Cherokee Marsh/Madison

Out for 6 hours yesterday gills 1 search and 4 small northern really slow 

I can confirm there is at least 6” of ice on Cherokee. Went out this afternoon for a few hours with nothing crazy to write home about. Brutally cold and strong winds. Line was freezing fast. 

There’s about 2” of solid clear ice on the bottom and 4”-6” of cloudy ice on top. I walked a ways out there and found pretty similar ice conditions throughout. 

Good luck to all this season and be safe. Always check the ice conditions around you. 

Not a chance there is 7.5 inches anywhere in Madison. Cherokee just refroze like a week ago. And it was that cold until last Friday. I was just up in hayward and I never found more than 6 inches of ice on multiple bodies of shallow water. 

D&S posted on Facebook. 7.5" of ice

I’ll be fishing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday on Cherokee. I’ll post a report Tuesday night on conditions. 

Is anyone able to check ice conditions today or tomorrow after the snow?

I’m really hoping this snowfall hasn’t messed the ice up before the cold temps roll in this weekend. Or do we think the negitive temps will make pretty solid ice anyway? I’m trying to get out Wednesday and Thursday next week. 

-S

Wouldn’t be driving 90 minutes if we didn’t usually do well Gater. Thanks for the report !

I drove by the lake this morning, there were about a half dozen people fishing. I don't know what the ice thickness is, but it didn't look the best and will only get worse after the snow on Tuesday. 
In my experiences Cherokee is not a lake worth 1 1/2 hours drive.

All day, see the 6:35 mark of the D&S fishing report. 

Any reports from today?  21 degrees and calm last night!  TIA !