The Big O

[Thunderman]

Yesterday the big O had ice today its 3/4 wide open :)whats left of the ice is piled up like cord wood down to sylvan beach.It will take a little while for that ice to melt being stacked up like that.

[USMC130FE]

Todd,

Wish you had a picture of that! Be neat to see! It won't be long now. I was mistaken on the article I told you about. I will call you and let you know what it was that they were talking about!

Steve

[CNY Tim]

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to the Big O we go,(whistle) Hi ho Hi ho Hi ho... Won't be long I will be open water ready by the end of this weekend

[USMC130FE]

Timmy, its going to take you that long to get ready?? I doubt it, you probably already have your stuff rigged and set to cast!! LOL

It's getting close...........

[Thunderman]

Timmy,

It sounds like you are ready to touch one off .Tomorrow I have to go to the DMV after work to register my boat trailer and you know whats next .

Steve, I will try to get some pictures this weekend of the ice pile up and have Hi ho Hi ho post them for me.I have been doing alot of work around here my parents are leaving tomorrow morning(FRI) and should be arriving sunday some time or at least my mother and grandmother will be My father will probably be here bright and early saturday morning .He likes to drive straight through seeing how he has so much to do when he gets here being retired for the past 11yrs.

[CNY Tim]

Todd did you get my PM ?

[ICE_ADDICT]

Any of you guys planning on fishing the BIG O for the walleye opener in a few short weeks? I will be there with a group of guys staying at App's Friday till sunday..I'm thinking we may be better off wader fishing in the evening and boating during the daylight hours, rather than messing with the boats in the dark. Am I Right?

[insurance guy]

 Originally Posted By: ICE_ADDICT

I'm thinking we may be better off wader fishing in the evening and boating during the daylight hours, rather than messing with the boats in the dark. Am I Right?

I would be definitely be out there in the boat after dark flatlining stickbaits. I would think you'll catch many more walleyes on the boat trolling at night than you will casting and if you get into a big school of them you can always drop a waypoint on the gps and start casting if you prefer that over trolling. The only exception to that would be if you can wade and fish a creek mouth where you have fish constantly coming through at night but on a lake that size trolling is probably going to be the fastest way to find the fish.

[Thunderman]

I agree about the boat less pressure at night out there stay shallow John and throw jigs or stick baits .

[ICE_ADDICT]

Thanks guys, will do! depending on the daylight bite..

Just thought we'd give the wader thing a shot cause during the winter a couple local guys said they did real well that way around the opener.