Lake Onalaska

Hopefully, the last one!

Here's this weeks high water update for Lake Onalaska.

Fish are in the parking lots on lake onalaska lol... Crazy how high the water is out there right now. Here's a video of Fred Funk and Schafers landing along with some other la crosse area landings.

I see you use a Scheels tackle box also.  I have the exact same one!  Nice fish.  I used to fish there all the time.  Used to live in Holmen.

Fished out from schafers today 11:30-3:30. Left with my 15 perch and 2 gills. My only time keeping fish out of there all winter. Ice was 11.5” in my holes. Shoreline was great on the way out and had 2-3 feet of open water flooding on top of that soft shore ice by time I left. There are many spots that are off limits and you can clearly see where you should not be walking by the color of the ice.  I suppose a guy could get out one more day tomorrow but by the afternoon, that north shoreline will be blasted. This wraps up my season  

Probably my last outing for the year. Fished off Schafer's this past weekend and on Monday. The ice is holding up, but the rain today may end that. Caught good perch over the weekend and gills on Monday. 

Ice/Fishing Report from yesterday for those considering fishing here this weekend. Close to a foot of ice still, but it is SOFT. Auger cut through it like butter. Especially with the anticipated 5" of heavy snow tonight, venturing out after this would be a sketchy not being able to see soft spots. Not to mention all the weight of the snow pushing the ice down and added flow due to the precipitation. Might be the end of the ice season for me. Glad I was able to end with a fun outing. Used red worms and caught perch, crappies, and gills.

I know the area sheriff depts and state/fed Wardens like to airboat train on the late ice. Timing sounds about right. 

Driving along the lake this morning didnt see any fisherman out from Schaffers. 4 or 5 airboats out on the perch flat east of the airport lights. Probably guides/clients. 
Honesty,  i would stay off the ice from foot travel from shore. Noticing quite a few open water holes opening up. It's been mild and heavier winds next couple days along with a sizable snow dump later in the week.

Saw a guy with a quad tow an airboat into Fishermans from the main lake then rip back out there hauling ass so I know guys are out there but I didn't personally make the trip.  That said the auger was going through the ice like a hot knife through butter so the end is nigh.  

Does anyone know if they were doing some sort of training or something out there today? or if there was an incident?  There was a rig in the lot on Fisherman's that had an airboat trailer and said Sheriff on it but it didn't look like LaX County, and when I first got out there I could hear sirens coming from what sounded like the lights or up towards Schaefer's.  Then the sirens stopped and a bit later the guy came by towing the airboat.