was down yesterday checkin thickness for putting my heavy a#@ fish house out..got about 8 to 8 1/2 all the way across from bayport to the wisc side..as for north or south of there i cant say..fishing according to a few guys i spoke to has been spotty…its a skating rink out there so bring your skates..please use caution with this warm weather..this will loosen up fast..side note beanies ramp is ready to go and the water below 94 is fishable..
drove down there after work today to see if anybody was out. couldn’t believe there was a guy cruising around on a 4 wheeler. does anybody have a good guess as to whether or not the ice will be safe to walk on tommorrow morning?
did you not read the post above..8 to 8.5 inches..more then enough to walk on let alone a 4 wheeler..shore is kinda beat up but otherwise all is well for now
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does anybody have a good guess as to whether or not the ice will be safe to walk on tommorrow morning?
Actually it’s not safe to walk on, unless you have cleats 
amen to that..or skates
Hows the ice looking? Are Guys still driving full sized trucks?
i was out in a truck yesterday morning, but it may be the snowmobile for the rest of the season, the ice was cracking quite a bit. Also I watched an suv break through the ice heave located just upstream of the open water on the wisconsin side. he didn’t go through or get stuck but he definatly broke some ice.
thanx for the update..hopefully we get some cold temps before the end of the season..cross fingers
I’m looking to head out tomorrow to do a little fishing, and I was wondering if anybodys having any luck in the community spots? Any suggestions on what to use? Thanks 
the community spots are easy to figure out, any small crappie jig with a crappie minnow will work. i also have been having luck jigging with a green/glow swedish pimple with just the head and body on. i like to jig about 6 feet off the bottom when the fish are active, the bigger ones will come up quite a ways, and the further you raise them the more likely they are to bite. i’ve found that when the bite slows down i can bounce the jig off the bottom for a minute or two, than slowly lift to get fish to follow, they don’t always bite but its at least nice to get there attention
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i was out in a truck yesterday morning, but it may be the snowmobile for the rest of the season, the ice was cracking quite a bit. Also I watched an suv break through the ice heave located just upstream of the open water on the wisconsin side. he didn’t go through or get stuck but he definatly broke some ice.
Josh,
What open water are you talking about the swing bridge, Lake Malileau spillway, or the power plant?
Thanks,
Turk
that was by the power plant
anybody out today have an ice update? any large cracks or bad areas?
was out tuesday thru thursday ..the wisc shoreline access is a little rough but other then that it seemed all good..i still recommmend using caution when driving in all areas ..its a skating rink for sure as well..bring your cleats
thanks bill, maybe i’ll drive the cavalier out tommorrow
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thanks bill, maybe i’ll drive the cavalier out tommorrow
I was thinking the same thing. Usually when you get on the ice you’re fine with a car. How is the access/hill on the WI side? Good enough for a vee dub?
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How is the access/hill on the WI side? Good enough for a vee dub?
The WI Ferry Landing access is not so good. If it is a warm day the springs keep two feet of water open between the ice and shore. You need 4 wheel drive.
However there is one spot where the ice heave was busted up and you can drive over that and bypass the little bit of open water, but if that heave melts by the spring water (not sure that can or will happen)then you will be back to needing a four wheel drive.
Good news is access on MN side is good.
Looked Like a truck not too far south of the Stillwater bridge today. Maybe they were everywhere? I couldn’t see shanty town from the bridge.
we were out yesterday we used the mn side landing and there were quite a few full size trucks out there , we drove a suburban out and there was 17″ everywhere we drilled . we dident go to the main communities of shacks we mostly fished away from them in about 22ft . got a few decent crappies and a smally to boot but fishing was pretty slow otherwise. Not a strong current either my jig was pretty much under the hole and easy to see on the vex. They seemed to respond well to my glow red demon jigs tipped with euros, or my green diamond jigs tipped with euros, they were feeding about 5-7 ft off the bottom and were looking for heavy jiggen.
good luck out there and yes dont forget your cleats !!!
Tight Lines !!! 
did anybody else have a tough time getting anything to bite today??? Only 5 crappies in 3.5 hours than left, marked several but they wouldn’t bite, maybe time for some new spots
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did anybody else have a tough time getting anything to bite today??? Only 5 crappies in 3.5 hours than left, marked several but they wouldn’t bite, maybe time for some new spots
or baits 
has anybody been out this week? how’s the ice?
Ice is still constant and safe in the main basin area, cant speak of the power lines or south by the dam.
Though, use caution along the ice crack traveling north and south along Anderson point drilled a hole in it and the ice 5 to 6 inches thick on the edges
and gets wider the further north you go.
just wanted to give everybody a heads up..the access on the mn. side is in rough shape..a pick up put his front end through at the edge this morning and had to be pulled out..if your using this access just go to the far left of the main access point or stay to the right of the main access point..you will see a large hole..avoid it or pay the price..by the way its a sloppy mess out there
I could not sleep this am decided to head to the Croix was there at 5 am drove to the acess and it looked slushy got out of the car to check it out and got a soaker. Did not have the Cajones to give it a go. Ended up at White Bear for the morning. Glad I decided to not give it a go.
Zoomer.
The access is getting hairy that’s for sure. Front end went through last night coming off during the snow could hardly see with all that wind and snow. Luckily I had enough momentum to get out. Thought I was done for when the rears went in as I only have 2 wheel drive.
Stinker of a bite that’s until 5:30 with a short mad bite that lasted 25 minutes. 5 -12 inch crappies and a 17inch sauger. 5pm did get a couple small/cigar walleyes again those little guys sure like that white pink fiska.
How is the Bayport access holding up on the MN side?
How bad was the croix hit in Bayport with this snow/ice storm? Rain, or snow? Access / Ice predictions or reports.
I was out there last weekend on Saturday. The access at Bayport was good as long as you didn’t go near the cones. I drilled on 17″ on the north end of Shanty Town, and 16.5″ about 1/2 mile north of Shanty Town.
I’m hoping to return this weekend, pending drivable ice.
Someone drove out from N Hudson landing today.
we got about 4 inches or so in the area..i took my wheel house off tuesday just because i thought we might be getting a lot more snow then we did..both accesses were in reasonably good shape considering the weather we have or havent had..it was a skating rink out there tuesday..
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