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I have been told by those in the know that the best winter fishing around is near powerplants. The water they return to the river/lake is artificially warm and this draws fish keeping their metabolism higher than it would be in frozen conditions. Labadie might be a good place to start.

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How thick was the ice? We took an auger out to a small pond in St. Peter's and found it had close to 10" of ice.

At the lake I went to both on Friday and Sunday, the ice was about 4-5 inches thick. I'd hate to have to hack away through 10 inches of ice with a little camping hatchet.

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10"? That's insane. I might have to check out a couple places tomorrow.

How much of the ice was good, and how much was rotten?

WARNING!! Comments to be interpreted at own risk.

Time spent fishing is never wasted.

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Went out to lake 21 yesterday and did some ice fishing. Only had a few hits but it was my first time so I had fun. There had to be 5-8 inches of ice on the lake. Is there anything that works better than others when it comes to Ice fishing? I'm still new to this

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Went out to lake 21 yesterday and did some ice fishing. Only had a few hits but it was my first time so I had fun. There had to be 5-8 inches of ice on the lake. Is there anything that works better than others when it comes to Ice fishing? I'm still new to this

What was your setup?

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I don't know how hard it is to find live bait down here this time of year but we always vertical jig minnows or waxy worms on a bubble gum head jig. That usually keeps the lines pretty active which makes the cold weather a little easier to tolerate. We've pulled up everything from perch and bluegills to large pike with that method.

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