03-20-2023, 03:24 AM
(03-19-2023, 10:15 PM)Troutster Wrote: I am in negotiations with my wife for one last ice outing for the year. I’d like to hit Strawberry or the Gorge. Are the fish still active enough this late and is the ice still good? The slush at the Berry seems much worse than at FG but I’ll bet the edges at FG get bad first. Any recent reports on either would be great.
Fished the Strawberry marina today in 53 FOW. Caught 22 cutts and 1 bow. No Slush all day. Temp was -8 F on the drive this morning, 34 F when I drove out. Snow is firm, so I did not shovel before drilling holes. It was 41 inches to get to the water. The handle of the auger was in the snow when I punched through. Never seen it this deep in 13 years of ice fishing at the berry.