What’s the Ice Condition on the Chain?

  • JoeMX1825
    MN
    Posts: 17538
    December 14, 2012 at 2:20 pm #1295940

    I’m sure the river channels are open, but do the main lakes have any base of ice on them?

    Calvin Svihel
    Moderator
    Northwest Metro, MN
    Posts: 3862
    December 14, 2012 at 2:22 pm #1120366

    Spoke to a local Cold Spring resident last night, said they are starting to venture out. Horseshoe along 22 is where most are starting to go out. River system with snow, proceed with caution.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22386
    December 14, 2012 at 4:55 pm #1120420

    Also heard they are fishing out on Mud by the Valley, so Browns and the Chain shouldn’t be far behind

    my4x4yj
    Litchfield, Meeker Cnty, MN
    Posts: 13
    December 19, 2012 at 3:16 pm #1121914

    Drove around the chain on Monday and saw no one fishing any lake except Browns, all walk outs on the NE corner. Didn’t even see any evidence anyone had been on the chain, ie; no ice shaving mounds. Some old atv tracks in the slush near shore.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22386
    December 19, 2012 at 11:38 pm #1122056

    report today is they are driving ATV’s and snowmobiles all over Browns Buddy got a nice limit of crappies last night

    mnfish
    Lake Elmo MN
    Posts: 1104
    December 26, 2012 at 6:57 pm #1123998

    Wanting to fish for cats out there. Any suggestions? Baits? Spots or bays?

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    December 26, 2012 at 8:40 pm #1124054

    Quote:

    Wanting to fish for cats out there. Any suggestions? Baits? Spots or bays?

    Any bait, any spot, any bay, any hole.

    gixxer01
    Avon, MN
    Posts: 639
    December 27, 2012 at 4:43 pm #1124355

    Red Buckshot spoon tipped with minnow head and Green frosty jig. The Methane Hole will be best for numbers, but cats can be caught anywhere. Anywhere you would expect to find crappies, would be a great place to start.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    December 27, 2012 at 7:07 pm #1124416

    There is a flat up there away from the crowds I want to try.

    glenn57
    cold spring mn
    Posts: 11672
    December 27, 2012 at 8:14 pm #1124460

    drove by the chain x-mas eve. there where 4 shelters out in the meth hole as well as houses scattered all over. there was even a small truck out there just around the point to the north where you normally go onto the lake!

    silverbulletguy1
    Posts: 5
    December 31, 2012 at 2:09 am #1125343

    Saw a full size truck driving on at the winter access last night that drove towards Kron’s Bay. Several others parked on the ice near shore. I only measured 8-10 where I was at.

    gixxer01
    Avon, MN
    Posts: 639
    January 1, 2013 at 11:15 pm #1125911

    Was it an older model blue two tone chevy? He drove by me doing close to 15-20mph. Flooded the inside of the shack.

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