Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!

[Southpole]

Updated Cascade conditions, looking much better.

https://idfg.idaho.gov/blog/2022/01/lake-cascade-ice-conditions-jan-11-2022?fbclid=IwAR3-rgFkxdA51c3b49MrQ0GhC2ds8LzJ4RVrLpY3fgpUlvekDScnRUQc9wU

That does look better!

[Rob]

So where are all the photos of the fish caught???  I want some pictures!

[Machias]

Anyone fished for burbot on Bonner Lake in North Idaho?  If so, any tips you'd like to share?

[Gobble Gobble]

Never been ice fishing myself so I'm curious about the snow, slush, ice layers. Looking as some of the links for ice conditions how do get slush between layers of ice? Wouldn't it freeze between the ice layers or does the ice act as an insulator preventing the slush from getting cold enough to fully freeze? I know snow acts as an insulator with only a few inches of cover from ambient temps only allowing the temp to drop 5ish degrees below freezing when the ambient temp could be well below freezing.

[KFhunter]

Snow pushes the ice down, water seeps (gushes) up through cracks, surface of the new water layer freezes, and then gets snowed on again

[hunter399]

I've heard that ice making that sound.
You guys know what I'm talking about.
My wife won't go out on ice,she is scared,she will act the end is coming.

[KFhunter]

I've heard that ice making that sound.
You guys know what I'm talking about.
My wife won't go out on ice,she is scared,she will act the end is coming.

Put her in something like this

[hunter399]

Heck I want to drink some fireball,and take that thing on a ride.  

[Jingles]

Can see that working g until you get 2 feet of snow in top the ice then have to go to a long shaft motor

[Ridgeratt]

https://spokane.craigslist.org/snw/d/spokane-utv-tires/7432578205.html

Here's a set of Bighorn in spokane valley wa.

[Russ McDonald]

Ice making depends on temps if it keeps below freezing it shouldnt slush up even with snow on it.  Ice will groan when it is making ice.  Grew up listening to it out in the fish house.  Sounds creepy if you have never hear it before.  I grew up on yhe 5th largest lake in MN.  We would get up 3 plus feet of solid ice.  We didn't run hand augers most of ours were powered.  We did catch eel pout all the time.  What you call burbot.  So my question for you all.  Do you not use live bait.  Usually we throw a minnow with a spinner on and slay the walleyes.  Catch burbot with thay to.

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[KFhunter]

The lake I was on hadn't seen above freezing temps for a long time but had 4 inches of slush.  It had seen about 2.5 feet of snow, but slushed back all but about 6 inches or so.

Last two days is the only time it got above freeze

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[Southpole]

Ice making depends on temps if it keeps below freezing it shouldnt slush up even with snow on it.  Ice will groan when it is making ice.  Grew up listening to it out in the fish house.  Sounds creepy if you have never hear it before.  I grew up on yhe 5th largest lake in MN.  We would get up 3 plus feet of solid ice.  We didn't run hand augers most of ours were powered.  We did catch eel pout all the time.  What you call burbot.  So my question for you all.  Do you not use live bait.  Usually we throw a minnow with a spinner on and slay the walleyes.  Catch burbot with thay to.

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I believe Washington state says we can’t use live minnows 

[snake]

Ice making depends on temps if it keeps below freezing it shouldnt slush up even with snow on it.  Ice will groan when it is making ice.  Grew up listening to it out in the fish house.  Sounds creepy if you have never hear it before.  I grew up on yhe 5th largest lake in MN.  We would get up 3 plus feet of solid ice.  We didn't run hand augers most of ours were powered.  We did catch eel pout all the time.  What you call burbot.  So my question for you all.  Do you not use live bait.  Usually we throw a minnow with a spinner on and slay the walleyes.  Catch burbot with thay to.

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what's the 5th largest lake in MN? Didn't know we kept track? 

[snake]

Ice making depends on temps if it keeps below freezing it shouldnt slush up even with snow on it.  Ice will groan when it is making ice.  Grew up listening to it out in the fish house.  Sounds creepy if you have never hear it before.  I grew up on yhe 5th largest lake in MN.  We would get up 3 plus feet of solid ice.  We didn't run hand augers most of ours were powered.  We did catch eel pout all the time.  What you call burbot.  So my question for you all.  Do you not use live bait.  Usually we throw a minnow with a spinner on and slay the walleyes.  Catch burbot with thay to.

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what's the 5th largest lake in MN? Didn't know we kept track?

im gonna guess leech or Mille lacs