Lake Wissota

Beautiful evening on Wednesday, headed out on the Small Lake to finally get started fishing walleyes. Unfortunately two wake boats said "no you won't". Could not safely sit in the boat with the tidal waves, headed back home without wetting a hook. Will have to wait for a rainy day or after sunset.

I just heard on the scanner a guy went through the ice on the ​Little Lake.  Fortunately he was able to get out.  Please be ​extra careful out there!

Got out for a little while Sunday evening. Jigging raps produced 6 walleyes for my boy and 2 for me in a little over an hour. Ice has thinned. Wet access and then only 6 inches where there had been 8 a week before.

The thinnest ice on the Yellow River is always at the State Park boat landing. There are springs back in that cove that keep water warmer and flowing. I would NEVER drive a truck off there. ATV only when there is more than a foot everywhere else. And NEVER walk out when it's "foot traffic only" on the rest of Moon Bay.

Full size truck broke through over there a few years back when people were safely driving everywhere else.

State park off of boat ramp.  2 to 3 inches until out about 25 yards, then 4 to 6. I won't be walking out again until conditions improve. Tip of boot broke through in one spot. Fishing was good, limit walleyes, and one northern, finicky fooler rocks. 

Got out on Wissota with my son Saturday morning. Coaxed enough bites to throw 8 on the ice in about 3 plus hours. Deeper water. Most fish near the bottom. Jigging Tungstens with a waxie.

Ice was variable. 11 inches here and 9 inches there. Slush and water accumulating on surface. We rode wheeler but only one other one out there. Pulling a sled in that slush looked like a pretty good workout for those walking.

Finally got out.  Drilled a few holes and all measured about 10 inches of ice.  This was over in the state park/yellow river area.  Managed one slot walleye and a smaller one on 2 of 3 flags.   A few lookers on the jig pole, with one on but lost due to adjusting the drag. ​

Anyone have a good ice report from today? Seen some 4 wheelers out there so must be getting decent. Thanks in advance 

Finally got out on the Small Lake. Measured only 4 inches of ice. There are some areas of slush under thin top ice around the fractures. Action was slow, and tended to the small size. Kept a handful that barely made my minimum, but glad to get a start.

Always wanted to try for winter cats. I heard they don't move much at all, have to get right on top of them. Lethargic in winter