on little emerson two weeks ago but im not sure about the big bay i heard of people parking on the ice all over but im not too sure id wanna be the first to drive out.

[NWBuck]

Heard from another source that a truck went through on Emerson Bay last Saturday. Sounds like Little Emerson and Smith's are OK, but that's about it as far as driving out. Maybe with these frigid temps in the forecast, that'll change in a week or so.

[PerchPounder]

any new reports from the igl? im planning on going down tomorrow. doesnt matter if i cant drive out walking is good and you keep warm dragging the house.

[rod bender]

Be careful driving out. I know somebody that drove out, parked next to the "ice road" and walked 40 yards to set up and punched trhough 4" of ice. That was late last week. Plenty irregular ice out there and everywhere this year.