Ice Reports 2016-2017

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aaron42ash
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Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by aaron42ash » Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:53 pm

The cold is finally here! Please post ice safety info and whether or not you wet a line. Stay safe and have fun.

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by Larry3215 » Fri Dec 09, 2016 1:45 am

Nope.
Sorry.
No way.
Brrrrrrrrrrrr.
You guys are nuts!
You do know ice is COLD, right??? [-X :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by fishinChristian » Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:03 pm

The pond near my place has about an inch or 2. Anybody know if the seep lakes have skimmed over yet?

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by hewesbob » Tue Dec 13, 2016 6:13 pm

The boat basin at the Coulee City park is frozen over. Several years ago when I lived in Entiat I used to ice fish this basin for perch and it seems we always did pretty good but it was some what of a drive. Now that I live in Coulee City I'm thinking about going down and sitting on the dock, punching a hole in the ice and giving it a try. If I do any good I will post a report.

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by hewesbob » Thu Dec 15, 2016 10:02 am

Yesterday I heard from a guy that had just driven past Sprague Lake and said there was a skim of ice on the entire lake

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by JaRuhlz » Thu Dec 15, 2016 3:26 pm

Looking for an ice report on Eloika lake if anyone could help that would be great thanks.

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Post by cumminsbassguy » Thu Dec 15, 2016 6:17 pm

I've got a buddy that lives spitting distance from there. I can ask him to check it out. The little pond by me has about 3" on it. Maybe more,. I could jump and have it not crack (220#). Find out more Saturday

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by JaRuhlz » Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:03 pm

That would be awesome. Thank you.

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by steel_lee » Sat Dec 17, 2016 12:32 pm

I am thinking about a trip out to Elokia to ice fish this Monday, December 19th. Has anyone checked the ice conditions there?

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by zen leecher aka Bill W » Sat Dec 17, 2016 12:43 pm

12 skinny guys out ice fishing on Moses this morning.

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by desertratt66 » Mon Dec 19, 2016 1:52 pm

does anyone know the ice conditions for Newman lake ? I May Have to take a drive out there in a day or so to c 4 myself anyway. gettin kabin fever and missing the sight of a big toothy northern coming through the ice ! [thumbup]

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by micalok » Tue Dec 20, 2016 11:56 am

There was 2-5 inches of ice on 12-17 Saturday on eloika

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by steel_lee » Wed Dec 21, 2016 2:00 pm

Thank you for the report on ice thickness.

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by micalok » Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:21 pm

No problem any know what moses looks like?

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by hewesbob » Thu Dec 22, 2016 2:05 pm

I have seen pictures of several folks on the ice in the area of the I 90 bridge in Moses Lake, it looks like the perch are running about 12" to 13".

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by Fordtuff » Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:28 am

Anyone know how curlew lake is right now? Would like to try going after some of the perch that is in it now. Been a long time since I've been up there in winter.

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by cumminsbassguy » Wed Dec 28, 2016 4:13 pm

Moses ice is about 5-6" what I got from trip state outfitters. Bear lake over by Spokane has 5" of good good ice. And 2-3" of water on top with 1" of ice on top of that. So once it freezes all the way though. There'll be alot of ice.

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by stoutceasar » Wed Dec 28, 2016 6:53 pm

I was at Moses lake today with 7'' of ice, and saw people ice fishing Sprague lake. At Hog Canyon yesterday there was about 5-6'' of ice with some water on the ice in a few spots.

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by cumminsbassguy » Wed Dec 28, 2016 7:39 pm

I'll have to venture out to Sprague and try my hand at those massive trout there. Have any luck at Moses?

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Re: Ice Reports 2016-2017

Post by stoutceasar » Thu Dec 29, 2016 3:25 pm

Guys were fishing around harper island at the west end and near the south shore next to the resort. Yes Moses was great, was catching average of 10''-13'' perch with two at 14.5'', and one dink walleye. I didn't even bother fishing near i-90 at all, clear solid ice anywhere I explored though.

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