IDO ICE FISHING GTG MILLE LACS 2018

Does the bridge make my butt look big?

If all goes well I may be up by 6pm ish Friday. Wish me luck! Let’s just hope this warmth tomorrow and this stupid south wind doesn’t do anything to their access. Fingers crossed guys.

6? All the busch lite will be gone by then.

Eelpoutguy wrote:

6? All the busch lite will be gone by then.

Lol. I will make sure I bring momma plenty of blue Smoothies from home then.
With me headed to AZ next week, I can’t leave work early this week. Sucks.

MNdrifter wrote:

If all goes well I may be up by 6pm ish Friday. Wish me luck! Let’s just hope this warmth tomorrow and this stupid south wind doesn’t do anything to their access. Fingers crossed guys.

Now you’ve done it, you jinxed us again. Wasn’t it you last year too?

Keep your walkie talkie turned on. Sounds like there may be one or two others arriving around that same time as you. Might intercept you in the parking lot when you pull in. And then… “open The Door”…?

Walleyestudent Andy Cox wrote:

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If all goes well I may be up by 6pm ish Friday. Wish me luck! Let’s just hope this warmth tomorrow and this stupid south wind doesn’t do anything to their access. Fingers crossed guys.

Now you’ve done it, you jinxed us again. Wasn’t it you last year too?

I’m pretty sure I’ve seen they have a backhoe parked there before. I’m handy on one so I’ll be sure to bring my John Deere key. We’ll get out. Last year was safety. There was a lot of people uneasy about what was going on out there, myself included. I am one of the biggest chickens when it comes to ice. Better safe than sorry. From what I’ve seen as early as Sunday. There is no issues with the ice. I even did some off road bushwhacking this weekend.

MNdrifter wrote:

There was a lot of people uneasy about what was going on out there, myself included. I am one of the biggest chickens when it comes to ice. Better safe than sorry. From what I’ve seen as early as Sunday. There is no issues with the ice. I even did some off road bushwhacking this weekend.

I was just poking at you about the jinx. No worries this year, last year? It was beyond safety, the ice fell apart up there. For reference, the pic below I posted last year as a “funny” pic but click on it and look at the driveway. That was the Sunday before as I was loading up and it was pushing 60 degrees and I was in a t-shirt. And that was before all that rain that sunk everything.

This year we should be golden.

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Technical Update:

I sent a “test” group text to all of you who provided me your contact info. I’m hoping this will be a more efficient way to communicate starting Friday when the fun begins. If anyone did not get a text msge, let me know or PM.

Walleyestudent Andy Cox wrote:

Technical Update:

I sent a “test” group text to all of you who provided me your contact info.

Thanks Andy, now EPG is sending me some rather concerning text messages…He said something about FH #9, a tub of butter and some vegetarian summer sausage. Is he talking about breakfast?…I also think he was trying to type out some sort of sasquatch sound…

That’s not breakfast, more like happy hour

404 ERROR wrote:

Thanks Andy, now EPG is sending me some rather concerning text messages…He said something about FH #9, a tub of butter and some vegetarian summer sausage. Is he talking about breakfast?…I also think he was trying to type out some sort of sasquatch sound…

Yea…I was kinda worried about that. Now that he’s “out of the public eye”…so to speak, I figured things were bound to get more weird.

And edit…the fun has already begun!

Eelpoutguy wrote:

That’s not breakfast, more like happy hour

Happy hour huh? happy for who?

Looking at that picture EPG, my wife says one word…….. Manscaping.

Checked beer run off my to do list.

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I believe there is that fishing contest out of Garrison too! So you may want to watch the traffic when it lets out!

MNdrifter wrote:

Looking at that picture EPG, my wife says one word…….. Manscaping.

Checked beer run off my to do list.

Among other things, I checked the brats off my shopping list. Johnsonville. Wouldn’t be surprised if John Gillespie made a cameo appearance out of nowhere.
We’re going to need some of those “blue smoothies” to boil the brats. I’m not gonna waste my “good” beer to cook brats.

MNdrifter wrote:

Looking at that picture EPG, my wife says one word…….. Manscaping.

Checked beer run off my to do list.

Does that Busch stuff come with a complimentary roll of Charmin? …if not, it should

mikek wrote:

I believe there is that fishing contest out of Garrison too! So you may want to watch the traffic when it lets out!

The big DU contest, I’m not sure any in our group…at least none that I know of that would be leaving in that direction when that concludes.

But thanks for the reminder, there could be a run on bait particularly at Tutt’s and Lundeen’s. Those of us coming up earlier Friday should be okay, but still something to think about.

Wouldn’t be surprised if John Gillespie made a cameo appearance out of nowhere.

I can’t wait to whack him with the business end of a Frabil. And he WILL get close lined off his Yamaha if he pulls up as I’m getting ready to set the hook on a tip up. Just sayin’.

Finally got off work YIPPEE!!!! The wife and I are leaving tomorrow morning we will be there Thursday through Sunday morning. Cant wait are goal tomorrow is a leisurely drive up there and get a night bite in can’t wait always working nights all the time. Meant to comment more but had to tie so many loose ends up at work. See you all there!! Dumb question here but is EPG house #9 is that a rental one? Just want to find you guys we doubt our cell service will work much up there.

What’s ice conditions?

Truck travel everywhere easy enough?

What’s the snowpack like?

I’ll be leaving in 24 hours!

We will be leaving the south metro about 3:45am tomorrow!

nhamm wrote:

What’s ice conditions?

Truck travel everywhere easy enough?

What’s the snowpack like?

Curious as well. Debating hassle of bringing the UTV and trailer or just travel by pickup.

I was out yesterday and you can travel pretty much anywhere by truck. Just watch out for the plow banks, most are soggy and wet.

That definitely simplifies my logistics if I can leave the UTV and trailer behind. Thanks for the report!

Jamin wrote:

That definitely simplifies my logistics if I can leave the UTV and trailer behind. Thanks for the report!

Yeah, there really is no reason to bring one unless you want to play around. There are a few areas on the Pond that, around freeze up, the ice got pushed around with the wind and is a little jagged. Just use common sense. Not sure if it was this thread or another but I commented about how you can literally go from Isle Bay all the way to Myr Mar. The ice is anywhere from 24″-30″ thick and the snow cover is minimal.

Everyone take lots of pics and post them after happy hour, I think it will be fun to see what goes on…especially around EPG’s house

I just stopped and picked up breakfast for Saturday morning

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Nick,
I also picked up a bottle of the good stuff for me and you.

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Yes!! You get them packets with that?