hubbard lake?

[w7durango]

im going to hubbard lake the 18th-23rd to go ice fishing, ill be staying on the the south end on the lake where would be a good spot to get into some fish.

thanks for any info
jordan

[ENCORE]

Walk out the door and start walking north ;). Right now, its anybody's guess where the fish will be at. Guys are fishing all over and I haven't heard of any "real" sucess.
I'm not certain how much ice is still left but there were guys all over the north end this afternoon. Looked like a pickup out by Hardwood. There had been a lot of very hard ice but, I don't have a clue how much we lost. Going down to 8 tonight so is should start to lock back up.

[ENCORE]

Just received a note from a guy that fished it last night. 18" of ice around the Churchill Pt. area, but he came back empty handed.

[AftertheSteel]

fishing has been pretty tought latley ( got the skunk two outtings in a row now) but I was out this morning in 55" just south of chalet pt and ice was at 12" so it varies quite a bit throughout the lake right now ... be careful out there and good luck to everyone

[ENCORE]

fishing has been pretty tought latley ( got the skunk two outtings in a row now) but I was out this morning in 55" just south of chalet pt and ice was at 12" so it varies quite a bit throughout the lake right now ... be careful out there and good luck to everyone

I told you how to catch them but you must have forgot..... Don't forget to "p" on your fingers, let chew drip on your coat, walk counter clockwise around your hole three (3) times while humming Mary had a little lamb before you put your bait in the water and use 1/4oz airplane jigs and dead minnows and keep it at least 8'-10' off the bottom. Works every time.

[minute man]

That"s Hilarious:lol::lol::lol: sounds like something my grandfather woulda said to me when i was a kid. he always made us do funny stuff like that when we were young then laugh at us when we really did it. but my granpa always cuaght fish so we did whatever he said so we could too.:lol::fish:

[ENCORE]

That"s Hilarious:lol::lol::lol: sounds like something my grandfather woulda said to me when i was a kid. he always made us do funny stuff like that when we were young then laugh at us when we really did it. but my granpa always cuaght fish so we did whatever he said so we could too.:lol::fish:

Where'd ya think I learned that? :lol: Bet you're still catching fish too minute man!!!:D
I've been trying to help Steel out but, young guys now just seem to want to do it their own way. My bet is that he's forgetting the counter clockwise walk around the hole and not humming Mary had a little lamb. Well, on the other hand, he might be doing it after he sets up the hole which in that case, he breaks the spell completely......
If he continues to break the spell, he's going to have to get aquainted with Fishfoote. If he's deamed worthy by Fishfoote, Fishfoote will read the stars for him, which in turn, will help get him back to the basics and catching fish again. But, I have to warn him, if Fishfoote does a reading and he doesn't follow it, he's in for at least a year of very poor fishing!
All hail Fishfoote, last year's Revenge of Nessy II Champion and astounding reader of the elements....:bowdown:

[fishking93]

Anyone been doing anygood lately, Iwas thinking of taking the wife up this weekend. I was hoping for a deasent report.Ive been fishing the saginaw bay lately and doing fairly well, Just not the same as getting out and going up north.We usually visit hubbard once every winter, and usually do well there to.I love those big purch!!!:fish:

[ENCORE]

I fished all afternoon yesterday, in one of my "hot spots" and never marked a fish. Of course it was windy and I was hunkered down behind the quad.
Heard from a friend this morning, that a guy he knows and fishes quite often is having about the same luck. Fishing is spotty. Some days they're on. Typical fishing.....

ANY DAY UP HERE is better than the best day down there.....

[CAPT HEAVY]

You hit the nail right on the head Encore. No matter what happens up this way, beats being down in the concrete jungle. We are truly blessed!!
I havent heard of a good report ANYWHERE in NE MI. Normal February!:D

[AftertheSteel]

was bored tonight writting an ethics paper and decided to go out in the CRAZY wind, aside from having my cheap o shanty destroyed I fished all over churchhill pt and came up empty handed. << kinda felt that was going to happen but hey you cant catch em if you dont go out

ice was at a solid 15"

kyle

[ENCORE]

Hope you do better on the ethics paper............

[AftertheSteel]

what a shot below the belt @!!!!!!!!! my ethics paper is comming along just nice :lol:

[ENCORE]

I..... Don't forget to "p" on your fingers, let chew drip on your coat, walk counter clockwise around your hole three (3) times while humming Mary had a little lamb...

Works for ethics papers too ! :lol::lol::lol:

[chuckinduck]

I told you how to catch them but you must have forgot..... Don't forget to "p" on your fingers, let chew drip on your coat, walk counter clockwise around your hole three (3) times while humming Mary had a little lamb before you put your bait in the water and use 1/4oz airplane jigs and dead minnows and keep it at least 8'-10' off the bottom. Works every time.

Must be a grandpa thing. My dad's father always used to tell me "your not holding your mouth right" when we didn't do good hunting or fishing. :lol:

[ENCORE]

Must be a grandpa thing. My dad's father always used to tell me "your not holding your mouth right" when we didn't do good hunting or fishing. :lol:

See! You and minute man both understand what I'm talking about! And, if both of you remember correctly, grandpa always caught lots of fish, didn't he?!!!!
Bet there were some that read this, that thought it wasn't true.....

[wyldkat49766]

http://alpenanow.com/news/2009/feb/20/dnr-rescues-missing-man-hubbard-lake/

DNR rescues missing man on Hubbard Lake

February 20, 2009 - 05:06 p.m. EST

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is using a recent rescue on Hubbard Lake as an example of how important it is to have a plan when venturing out during winter.

Early Thursday morning a concerned mother called the DNR’s “Report All Poaching (RAP) Line” to report her son had not returned home from ice fishing on Hubbard Lake. The man had planned on being home by 7:30 p.m., she said.

Conservation Officers Brian Engelhard and Warren MacNeill both responded. Weather conditions on the lake were severe - temperatures below 10 degrees with blowing snow and visibilities of less than 40 feet. The officers proceeded to perform a grid search on the lake.

At 4:45 a.m., the missing man was found in his pickup truck, cold but alive. The truck had become stuck and the man made the decision to stay inside the vehicle. Eventually the vehicle ran out of gas, but he remained in the truck, using a small portable propane heater from his shanty until that ran out of fuel. The man then piled articles on top of himself to conserve body heat.

As the officers were searching the lake, the man’s family retrieved global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the location where the man was previously fishing with a friend.

“This information was invaluable in this situation”, said Lt. Creig Grey, DNR law enforcement supervisor in Roscommon. “This situation easily could have ended in a tragedy, but this man and his family knew the importance of being safe when going out on the ice,” Grey said. “His family knew when to expect him home; they knew approximately where he was going to fish; he made the decision to stay in his vehicle to try to stay warm; and the family knew that with recent warmer weather and the current weather conditions they needed to contact authorities for help. These are all important reminders for anyone venturing out on the ice this winter.”

The name of the rescued man has not been released.

the RAP line? I would have hoped she would have called 911 instead...

[AftertheSteel]

glad he is ok ... what an eye opener

[ENCORE]

Glad he's ok too! Although you can have trouble with a cell phone signal on the lake, this is a good reason to carry one of them also. I'm glad that his buddies had GPS coordinates.

Both Warren and Brian know the lake pretty good and are trained for these types of emergencies/conditions. I'd like to point out, that the weather didn't stop them from doing their jobs.
Great job guys! Thanks to both of them!

[ENCORE]

With all this snow, you can tell where I'm at this morning :sad:

[Downsea]

With all this snow, you can tell where I'm at this morning :sad:

Me too:sad: Our daughter is home for a week from UofM and we were going to go out to Fletchers for the day. The whole fam damily, seven adults and venison stew to heat up for dinner. Now it's plow shovel plow and then eat some stew and call all of them to say I'm eating their share. Sunday afternoon naps are cool too!

[AftertheSteel]

was out in the south end tonight about 40ft .. picked up one fish on my buddies flasher but came back empty handed :rant:

[w7durango]

i think i was out there with you today. did i give you ride in tonight?

[AftertheSteel]

sure was !!! durango saved our butts from walking in the ft and half snow drifts without even knowing us<<<< just one of those GREAT guys, thanks

[AftertheSteel]

nabbed three keepers tonight ... hooked 6 total, lost one and the other two were a litttle too small

[ENCORE]

I told you that you would have more luck fishing than going to town :lol:

[YELLOWGIANTS]

I am heading up tommorow will be on the lake wed. morning any ideas on were to find the perch, has there been anything going on out on the southend?

[ENCORE]

I am heading up tommorow will be on the lake wed. morning any ideas on were to find the perch, has there been anything going on out on the southend?

One of the participents in the Ice Challenge pulled in a real JUMBO, really nice fish, but I'm sure that it was caught way north and still in deep water. Most everyone that's fishing walleye, are still in 50'+ and marking perch. I've heard of the guys on the north end starting to catch a few. I'm still targeting walleye.........;)

[YELLOWGIANTS]

Well thanks for the info I will be out there wed. targeting perch at the southend I know there out there its just gettin them to bite. Good luck to all!!!!!!

[Fishfoote]

One of the participents in the Ice Challenge pulled in a real JUMBO, really nice fish, but I'm sure that it was caught way north and still in deep water. Most everyone that's fishing walleye, are still in 50'+ and marking perch. I've heard of the guys on the north end starting to catch a few. I'm still targeting walleye.........;)


He (Chris) got it over by my place in 60 fow. That's where we started out, but then move to the east side:banghead3