Just FYI be very careful up there at Rockport. Ice conditions vary dramatically by location on the lake.
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Assuming that report was “damn” end of the lake. We Fished off the west side more on the south end on Sunday the 18th, the ice was about 5.5 inches maybe, half clear half grey. It was cold and pretty sound. Fishing was good 6 of us kept just shy of 6 limits we found them shallow enough we could cull, they were decent sized fish we kept. BUT, seeing warmer temps and the ice conditions. We decided it would be the last time we fished that end of the lake. Maybe any of the lake . When temps are very cold that grey ice can be pretty solid, when warmer it loses a very significant amount of strength. Be very careful with these recent warmer temps and or even rain. Conditions can deteriorate very quickly from safe to not. Please use good judgement check don’t assume . No fish is worth a disaster or death.
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Assuming that report was “damn” end of the lake. We Fished off the west side more on the south end on Sunday the 18th, the ice was about 5.5 inches maybe, half clear half grey. It was cold and pretty sound. Fishing was good 6 of us kept just shy of 6 limits we found them shallow enough we could cull, they were decent sized fish we kept. BUT, seeing warmer temps and the ice conditions. We decided it would be the last time we fished that end of the lake. Maybe any of the lake . When temps are very cold that grey ice can be pretty solid, when warmer it loses a very significant amount of strength. Be very careful with these recent warmer temps and or even rain. Conditions can deteriorate very quickly from safe to not. Please use good judgement check don’t assume . No fish is worth a disaster or death.
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