Ice at Elk Horn is ~4″-6″ most of the lake is capped. Fishing has been “Fair” with some hit and miss. Slender spoons and Minnows
The fishing is fair to good right now. Ice: 6-8″ across most of the lake. Be cautious about soft spots and pressure ridges. Best Baits: Meal or Wax Worms Best Lures: Demon Jigs and Balanced Leeches
Ice is unsafe as of right now. Lake is about 90% capped but with thin ice and open ridges. We will continue to update conditions as the ice grows.
The fishing is Fair right now. Numbers of fish have been down but the quality has been great. Ice: 4-8″, be cautious of the aerators Best Lures: Yellow or Orange Jigs Best Baits: Meal Worms
The fishing is Slow to Fair. Late evening bite and night fishing are still strong. Best Flies: Boogieman, Morris Hopper, Mason’s Mouse, Pine Squirrel Leech Best Lures: Brown Trout or Black Spinners Best Baits: Baby Crawlers
Lake is 3/4 iced over with some fishable open water on the north shore. fishing has been good if you can get a day with the open water being accessible.
Fishing is fair. Flies: Scuds (olive, tan, grey), Midges (red, olive, black), Damsels (blue and green), Leeches (balanced and hot-heads), Streamers (olive, brown, orange, purple) Bait and Lures: Rapalas (fire tiger, rainbow, brown in countdown, floating, and jointed), Krocodiles, Daredevils (red/white, black/white), redworms, large nightcrawlers, Pink and green glitter powerbait
Fishing has been fair to good. Bait: power bait (red, or purple) eggs Luers: spoons with red and silver Flies: damsels both nymphs and top, may flies, scuds
Fishing is slow. Either a long day or big fish. Flies: streamers, leeches, chironomids, amphipods Lures: Rapalas (fire tiger, rainbow trout, or brown trout); rooster tails (fire tiger and rainbow trout); mepps (bright and flashy colors) Bait: night crawlers
Fishing was slow Ice was around 2″ thick (be extremely careful if you are going to venture out) Fished jaw jacker setups with jigs & worm, jigged with kastmasters with a little bit more luck
Fishing is Fair to Good Flies: Wooly buggers (olive, brown, flashy), BH Prince, Adams, FB Scuds (rust, olive) Lures: Panther Martins (red, black, silver), Blue Fox (silver/orange, bronze) Bait: Worms, Power Bait (Chartruese, Pink)