Mason/Oceana County Ice

[Carpmaster]

Did any of the local lakes hold their ice??? I was on Hamlin Sunday and the winds was doing some crazy stuff to the ice blowing that water around, fish seemed pretty negative too....I wont be able to check for myself until saturday so I am curious whether there is any hope of sitting on an ice cube this weekend!

[itchn2fish]

Stony, Silver, Pentwater all open water with skim ice barely starting to form on a couple small, southshore areas.
Saw some hardy souls trolling Silver Lake yesterday in a Lund with planner boards.
I was wade-fishing the channels. You could fish the open water from the swimming dock at Stony Lk.
BUT - here comes some cold air this weekend!!!!!!!!!!!
I like the Miller Banners that are hanging outside of the local beer, bait & gas stores like Silver Point & the Stony Lake store that state, "Welcome Icefishermen!!!" This weather has to really put the hurt on little stores like these.

[itchn2fish]

Did the cold help make any ice on Silver?

[Carpmaster]

Should be locked up and getting thicker as we speak! Heck all of em should be....

[freshwater drum]

if it's any help i checked gilbert lake on sat. it had about 3 inches of ice!!

[paul1976]

went to gillbert a couple years ago did really good on big perch and pike.

[Carpmaster]

Any other ice/fishing updates???

Thanks!

[Carpmaster]

Just got a call, PM lake only has 1.5" of Ice....

This snow sure wont help either.

[fishunter70]

Stony, Silver, Pentwater all open water with skim ice barely starting to form on a couple small, southshore areas.
Saw some hardy souls trolling Silver Lake yesterday in a Lund with planner boards.
I was wade-fishing the channels. You could fish the open water from the swimming dock at Stony Lk.
BUT - here comes some cold air this weekend!!!!!!!!!!!
I like the Miller Banners that are hanging outside of the local beer, bait & gas stores like Silver Point & the Stony Lake store that state, "Welcome Icefishermen!!!" This weather has to really put the hurt on little stores like these.


Any up dated reports from Silver lake yet.

Just wondering who/where you call for reports up there. Is there a new bait shop up there . That would be awesome if there was.

[therapy]

Silver's got ice now, got one walleye at 11 am, Just glad the ice is back,5-6 inches of ice.

[wally-eye]

Silver's got ice now, got one walleye at 11 am, Just glad the ice is back,5-6 inches of ice.



Is the shore ice good enough to get a quad out on it? Not today but after another day or two of ice making.....what about snow????

[therapy]

A few inches on most with some clear spots, i don't think you would have any problem gettin a quad on

[wally-eye]

A few inches on most with some clear spots, i don't think you would have any problem gettin a quad on


Thanks......probably gonna hit it in a few days and give the new quad its first test on the ice..........plus theres a lot of areas on Silver that I want to try besides the usual..........

[sfw1960]

DID somebody say Silver Lake in Oceana CTY has ICE?????


:evilsmile:SHOCKED::evilsmile :yikes: :evilsmile:SHOCKED: :evilsmile

Where you at Shawn?????


:evil:

Robert

[wally-eye]

Muskegon paper today said Silver was "hot" right now for eyes...:dizzy: AND said that for "big" pike action hit Fremont......:dizzy::dizzy: now that right there is funny I don't care who you are..........

Straight out of todays paper........:dizzy:

[Carpmaster]

DID somebody say Silver Lake in Oceana CTY has ICE?????


:evilsmile:SHOCKED::evilsmile :yikes: :evilsmile:SHOCKED: :evilsmile

Where you at Shawn?????


:evil:

Robert

I'll give you 3 guesses as to his wherabouts!

[sfw1960]

I'll give you 3 guesses as to his wherabouts!
Well , I'd bet he's NOT at Walmart working as a greeter passing out shopping carts!!!
:lol: :lol: :lol:

[itchn2fish]

How was it on Silver Lake this weekend? Was the Chronicle correct?

[wally-eye]

How was it on Silver Lake this weekend? Was the Chronicle correct?



A little birdie told me it was kind of slow...........:confused:

[Carpmaster]

Checked a FEW lakes over the weekend...most had 6" but did run into some 1" ice which was quite suprising!

[sfw1960]

How was it on Silver Lake this weekend? Was the Chronicle correct?
The paper's full...
:lol:
7" of good hard clear ice YESTERDAY... s - l o - o - o - w...
3 guys in our group and we iced one eye & 2 perch.
Even the sniffers were slow to sniff.
:rolleyes:

R

[Westlakedrive]

Shoulda went to Fremont.:evil:

[sfw1960]

Shoulda went to Fremont.:evil:
Kinda felt like I did!!
:lol: :lol:
EXCEPT The perch were at least 8" & 9" so I knew I wasn't there!!
:evilsmile

[wally-eye]

Wes, how much actual ice on the freek? Seen a bunch of snow machines running around Sunday just before dark.........must be a little....

[Westlakedrive]

Didnt even check it out.
I was just messing with you guys.
Definitely must have been ok because there was a pretty good horde of people out on Saturday many less on Sunday and zero today so fishing must have been really good. :D
Its a mess right now though.