kent lake ice?

[nitroderrek]

just wondering if anyone drives by kent lake daily,,,  is the lake still covered with ice, or is it mostly open water?  looking to take my boat out there this weekend and try for some bluegill and crappie.  thanks, nitroderrek

[dartag]

might drive out there tomorrow at lunch time.  If so I will report.   the water is really flowing through town. 

[Trux]

I drove by on Sunday, it was still covered.

[jacksonmj]

Drove by today hoping to see open water but it's still frozen over.

[fiker]

Drove by Ford Lake yesterday and it was pretty open.

[FISH21]

Wednesday afternoon it was still totally covered.

[dartag]

still ice covered.  there is a lot of water flowing in under Buno.  Should go fast if we get some rain.

[viclafata]

The lake is still covered, However it is starting to break up around the shore by the X-way. It is also looking real dark. There was a couple of guys still fishing Thursday by Turtlehead.

[EKennedy]

Drove by yesterday...some open water.  Still about 80% ice though.   Seems to be clearing out...slowly.
Stay patient my friends.

[fiker]

I don't want to be patient.  I want to go fishing!

[huston]

I was at Oakland/Woodhul and Maceday/Lots and they still had ice. I went to Belleville last week and it was about 75% free of ice but no where to launch.

[Frank]

been on cass the last 2 days, lots of fishable water.  goin again sunday

Frank

[Eric]

Still ice fishing around here.

[dartag]

kent is almost clear.  there is some ice in the bays.  Union is about 1/2 open you could launch but if the wind changes there will be lots of ice at the launch.   

looks like another week of couch fishing for me.

[bassinman#1]

By monday, Kent will be totaly ice free, YESSSSSSS!!!!

[huston]

But is the launch in at Kent??

[fiker]

i didn't think they ever took the launch out at Kent.

Perhaps a bigger question is though, are they raising the water level?

With my old boat, I waited until that large rock that can  be seen in the water by the Expressway bridge is under water.  

With a 16' aluminum boat, and no 4 wheel drive, I couldn't launch until it was.  Now with my 18.5 ' Ranger, it might be a little easier.  

There other thing is, with all the stumps and trees in that lake, I gotta wonder about hitting stuff until the water level is up some from winter pool.

[FISH21]

I saw no ice on kent this morning, 4/5 

[fiker]

But, those of you that go west bound on I96, is the rock under water yet?

Or, does anybody know if they've at least started raising the water levels yet?

[FishermanJohn]

But, those of you that go west bound on I96, is the rock under water yet?

Or, does anybody know if they've at least started raising the water levels yet?

I was out there for a walk yesterday.  I didn't pay attention for that rock, but the lake is free of ice in all the spots I saw.  Water levels are still down.