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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 10:44 AM
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ice fishing?????

any one know of a good source to find out ice thickness for inland lakes in Michigan?
 
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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 06:57 PM
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oh wow, that would be nice to know

i got about 4-5 inches on my lake here and about 2-3 inches of slush on top of that. =(
 
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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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and where are u? i was out on long lake (just out side of traverse city) today
and it was 3-4 inches with a few thinner and thicker spots. fished for an hour and got nutin. didnt expect much for my first time out ever. its sad im 21 and today was my first time ice fishing.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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Big Norway by lake george.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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it's -35 up here with the wind so we are making ALOT of ice this weekend. Looks like we will have good ice for our fishing serby next month
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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theres 24" of ice on the inland lake i'm fishing on.....
 
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 07:56 AM
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Yooper, what is the fishing tournament, Walleye? Is it in Big Bay? Man I would love that.

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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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Our local gun club has a fishing derby on Shakey Lakes here in Menominee County. They have it on the free fishing weekend and we have a pretty good turn out.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 12:37 PM
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Sounds like a good time, to bad it's a 6 1/2 hr drive for me. Guess I will have to fish down here. When is the free weekend? I didn't get a fishing license this year, gonna wait til spring to get one for 08.
 
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Michigan Free Fishing Weekend in the weekend of Feb 16-17 2008
 
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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Sweet thanks Yooper, good luck with your tournament!

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