02-22-2022, 12:55 AM
Thank you very much for the tip. I was not expecting to get a response, and this is exactly what I am looking for. I can't believe I hadn't seen this, only an hour south of Big Sky, which is where we will be heading from. I assumed we'd need to go north to find ice.
Fishing has always been a passion of mine, and lately I have been itching to broaden my horizons beyond the lakes of MN. I have been visiting my parents in Florida a handful of times the last couple years, and have found a whole new passion in saltwater fishing. After realizing how much larger the fishing world is than the 10,000 lakes of MN, I've decided to explore it.
I thank you for offering to answer some follow up questions, and I am going to bombard you with some. Thank you for any info you willing to give.
Have you been to Henrys this ice season? How was your experience? I know ice conditions are never really a guarantee, and I feel like an asshole even asking this, but if its always been closed through memorial weekend, how do you know it would have ice in mid March? Is the only access through the state park on the SE side? What depth would you typically target trout this time of year? Is live bait allowed, if so would you even recommend it? Seems like minnows aren't a common thing out there. I think you, and the videos I've been watching, have sold me on this lake, but I do get a little nervous about ice conditions with how far south it is, maybe that's just my Minnesota showing. Is it the altitude that keeps it locked up into the Spring?
A little more on our trip, day 1 is driving, we'd be skiing the second and third day, ideally get to where we'll be ice fishing the night after skiing day 3, which makes this lake a huge benefit. This way we could ice fish our entire fourth day, and even take our time heading west day 5.
Now, I have this image in my head of simply driving up a forest road up the side of a mountain until I reach a stream with trout in it, grabbing my 7' spinning rod, and hooking into some fish. Is this realistic at all? Because that is what I was thinking of doing as I worked my way to the coast days 5 and 6. Maybe even stumbling into some high-altitude lakes that are still locked up. Is this a total pipe dream, or is that possible?
Fishing has always been a passion of mine, and lately I have been itching to broaden my horizons beyond the lakes of MN. I have been visiting my parents in Florida a handful of times the last couple years, and have found a whole new passion in saltwater fishing. After realizing how much larger the fishing world is than the 10,000 lakes of MN, I've decided to explore it.
I thank you for offering to answer some follow up questions, and I am going to bombard you with some. Thank you for any info you willing to give.
Have you been to Henrys this ice season? How was your experience? I know ice conditions are never really a guarantee, and I feel like an asshole even asking this, but if its always been closed through memorial weekend, how do you know it would have ice in mid March? Is the only access through the state park on the SE side? What depth would you typically target trout this time of year? Is live bait allowed, if so would you even recommend it? Seems like minnows aren't a common thing out there. I think you, and the videos I've been watching, have sold me on this lake, but I do get a little nervous about ice conditions with how far south it is, maybe that's just my Minnesota showing. Is it the altitude that keeps it locked up into the Spring?
A little more on our trip, day 1 is driving, we'd be skiing the second and third day, ideally get to where we'll be ice fishing the night after skiing day 3, which makes this lake a huge benefit. This way we could ice fish our entire fourth day, and even take our time heading west day 5.
Now, I have this image in my head of simply driving up a forest road up the side of a mountain until I reach a stream with trout in it, grabbing my 7' spinning rod, and hooking into some fish. Is this realistic at all? Because that is what I was thinking of doing as I worked my way to the coast days 5 and 6. Maybe even stumbling into some high-altitude lakes that are still locked up. Is this a total pipe dream, or is that possible?