Off Monroe. Lookers so far. Jigging. Just set up a few tip ups. Well see.
Dan - on LS1
Chicago landing is OK. ACP is good for ATV travel. Primitive launch is OK. Tenth street is OK. Monroe was good for ATV. Not sure about truck. The Lure was OK but getting slushy especially because the ice is sitting on the sand on the beach. The rest of the lake was good today.
Went looking for dinner tonight. Took me eight holes in high probability areas and on the last hole I struck gold! I haven't been able to get out to chase perch yet. To bad the ice season is about done. Only a couple more trips in the books for this season.
Full day trip today. We drove off the primitive launch and headed west towards tenth. The landing was good this morning but was getting wet when we drove off. Our driving days are very limited for this year. It'll be ATV and walking only, very soon.
We had over 30 flags today. Lots of bait thieves!! Went through over 3 dozen suckers and shiners and a few black tails. Some of the minnows were hit a couple times before hooking up. We caught about 15 walleyes, only one legal at 16. Also got some white bass and of course a catfish. Lots of white bass chasing this morning and then those schools moved out and it was mainly walleyes cruising through the rest of the day. Had multiple doubles and triples on tip ups. Only a couple were wind flags.
Full day trip with Jim and Tim from Illinois. We worked an area that is normally a good walleye spot for me. Today it turned out to be a good spot for just about everything! We caught 15 walleyes but all were short. Over 30 white bass, a crappie, perch, and a few cats. Almost everything came jigging. It took a few minutes to figure out the color and bait they wanted today but after a lot of chasing and no eaters I finally found what they wanted. #3 jigging rap with a couple spikes. They were very color specific! 31-33 fow off the channel.
The ice was great this morning. We'll see how it holds up this week.
I want to get out one more time before I put the UTV away and get the boat out. Took a ride this afternoon around 3:00 to check things out. Monroe access is in good shape for ATV/UTV or sleds, it's protected from the sun most of the day. I don't think I would take a truck out from there though. Three trailers in the lot on the hill. The road going down is in good shape now, but the parking lot is melting fast. Stopped by PCP and like Thomas and Jason said, the launch is shot. I would not go on with a truck, but ATV/UTV, no problem just stay to the left over the sand bar. Only 2 trailers in the lot, and it is clear of snow. Water has dropped 1.57 feet since the drawdown started. I hope the park has Fenner clear all the sand out this year so all ramps are open. If not there will only be two that are usable.
Stay safe