Tuesday AM....Fairhaven

[salmonslammer]

Sloooooowwwwww...

Fished from 730 till 1030.....3 dinks on beads and 2 hits on minnows that I missed. Spent over an hour in 4 1/2 FOW and never seen a perch go through...Visability was about 5' or so. The way everyone was moving around, I don't think they were doing any better...

Ice was 4" on the old stuff, 2 1/2" on the new stuff further out..

Here's the chessy pic of the day...

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/medium/vday_if.jpg

These guys were crossing the line...Not that you can see it, but that is open water off the point. They turned around at least!!!

Hopefully the pm will be better.....

[skid]

May have been a slow day. But you were on the pond. Last week while stopping at SANG everyday there was so much open water it was depressing.:dizzy: So I make the drive by on Monday, There is ice all the way out.:) I hope this rain they are forecasting is light or non existent. Mid winter break is here and would like to fish the lake.

[skid]

Did the drive by today.Skim ice is gone oh well. Maybe fifty yds.of ice left . Two guys were fishing in the canal. I give up. Will have to head inland. Not sure were to head.

[salmonslammer]

Skim ice is gone


Yep...Sure is.. Kinda looked like this...


http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/551/medium/0214ifpt2_002_2_.jpg


Hit all the haunts down the coast this afternoon down to millers.... Only ice I found was at metro in the basin and off the boat launch (blk creek). Tried to get on the lake side, but no go. :sad: 1 guy was fishing by blossom heath, but I have no clue how he got out there..

Fished the back basin for some dinks...couple guys had some fish, but I'm not going to clean 6"ers!!!

Leaving for FLA and SC on friday....so by the law of averages, the fishing should be rocking the next 2 weeks!!!:gaga:

[ahasiec]

Yeah we have also given up, the shanty and rods are all put away...supposed to be cold this weekend, maybe make some ice, but not sure they are forecasting heavy NW winds, 20+ MPH on both Saturday and Sunday, probably not much ice being made, then from the middle of next week on high's near 40 degrees...here is the weather...

Feb 15
Mostly cloudy High: 46° F Low: 35° F
Thursday, Feb 16
Breezy with periods of rain High: 42° F Low: 22° F
Friday, Feb 17
Mostly cloudy and colder High: 28° F Low: 10° F
Saturday, Feb 18
Colder with periods of sun High: 18° F Low: 11° F
Sunday, Feb 19
Partly sunny; very cold High: 22° F Low: 18° F
Monday, Feb 20
Mostly cloudy and warmer High: 32° F Low: 22° F
Tuesday, Feb 21
Snow and ice High: 32° F Low: 18° F
Wednesday, Feb 22
Cold with plenty of clouds High: 32° F Low: 18° F
Thursday, Feb 23
Times of sun and clouds High: 34° F Low: 23° F
Friday, Feb 24
Clouds and sunshine High: 38° F Low: 25° F
Saturday, Feb 25
Cloudy High: 37° F Low: 29° F
Sunday, Feb 26
Mostly cloudy High: 41° F Low: 28° F
Monday, Feb 27
Rain and snow possible High: 39° F Low: 24° F
Tuesday, Feb 28
Partly sunny High: 37° F Low: 24° F
Wednesday, Mar 1
Cloudy with flurries High: 38° F Low: 24° F

[Ed Stringer]

Thanks for the report Brain, I'm going north somewhere not sure where just jumpin in the truck and rollin to some ice.

[Ed Michrina]

Eyes are still in the north chl;)

bummer about the slow fish and the bad winter. Ice fishing looks like a bust