Just looking for an ice report. Don't want to drive 3 hours without good ice.

Thanks,
E

You gotta take the Good with the Bad!

Got to the parking lot at 8:30am drilled holes in 5-6 fow, water was just as clear as it was a few weeks ago when I fished club 51, no marks. Moved to 7 fow, there was 16-18" of ice. Got a few throw backs on minnows and tip ups. Got a 15" on a tip up then a 18" on a silver/Blue vibe with minnow pieces and a 20" cat on the vibe also. Got a 12" crappie on a minnow and then coming up on sunset I moved tip ups to 3-5 fow got a 20" on a big minnow so started jiggin in 4 fow live minnow on a tear drop jig Chartreuse got two 17"-18" gave up at 9pm.

total
5 Saugeye 15" - 20" missed 4 or 5
1 Crappie 12"
1 Channel Cat 20"
Dozen plus throw back Saugeye

And the BAD

Right around 10:30am I was sitting in my chair enjoying the beautiful morning and watching my fish finder. I was contemplating a move to deeper water and thinking about how I was going to to do it and what I was going to bring on my search and find mission. I busted out the phone and checked out the gps lake nav chart and decided which way to go. I put my phone away and just then i get a real nice mark. As I reach down to grab my jiggin pole......you know what comes next. *%&#$()&*^@! Yea thats right! My *&^%#@@&*%$^ phone slipped out of my chest pocket, which I failed to zip, and SPLASH right into a tiny little 6" hole. It even bounced off of my fishin buddy fish finder that was in the same hole which made it even smaller. That huge lake and all that ice and my freakin phone falls in a freakin icehole smaller than 6". I couldn't even scream and cuss because there was a guy with his kids near me.....I just took off on a very long walk and cussed myself up and down out and back!.

So, I am kinda broke. I'm a handy man and the weather slows business this time of year and I'm nursing an injury as well. My phone is my lively hood... I will see tomorrow how much this is going to cost.  I haven't had it even a year and old one is broken. I will probably have ice fishing gear for sale tomorrow afternoon. 

Sorry to vent, and my apologies to those who called/texted for a report or were expecting a call about coming out or going tomorrow. I am going to verizon first thing in the morning and might be out at Buckeye in the afternoon, papa's parking lot was pretty full today, with a for sale sign on all of my gear....lol   but seriously!

Thanks all and sorry for venting. Tight Lines/

E

Contemplating a trip up Sat/Sun. But I'm on foot and have not heard any reports recently.  I will walk 2-3 miles, was thinking about locust reef, its close enough in to reach on foot. Any reports, thoughts or input is welcome.

Thanks,

E

Had an hour and 20 minute walk out got set up by 10...marked good fish all day couldn't buy a bite....we were completely by ourselves... Tried blades, raps, pimples, hair jigs..nothing! Moved late 1/2 mile north near a small group....same. Saw 1 fish late in the day after we moved. Talked to most and said the same in that area.

Hope to get up next Wednesday.

E

Look me up, ill be out of Fairfield beach in front of the marsh. Quickfish 3

Waiting for the sun to warm us up a bit first.

E

Going old skool Thursday. Figured I would start at Crane Creek and walk 2-3 miles.  Gonna leave Pick-town at the @$$ crack of the morning!   

Any advice or reports are always appreciated...even of it is to say "your crazy"

This isn't for the weary....hope you are in good shape...reply or pm me if your interested.

There is a private lake community in Orient Ohio called Clark Lakes. The lakes are well stocked and private. I have an opportunity to fish there and was wondering if anyone has ever been there and had success.

Thanks,

E