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SLIP’S 2017 LOGS, STATUS AND STRATEGIES

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Permalink Reply by Slip Sinker on February 22, 2017 at 11:20pm

20170222----~~<")))))><(---*Hard-Water Period*-- 4-6" ICE

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Permalink Reply by Slip Sinker on February 23, 2017 at 9:32am

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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Permalink Reply by Slip Sinker on February 27, 2017 at 10:33am

20170227----~~<")))))><(---*Transition Period*--

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Permalink Reply by Slip Sinker on March 2, 2017 at 9:59am

20170301----~~<")))))><(---*Cold Water Period*__10-20% ICE

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Permalink Reply by Slip Sinker on March 2, 2017 at 10:15am

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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Permalink Reply by Slip Sinker on March 8, 2017 at 10:04am

20170308----~~<")))))><(---*Transition Period*--Thin Ice

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Permalink Reply by Slip Sinker on March 8, 2017 at 10:10am

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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Permalink Reply by Slip Sinker on March 17, 2017 at 10:16am

20170310----~~<")))))><(---*Transition*--Open Water

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Permalink Reply by Slip Sinker on March 17, 2017 at 10:19am

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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Permalink Reply by Slip Sinker on March 22, 2017 at 9:17am

20170321----~~<")))))><(---*TRANSITION*--ICE

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Permalink Reply by Slip Sinker on March 22, 2017 at 9:20am

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.