just a quick update on the horseshoe chain. last reports i heard was ice thickness varies greatly and most are avoiding the chain right now, same with rice lake, and last i heard……..2 days ago………..koronis was still mostly open!!!
I’d steer clear of the Chain for now. Even the shallow bays have highly variable ice. 5 inches next to 2.5. Its full of cracks too.
that truely depends on when you decide to come up if you use an ATV or drive out. AND where you go. your better off asking closer to when you head this way. right now i wouldnt trust a wheeler.
there where a few people out fishing on the chain………..not many. i did see one wheeler…….the rest walked.
how far do you have to walk to get to a good area?
not sure what you define as the good area, but from what i seen they were going off the winter access. some where in the bay, some where around what i believe is called dog island and others where around the point. there was noone near the meth hole. i did not drive around krons bay! there was no activity on cedar island side access except a spear shack. just beyond the acceccess in that small bay that butts up to the road there where quite a few out there, best i know is they fish panfish there but are small!
my granddaughter, her boyfriend and a friend of there’s where out on big lake near the chain……….said there was a foot of ice. this was last nite. 12-26.
oh and only 3 crappies!!!!!!!!
I’m seeing vehicles parking on the ice near the Winter Access. Seems a little premature, but they’re still above water.
Does anyone know if the ice is safe enough to drive out to the meth hole towing a 8×17 ice castle? Looking for a place to fish this weekend with my son and a buddy and his son and thought that trying for some cats might be fun.
I drove by the chain this past Saturday afternoon and seen no activity near the meth hole.. there where vehicles with big houses other places. I don’t know how much ice is out there.
How much ice is out on the main channel?
Haven’t been on the chain in a while. There is plenty of ice for vehicles, but your reference to the main channel has me confused.
Main channel, I think of the river, I’d never go near that.
Sorry glenn57, I meant “Meth Hole”…
There were vehicles around that area fishing Sunday afternoon with good size houses. Just need to know where and where not to go.
There’s a ton of ice out there now. Still don’t want to drive near the Meth Hole or any areas along the river.
the winter landings really took a beating from yesterday. i couldn’t believe there was 3-4 vehicles out yesterday much less one out today. the river had at least twice the open water today then yesterday. there where a few that used wheelers to go out.
I heard there were a few trucks out yesterday. I can’t imagine the ice integrity is any good at the accesses. It doesn’t matter how thick it is in the middle. The weakest link breaks the chain.
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