Any Ice On The Lake?

[tkite]

Fishing Sunday was just wondering if the lake had froze at all

[shockley32]

Would like to know as well - plan on trying this week with the nice weather. Looks it is going to get bad again next weekend.
Brad

[MOPanfisher]

I will try to get around the lake tomorrow (schedule permitting) and check the ramps. My suspicion is that there is not much ice at all. When it was really cold there might have been a little in protected places or if someone launched and the water froze on the ramp. I'll post up if I can get out there to check.

[shockley32]

Thanks!

[MOPanfisher]

Had one of the Rangers check this morning. Some ice at PP bridge access and some at Bolivar Landing, from about mid ramp back into Stinking Creek, am betting that what there is around Bolivar Landing shrinks quickly this week. Leave an X on the bank so I can find the spots too!!

[shockley32]

Thanks! I'm hoping to get out before the week is over.

Brad

[Old Man River]

Any updates on ice at the ramps would be much appreciated. I am vacationing down there starting next weekend. Need to know weather to bring the boat or the 4 wheeler. Can't pull both.

On a side note - we are catching crappies through the ice up here in the Des Moines area. Worth a day trip for those interested.

[smbasser]

Was out there today. Ramp was fine, launched at hermitage. Water was 43 near the dam and stained. Fished for about 5 hours for bass. Not a single bite. Little miserable when I smoked em on Stockton last weekend

[Conman64]

smbasser, That does suck, sorry to hear it. Did you stay mostly by the dam? Throw mostly jerkbaits?

I would have expected pretty good results yesterday.

Was out there today. Ramp was fine, launched at hermitage. Water was 43 near the dam and stained. Fished for about 5 hours for bass. Not a single bite. Little miserable when I smoked em on Stockton last weekendat does suck, sorry to hear it.

[smbasser]

Yes, we stayed near the dam. Had been catching them pretty good on jerkbaits and the a-rig the last few weeks but yesterday was just off. With the stained water and front, some days they just don't bite. Found the bigger shad and seemed to have fish around them on the graph, just no fish willing to commit. I'll be back, feel like I need some revenge