bowstring area

i’m kinda surprised noones out on the ice based on what i see on the 3 webcams in the area??

There’s no fish anywhere around there. Just keep driving…

Erik Swenson wrote:

There’s no fish anywhere around there. Just keep driving…

Erik Swenson wrote:

There’s no fish anywhere around there. Just keep driving…

I know better bud!

heard yesterday the 3rd river flowage has 6 inches of ice…..i’ll be good to go…….unless they get to much snow…..i wont cross any water over 10 ft this trip!!! with what i seen for lows midweek….like -11 and warming up when i’m there……..yippee!!!

i’ll be on my way friday morning!!!

Erik, ya lead me astray… there are fish!

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there’s activity out from Geigers on Bowstring as well as the narrows!!!!

Heading up today and may get out a day or so. Reach out if you’re in the area.

Erik Swenson wrote:

Heading up today and may get out a day or so. Reach out if you’re in the area.

will do, but thinking i wont go up. i’ll be up alone and with no snow on the lakes i’m not looking to bust my noggin open slipping and falling!!!!!

Sounds good. Not trying to talk you into anything, but if that’s the only reason it doesn’t look like that’s the case on Bowstring anyway. There’s a layer of crusty snow by the looks of it. I have cleats anyway if not.

Erik Swenson wrote:

Sounds good. Not trying to talk you into anything, but if that’s the only reason it doesn’t look like that’s the case on Bowstring anyway. There’s a layer of crusty snow by the looks of it. I have cleats anyway if not.

drive Glenn crazy saying that!!!

Mike Schulz wrote:

drive Glenn crazy saying that!!!

naw…..but maybe not much more!!!!!!

pictures of fish could do it!!!!!!

Hope will have some to share! Have some rust to knock off. Haven’t been out yet this year.

Heading up to fish this weekend. Going to be butt cold!

Glenn where you at?

at home….after years of dealing with butt cold weather i know better!!!!!!

stuff wont start……things break!!!

It most definitely looks to be stuff breaking cold. I may wait a weekend and follow your sage advice!

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Looks like you had a lot of action. Very nice.

AK Guy wrote:

Looks like you had a lot of action. Very nice.

thanks, been up 2 times prior and this is the best I’ve had combined. All but 1 will hit the smoker before I head home.

All but 1 will hit the smoker before I head home.

awesome!!!

Looks like you’re 1 short…

Erik Swenson wrote:

Looks like you’re 1 short…

not good to limit out in 1 day…..then i gotta quit.

anyone been up that way lately……. i dont suspect i’ll be back up till mid march……but anyone talking about needing auger extensions yet???

i know LOTW’s is!!!

Haven’t been out Glenn but would reckon that some of the ice reports we’ve been seeing probably aren’t too far off. 30”+ is likely. I did put my extension on, but haven’t been able to get up for a few weeks. Might be March before that happens too. Wouldn’t mind chasing some perch and panfish since should be ice well into April this year.

Eric……have you been up lately??? i’m heading up next friday….a week from today for more then likely last ice fishing trip.

with this warm spell more concerned about getting on the lake then ice out further?

and with this wind today…..hopin i dont need to chainsaw my way back to the cabin!!!

I haven’t yet and it’s looking like we’ll be up at the same time. Should be fine, but good idea to have the saw handy. Let me know if you need any help getting in and let’s do a little fishing if it works out.

Erik Swenson wrote:

I haven’t yet and it’s looking like we’ll be up at the same time. Should be fine, but good idea to have the saw handy. Let me know if you need any help getting in and let’s do a little fishing if it works out.

there’s a fella on another forum i know that lives between rapids and Marcell.. said small vehicles and wheelers driving all over the lakes yet and hadnt notices any detriation yet on the shorelines!!!!

Highbanks posted this today. There access is closed for the season

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Glenn please post up an ice and shoreline report once you’re up there. I’d like to get up to the cabin by Winnie next weekend or the following for another trip. Hoping I can take the truck out and leave the wheeler at home. Not fishing on winnie.

I live south of there and we lost most snow but shorelines and ice is still fine.

FinnyDinDin wrote:

Glenn please post up an ice and shoreline report once you’re up there. I’d like to get up to the cabin by Winnie next weekend or the following for another trip. Hoping I can take the truck out and leave the wheeler at home. Not fishing on winnie.

I live south of there and we lost most snow but shorelines and ice is still fine.

will do……we are about 7 miles north of of bowstring…..north end!!