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Offline Karl Blanchard

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Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« on: December 29, 2021, 10:15:11 AM »
Anyone making holes in the ice yet? Hoping to hit Curlew in the next few weeks. Anyone have an ice report for Curlew?
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Re: Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2021, 10:24:46 AM »
Last week it had about 3 inches of clear with 2 of gray.  Heard of one person might have gotten some thru the hole.
But it is making ice today.

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Re: Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2021, 10:30:18 AM »
Ahh, you beat me to it! Was going to bring this up later today. We’re getting our new Eskimo Eskape 2800 today sometime. Headed for Cascade Lake January 21 for a week :rockin:
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Re: Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2021, 10:46:37 AM »
Last year somebody posted this webcam at Fish lake.
https://lakewenatcheeinfo.com/fishlake-webcam/

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Re: Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2021, 11:24:41 AM »
Ahh, you beat me to it! Was going to bring this up later today. We’re getting our new Eskimo Eskape 2800 today sometime. Headed for Cascade Lake January 21 for a week :rockin:
I'll be at Cascade jan 21-25 as well. Hopefully its clear and cold with no wind  :chuckle:
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Re: Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2021, 11:38:36 AM »
Haven't seen anyone out there yet. My wife drives by there every day.

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Re: Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2021, 11:43:04 AM »
Ahh, you beat me to it! Was going to bring this up later today. We’re getting our new Eskimo Eskape 2800 today sometime. Headed for Cascade Lake January 21 for a week :rockin:
I'll be at Cascade jan 21-25 as well. Hopefully its clear and cold with no wind  :chuckle:
Oh wow, that’s funny. We got a house rented close to Boulder launch. There’s supposed to be a bunch of us going but we’ll see  :rolleyes: .
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Re: Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2021, 04:10:31 PM »
I haven't ice fished in a long time!  Coincidence, today I just picked up a power auger lol.

but struck out on poles,  found some kids poles on clearance for 5 bux ea ,so picked up a fist full of those for kids and perch or crappie.


I suspect most typical ice fishin lakes are gtg

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Re: Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2021, 05:11:32 PM »
I haven't ice fished in a long time!  Coincidence, today I just picked up a power auger lol.

but struck out on poles,  found some kids poles on clearance for 5 bux ea ,so picked up a fist full of those for kids and perch or crappie.


I suspect most typical ice fishin lakes are gtg

I picked up a couple of Thermo Ice combo poles from North 40 in Colville a month ago, I’m assuming you went there since it’s in your neighborhood. There was lots of them available at the time. I’ve gotten pretty finicky about poles since my rookie year. My husband got stuck with a homemade ice pole made from a regular trout pole and it was too stiff and he missed a lot of subtle bites. Now I have super light, light and a medium action “ice” poles. Nothing wrong with chopping a trout pole just make sure it’s fairly limber.
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Re: Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2021, 05:12:55 PM »
N40, Clarks, Walmart all out today

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Re: Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2021, 05:15:14 PM »
N40, Clarks, Walmart all out today
Holy crow, that’s crazy.
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Re: Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2021, 05:36:18 PM »
You will get addicted.
Next You will need some type of hut to keep your kids toasty.

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Re: Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2021, 05:37:56 PM »
My hut didn’t make it today >:( .
$5 is a lot of money if you ain't got it

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Re: Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« Reply #13 on: December 29, 2021, 05:58:15 PM »
Hut?  Hell this is Stevens county, you burn pallets and sacks of garbage to keep warm

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Re: Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!
« Reply #14 on: December 29, 2021, 06:00:15 PM »
And throw the keystone cans back into the holes.

 


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