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Ice Fishing Reports and Ice Conditions by lake. => Portage Lakes => Topic started by: slabslayer on February 13, 2018, 04:08:47 PM

Title: 2/13/18
Post by: slabslayer on February 13, 2018, 04:08:47 PM
One of those days today.......3 dinks and 2 nice ones.   Bite and fish were both almost non existent and Ice is deteriorating quickly.  I think tomorrow will be my last day here.  Fished all over today from 4-15 feet and not marking hardly anything.  What I marked, I enticed to bite, but my normally productive hand over fist spots looked like a nuclear wasteland.  It produced one nice bass and nothing else.  Drilled all over and a copper tungsten was only thing working, except the bass came on firetiger.  Ice was 4-5”, but Top 3 were crap Ice and it was not cracking in a good way and shorelines were getting sloppy as I left.  Rain tomorrow afternoon and Thursday with 60 degrees will end it. 
Title: Re: 2/13/18
Post by: Bobberbucket on February 14, 2018, 06:33:31 AM
Nice catches! Ice conditions are definitely getting strange out there! I saw some stuff at nimi today that I’ve only seen at skeeter and Erie! Shoves and huge wet cracks! Funny thing is those shoves were just little ridges when I went out within 2 hours they turned into huge death traps! No wind it was all the sunshine doing it.
Title: Re: 2/13/18
Post by: holehopper on February 14, 2018, 03:38:58 PM
This is the kind of weather ice can lose it's weight holding strength in a hurry,and i am speaking from expierence(a bad one) be extra cautious out there......... :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: 2/13/18
Post by: snowcone on February 14, 2018, 06:51:38 PM
glad you got out and at least hooked fish...and go home dry  lol   I just packed all my gear for the season I don't think recovery is an option :P  ..besides I'm ready for a warm up, after this winter I'm fried. I didn't really get out much this year but beats sittin on the couch  .. hey bobber slab and I watched the ice fade on nimi couple years ago while we were out there was fun getting off the ice     :P
Title: Re: 2/13/18
Post by: slabslayer on February 15, 2018, 07:39:11 AM
That was a fun time!!  Ice is fading fast and with the forecast I don’t think we’ll get it back.  I went yesterday and I’ll post my results.  But I think I’m probably done for the year.   :'(
Title: Re: 2/13/18
Post by: holehopper on February 15, 2018, 10:15:36 AM
Yeah Slab,quit while your still DRY............. :D :D :D