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Hubbabubba	Posted: Mar 17, 2026 - 05:39 pm #permalink #1
Parr Trout Group: Members Posts: 93 Member No.: 20643 Joined: May 27, 2024	Can anyone comment if there are still folks going out for perch. Is it still ok for travel off Beaverton/Port Bolster on the perch grounds? I imagine there is still a ton of ice. Better with ATV or sled after this past dump of snow? Thanks, Dave.

xiaolu	Posted: Mar 18, 2026 - 06:09 am #permalink #2
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 5548 Member No.: 50 Joined: February 10, 2011	Yesterday afternoon I contacted Taj with Casey's at Port Bolster, and was told ice was still good, and people were still ice fishing for perch off that location/area. But he no longer offers taxi/transportation on ice service, though minnow and parking are available at his location (at Casey's).

moose1948	Posted: Mar 19, 2026 - 08:09 am #permalink #3
Lunker Trout Group: Members Posts: 484 Member No.: 10864 Joined: January 24, 2016	Was out yesterday ice and fishing was good but the shore have slush and you can not go in at Taj spot have to go at the soccer field and it soft for the first 50 fts

Winterfisher	Posted: Mar 19, 2026 - 06:33 pm #permalink #4
Lunker Trout Group: Members Posts: 306 Member No.: 16638 Joined: December 30, 2018	Went out at gilford today. Little water jump at shore. Main bay ice was around 14"

Rook	Posted: Mar 20, 2026 - 05:35 am #permalink #5
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 100 Member No.: 13976 Joined: March 27, 2017	many thanks WinterFisher !!!!!!!! We had both been wondering how Gilford was for access. Many people out ??? and how did you do ??? May try this weekend ROOK

Winterfisher	Posted: Mar 20, 2026 - 07:01 pm #permalink #6
Lunker Trout Group: Members Posts: 306 Member No.: 16638 Joined: December 30, 2018	No worries. We're a few people out. No machines. Id say maybe a dozen, tops. I went with a couple friends and all the kids. Collectively we caught well over 200 perch. Out of that, only maybe a dozen keepers. Kids had a blast.

simcoeslayer77	Posted: Mar 21, 2026 - 09:00 am #permalink #7
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 787 Member No.: 10724 Joined: January 18, 2016	Ill be walking out today, Cooks Bay east side for an afternoon fish. If there's any die hards that want to join Pm me.

paubro	Posted: Mar 22, 2026 - 05:00 am #permalink #8
Parr Trout Group: Members Posts: 90 Member No.: 6059 Joined: February 01, 2014	Lots of ice out there if you can get to it! Walked out from Beaverton in the morning. The shore was solid. By 3 O'clock had to wade through the last 10' because it was pure slush. I would say still 30" of ice on the spots I drilled.

Whynot	Posted: Mar 23, 2026 - 07:55 am #permalink #9
Lunker Trout Group: Members Posts: 375 Member No.: 12921 Joined: January 06, 2017	Went out from the soccer fields yesterday. Shore access was not too bad, definitely had to pick your spot to not get stuck with a machine or wet feet walking but where there is a will there is a way. ice was great, travel easy once you got out there. fishing was slow, found lots of fish in a few spots but the bite wasn't very aggressive. got some dinks to entertain us, no keepers.

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