Official ICE Fishing Thread

[Kensington]

Driving up to Lake Geneva on Sunday, saw some guy in a little tent out on some random little pond off of Highway 50. Was really surprised he was out there, considering the weather and how little stuff has been frozen over.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

Decided on castle rock lake.

 

[Mr. SBF]

Decided on castle rock lake.

Any luck on your trip last weekend?

We finally got the Lakes to lock up completely around here once the wind went away early Thursday morning. There's about 2.5-3" as of now and the forecast show's after this Wednesday we'll be getting a cold snap for a while to build really good ice! About time!

 

[Mr. SBF]

Bought a St.Croix 40" light action rod and a few other things today. Bought the 13Fishing Concepts 40" Medium Heavy rods in December for fishing Trout in the Harbor. Lindy Glow Spoon should be a good producer!

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

Any luck on your trip last weekend?

We finally got the Lakes to lock up completely around here once the wind went away early Thursday morning. There's about 2.5-3" as of now and the forecast show's after this Wednesday we'll be getting a cold snap for a while to build really good ice! About time!

Headed up to lake puckaway instead

Bunch of big bluegill, perch, crappie, couple small eyes, fat 27” pike.

Making the trek to Madison next weekend chasing pike.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

I picked up another automatic fisherman with a med/heavy rod too. Love that thing after using it last weekend. It beats the hell out of a tip up

 

[Mr. SBF]

Headed up to lake puckaway instead

Bunch of big bluegill, perch, crappie, couple small eyes, fat 27” pike.

Making the trek to Madison next weekend chasing pike.

No need to go all the way up to Madison for Pike... All Kenosha area Lakes have a ton of them.

An early group of Native Americans originally named Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenozia which means "place of the Pike".

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

No need to go all the way up to Madison for Pike... All Kenosha area Lakes have a ton of them.

An early group of Native Americans originally named Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenozia which means "place of the Pike".

I’ve got a buddy who lives there and he wants to get out. Free place to crash too

 

[Mr. SBF]

Nice way to start out the morning!

 

[Chet Donnelly]

Got my yearly trip scheduled for the weekend of Feb 16 over on Lauderdale Lakes. Can't friggen wait!

 

[Mr. SBF]

:doh: Bunch of soft spots on the lakes with the snow and areas with springs... Be carefull and check the thickness around you! Tournaments last weekend and this weekend were cancelled and or rescheduled except the one on Channel Lake tomorrow, but they're limiting you to only fish the south end by the Thirsty Turtle and I think its only a panfish tournament so I am out... I've stayed off the ice this whole week even though I know where the safe ice is and isn't on the lakes. I am trying to get out tomorrow or Monday, maybe both days.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

I wanted to get out today, opted to work overtime instead. I stopped to check the harbors on Friday night, 2” in diversey right now. That should be fishable shortly

 

[Mr. SBF]

I am looking to fish the Harbor too! I checked Kenosha Thursday, the spots I checked only had 2" as it was still open water last Saturday. It will probably be a zoo down there 2morrow so I'll most likely just hit up a local Lake 2morrow and fish the Harbor on Monday. Really itching to get some Trout through the Ice!

 

[Mr. SBF]

Made me some DIY adjustable Automatic Fisherman for 40"+ rods today. Just cut down some crutches for push botton adjustability, fab'd up some brackets and made some triggers. They work great and only cost me a total of 20bux for the blue anodized piping, had the rest of the materials. Never made it out on Monday with the 8" of snow I said fuck it, will head out Friday and then Saturday I have a Tournament.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

Hoping to get out this weekend too. No idea where yet. Half contemplating going to Wisconsin again Friday night and heading back Sunday afternoon before the big game.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

Made me some DIY adjustable Automatic Fisherman for 40"+ rods today. Just cut down some crutches for push botton adjustability, fab'd up some brackets and made some triggers. They work great and only cost me a total of 20bux for the blue anodized piping, had the rest of the materials. Never made it out on Monday with the 8" of snow I said fuck it, will head out Friday and then Saturday I have a Tournament.

Did you see that idea for the autos somewhere? Really clever use of the 15 pairs of crutches everyone has stuffed in an attic/basement/garage

 

[Mr. SBF]

Did you see that idea for the autos somewhere? Really clever use of the 15 pairs of crutches everyone has stuffed in an attic/basement/garage

Nope, I went to go buy 2 of the new adjustable Automatic Fisherman "Snappers" the night before for the longer rods I got and they were sold out at Basspro and went to Gander and they said they don't carry them for some reason. So I looked around at all of the other diy ideas people have done and thought how I could make my own that would be adjustable. Was bored and got creative, I'll probably still buy the Snapper's eventually but these will work good and when friends want to come I'll have extra equipment to get them into/try out the sport.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

I’ve been out half a dozen times in the last week, just a bunch of panfish. Heading up to Rhinelander this weekend to sled and fish.

 

[Chet Donnelly]

Headed to Lauderdale Lakes on Thursday night. Hoping for decent weather this weekend.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BtwrkkthM6N/

 

[Chet Donnelly]

Any of you guys know how the ice is in southern WI? Assuming everything has to be frozen solid with the weather over the last few weeks.

 

[Chet Donnelly]

Hell of a time today, didn't catch too much, just a northern and a large mouth

 

[P40E]

https://www.facebook.com/ian.kempf.1/videos/10213438964076323/

Crazy for putting the truck on that bad ice.

 

[Mr. SBF]

Some of the recent catches... all from 30"-35" still on the hunt for 40" or better for this year, 36.25" is my biggest so far this season.

 

[Spivitz]

Nice Mannnn

 

[Mr. SBF]

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