Ice thickness

  • Charlie “Turk” Gierke
    Hudson Wisconsin
    Posts: 1020
    January 15, 2016 at 1:54 pm #1592844

    FYI – The ice the Bayport area in middle of the river south of the ice road is about 6 – 8″ thick AT THE MOST.

    Turk

    slipperybob
    Lil'Can, MN
    Posts: 1422
    January 15, 2016 at 3:27 pm #1592860

    Thanks for the report.

    Sam
    St.Francis
    Posts: 384
    January 16, 2016 at 2:44 pm #1593028

    Where do you guys go out in the bay port area

    slipperybob
    Lil'Can, MN
    Posts: 1422
    January 17, 2016 at 2:29 am #1593153
    Sam wrote:

    Where do you guys go out in the bay port area

    Me, usually just in front of the park or I haul my stuff almost to the WI side. Sometimes I just set up right smack in the middle. I try to hit 30′ of water on most occasions or deeper for crappies. 25′ or less for perch and gills, sometimes. 15′ to 20′ if I’m trying for walleyes on rare occasions. I try to avoid mudpuppies…

    Sam
    St.Francis
    Posts: 384
    January 18, 2016 at 11:36 pm #1593681

    I meant where do you access the river from bayport other than the Anderson window access haha I was going to try and catch a few sturgeon this weekend

    slipperybob
    Lil'Can, MN
    Posts: 1422
    January 19, 2016 at 3:18 am #1593691

    There’s an access by Anderson Windows open to the public! Or is that the power plant? Long haul for sled.

    I just use the park in Bayport. Park in the overflow parking just a few hundred yards South from the beach. Or you can haul stuff down the beach. If you want to drive onto the river, when ice is thick enough, there’s a sign and directions right there in the park to tell you how to get onto the river. The access is on the south end of town just crossing the RR tracks.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18723
    January 19, 2016 at 1:00 pm #1593835

    How about Prescott? They fishing there yet? PM me if secret. I wouldnt mind hitting the Croix this week mid afternoon one day.

    slipperybob
    Lil'Can, MN
    Posts: 1422
    January 22, 2016 at 9:53 am #1594573

    11 inches. White crusty on top.

    Sam
    St.Francis
    Posts: 384
    January 23, 2016 at 5:48 pm #1594916

    the access at Anderson is a boat ramp and the long ass walk is the one at the power plant I only go to the power plant to get shad for bait they are stacked in there

    slipperybob
    Lil'Can, MN
    Posts: 1422
    January 28, 2016 at 1:14 pm #1596316

    I guess I don’t know about that boat ramp. Just never seen anyone walked from that direction. Well I did see a few full sized trucks out, mostly from the WI side.

    I drove on the ice in my small car on Sunday.

    slipperybob
    Lil'Can, MN
    Posts: 1422
    January 30, 2016 at 7:29 pm #1596711

    I went exploring some. 14″ then 30 yards away it was 7″. I found a spot of clear black ice, cracks are about 4″ deep. I didn’t drill there. Didn’t bring the cleats. Need cleats for sure.

    slipperybob
    Lil'Can, MN
    Posts: 1422
    February 3, 2016 at 10:02 am #1597558

    Ice is down to 10-11 inches. Nobody on. Soft powder on ground. Windy, around 10-15 mph.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18723
    February 4, 2016 at 8:48 am #1597782

    Catching anything out there Bob?

    slipperybob
    Lil'Can, MN
    Posts: 1422
    February 4, 2016 at 11:20 pm #1598009
    suzuki wrote:

    Catching anything out there Bob?

    I did, three crappies. Two of them 9″ one 11″. Several mooneyes, always the lure chaser and bait stealers. A baby white bass, only 6″. Two saugers 14″ and 15″.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18723
    February 5, 2016 at 1:03 pm #1598136

    Nice.

    slipperybob
    Lil'Can, MN
    Posts: 1422
    February 5, 2016 at 3:32 pm #1598174

    I checked the ice today. 13″ in several spots. Good powder on ground. No slush…

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