Getting Close...

Here are the forcasted temps for Cawker City via the national weather service...
This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. South wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.


NOW, all we need is a slight push of this northern air and my new Strikemaster Solo will be screaming out holes in good ole KS!

andy gonna be 75 there monday?

I don't know Andy, might have to bring a boat. We've had ice quite a few years now, seems like it could be one of those years.

I sure hope it's not one of those years, however I know we are due one with no ice fishing. Keeping my fingers crossed we can at least get a few days of ice fishing in this year.

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Originally Posted by crappiedoc

I don't know Andy, might have to bring a boat. We've had ice quite a few years now, seems like it could be one of those years.

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Have boat, will travel...

However, I'd constantly have to fight off the urge to find walleyes. Panfish are for ice, walleyes are for open water, silly...

drilled a few test holes on 3 ponds today 1.5"-2 " not fishable for me yet but should be by this weekend

JNP, I'm just curious as to what lakes in SD you catch those big slabs thru the ice? I have family that live in the Flandreau area, so I might have to come up there to get some ice fishing in. We need some of that cold weather down here that you guys have been having up there. I think I'm getting ice fishing fever & have no way to cure that anytime soon. LOL!!

Be careful.... Don't get in a hurry... Not worth it...

Weclome to the CDC Bodyman 50, what part of the state are you living?

Most of the lakes in the Glacial Lakes area of N/E SD have nice gills, crappies, and yellow perch. If I were after crappies, Pickeral Lake would be my first choice and for bluegills, it would be Richmond Lake by Aberdeen. Richmond has a solid population of gills in that 9-11" range. Pigs.

The Pickeral Lake crappies are on a high cycle right now. Limits can be easy. Most are around 9-12" with larger fish present.

For nice yellow perch, is really tough to beat Waubay Lake. Probably the most consistant perch producer in the country over the past 10 years.

JNP, Thanks for the info. Don't know if I would ever be anywhere near there, but sounds like fun places to fish.

Ronald M., I live Salina, Ks.

went by glen on Sunday on my way back from deer hunting no ice yet open water and white caps

Andy,
have you ever fished Lake Madison? If so is the ice fishing any good there? My wife's aunt and uncle own a cabin there and offered to let me use it anytime but they didn't have any info on the fishing?


Thank you,
Joe

Andy, I was there yesterday, some skim ice in the really protected areas. But it was gone shortly after lunch. Gotta really work for big fish, numbers aren't even half of last year.

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Originally Posted by DroptineJoe

Andy,
have you ever fished Lake Madison? If so is the ice fishing any good there? My wife's aunt and uncle own a cabin there and offered to let me use it anytime but they didn't have any info on the fishing?


Thank you,
Joe

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Lake Madison is a fantastic fishery! Walleyes and perch are the most numerous and sought-after fish in the lake. The crappies are that lakes best secret. Nice crappies too. We really got into them this past spring pitching jigs to the boat docks. Most were 10-12 inchers.

I would probably fish it in late May-June. Pulling cranks on boards will get you as many walleyes as you want and pitching the docks will reward you with nice crappies, perch, and some really big bluegills. The cabin owners catch limits just casting off of their own docks. If you ever make it up this way, shoot me a p/m amd I'll get you more info.

P.S. The ice fishing can be pretty slow out there.