Any reports on ice conditions near the boat launch? I havent had a chance to drive by there yet and would love to get out and set up some tipups.

I checked it today on my lunch hour. There is
five inches there at the ramp. They have the
barricades up with the no ATV/Snowmobile sign.
People were walking all over in the usual areas
out there. I predict the "zoo" will be in there
this weekend!!!

I checked it out Saturday afternoon. There were 4 portables out there. Some guys on buckets too. There will be a ton of people there this weekend if the weather stays cooperative.

saw people and portables out there at 5pm on my way home. Fishing is happening.

i was out there yesterday and the day before fishing off the boat launch. the ice was about 5 inches

How was the fishing out there these last couple of days?

it was alright. we caught 3 northerns in the last 2 days and about 15 panfish. not really any size to the panfish but some decent northerns

I wouldnt normally ask something like this on a website but.. I just moved in about a mile or less from lake marion, i grew up fishing in the chisago lakes area. With the current ice conditions where should i head out on the lake and still catch fish?? Thanks for the help

Head to the boat launch on the South side of the lake and it will become evident to you where you can and should go. As they stated above, it should be busy this weekend.

Dckasten, be careful to the right of the launch.

There's a distinct narrows that separates the lake's two basins. The deeper basin is to the right of the launch, on the south end, & is much deeper & often slower to ice over than the shallow basin where the launch is located.

Couple seasons ago we were fishing on six inches of ice in the northern basic while watching waves on the south end. Good stuff.

Just got back in. There is open water to the right of the launch and to the left around the point there is minimal ice and open water in some spots. With the snow on the lake now i couldnt tell where people had been fishing already. After drilling 20 holes from the point to the left of the launch to directly infront of the launch 9ft is the deepest i could find and the fish were scarce. Plenty of guys out fishing tipups right out infront of the launch. We set up out infront of the launch a few hundred feet out and only managed to catch one sunnie and a small perch. what do you catch out there and what are you guys using for bait?

heading back out tonight about 9, anybody got any suggestions?

for northern we use suckers out there and for panfish we use grubs. good luck!

well, took me longer than i figured it would to get all my gear. So i'm gna head out sometime tomorrow. How deep does the bay get out there?

Bring your ice picks.

I'm personally blaming you Marion icefishermen for scaring all my Geese down south!