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SLIP’S 2017 LOGS, STATUS AND STRATEGIES
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20170222----~~<")))))><(---*Hard-Water Period*-- 4-6" ICE
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While doing some scouting on the local lakes doing drive bys… I noticed all the shanties were removed from the lake and many were resting in the parking lot. Not one fisherman was on the ice.
Drilling a couple holes in the backyard pond resulted in a 4-6 in ice thickness reveal.
Open water… not much longer. A short but record breaking ice-fishing pace for Earl and I this season!
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20170227----~~<")))))><(---*Transition Period*--
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20170301----~~<")))))><(---*Cold Water Period*__10-20% ICE
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20170301-Earliest ice out I’ve ever experienced with record breaking above normal temps for mid Michigan in February. Cut the ice fishing season by 33% on avg.
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20170308----~~<")))))><(---*Transition Period*--Thin Ice
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looking like another 3 weeks of transition ice/open water till nearly the 1st week in April as colder temps move into the region... very low night time temps.
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20170310----~~<")))))><(---*Transition*--Open Water
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with wind and temps in the 50's... Wixom Lake is open but will lock up with ice later in the week with temps in the single digits and teens...
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20170321----~~<")))))><(---*TRANSITION*--ICE
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While we are currently in a transition state between the ice period and cold water period Earl and I decided to do a little recon on some public lakes to expand on. The lakes would be in a radius of 30-minute drive from the home base. Came across this nice little-unmapped jewel worth exploring.
Hopefully id like to get on this lake early in the Cold Water Period to either map the contours with my Elite 7 HDI or better yet with a new Humminbird Helix 7 G.
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20170322----~~<")))))><(---*TRANSITION*--ICE
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