Lake Joseph, Walking out from the "Appian Way"

Anybody know what the walking conditions are like going off the Appian Way?

Anybody been fishing in the area? Results?

Thanks for your help.

SDC

What---nearly an hour and 34 views but nobody has offered any help. What kind of website is this anyway?? Aren't we supposed to help each other???

i was at appian yesterday, just stopped by to see if anyone was out there considering the ridiculous cold we have here. few guys fishing, i spoke to the game warden he said no one was catching anything yet. walking out from there is good solid packed you can see the snowmobile highway just stay on that for easy walking.

I was heading up but.... Too damn cold. Waiting for some reports as well!

Regards, ff.

Hi sd can you post or pm me what the snow conditions are after, going to head up soon as the days get a bit warmer my dad cant take the cold like he used to not sure to take my argo don't want to get it stuck thanks Dave

I'm heading up tomorrow with Knuguy, but we probably will be fishing some place other than the Appian Way.

I'll post conditions wherever we go.

SDC

Thanks we usually get on at the north end

There is 12-16 inches of snow with lots of deeper drifts and some slush. Hope you have tracks on the Argo.

thanks northern I do have tracks that much is no problem

Lots of sugar snow. 16" deep. Slush was frozen underneath. 16" of ice. Tough going on foot but we were able to follow a path most of the way. Was actually better conditions than I had expected. We were north of appian.

Regards, ff.

I was also north of that yesterday... Its fairly shallow through Cox Bay if I'm not mistaken... Most of the Lakers I've got in Joe have been 80+ FOW near some kinda structure. It might be a long walk to find that from that access.

You certainly will find fish shallower, but if you want to see anything but 1-2 pounders... I'd say go deeper...

Northernicefisher had it right. That describes the conditions we found today.

You don't want to walk very far unless you have a frozen snowmobile track to walk on.

Saw some snowmobiles further out on the lake and they seemed to be getting around OK.

If you have tracks you should be OK.

Didn't see any ATV's out and I don't think you would want to try it. Just my opinion.

SDC