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Very tuf to beat a team 3 times in one year. We will see if the Pack can get the wild card. Or maybe the Vikings will lose the rest of their games.

36 on Big D now!!

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Very tuf to beat a team 3 times in one year. We will see if the Pack can get the wild card.

Actually, the odds of beating a team if you've beaten them twice during the year is nearly 90%. Plus, the pack won't make the wildcard...

Thanks for keeping us updated on the water temps, Brian.

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Changed the thread to ice reports, please post what you see on the icing up of our lakes, it shouldn't be long now.

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Heard that Lake 15 closed up last night from somebody that lives on that lake. Also heard Silver did too but have not checked that yet.

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Deadshot Bay and Little Detroit were locked up this afternoon. If the wind lays down, some larger lakes should go as well. Anyone see if Lind, Cottage, or Sauer are iced over?

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Little D is closed up as far as I could tell when I drove past it this morning!!! Blue water bay on Big C is closed up right now, but the main lake is still open.

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Better report

Took off this morning at 8 to check out lakes, just me and my son so I didn't get to go too far out with out wimping out.

Tulaby lake, just froze last night, walked out about 2 steps and it cracked and I jumped back to shore.

Elbow still has open water out in front of the village.

Some smaller lakes out in the hills were good though. The first one I checked I made it out about 30 yards and got 3 inches. The second one(see image my 6 year old took) I made it out to 12 feet of water. Could have fished if I had my gear. It was also about 3 inches. Could have made it farther out but I didn't want to go out with out another adult. Looking foward to fishing tomorrow after another cold night!!!!!

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Went for a little drive this afternoon. Lakes with lids on them were Meadow, Sauer, Franklin, Lida, Crystal, South Lida, Anderson, Little Pelican, Heilberger, Spirit, and West Silent. East Silent and Star had open water. There were three guys heading out on one of the back areas of Star. Hopefully, they will be a part of a fishing report and not the Sherrif's report.

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Sometime this week we'll have to get out for sure. An afternoon trip. I'm heading out to that little lake with my brother this evening, the one I mentioned the other night. Just going to go to say we went, really don't care what I catch!

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lows the next 5 days are 1, -1, -2, -3, 2.

What do you project the ice depth for some of the smaller lakes by Saturday?

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6 inches MeltedDon... that's my guess, but I also guessed the Vikings would win!!

Use caution though, the lake I fished literally was like 150 yards across and 300 yards wide. It was tiny. But I'd be willing to bet that most smaller lakes would be fishable next weekend. I'll be out hopping around for sure next weekend checking things out. Fisherdog19 and I will be checking a lake or two this Thursday also so we'll be able to give another report on the ice situation.

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Leif is frozen over we had someone out from the house walking on the ice today, but only 30 or 40 feet out. I would wait for this weekend to head out and fish. By the narrows I assume your talking about the "no wake zone". I saw a popup on Little Detroit today out a couple hundred yards from the beach. Dont use my report to base your safety on the ice, use your best judgement. I couldnt imagine someone was that hungry to risk hypothermia. If you want to fish Leif with someone hit me up [email protected].

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Leif had 1.5 inches on Friday and 4 inches on Monday at Noon.

I think almost every leake will have "fishable" ice by this weekend, but NOT all over the lake.

Example -- the North access on Big C may have 6-7 inches by Saturday, but if you cruise across the lake you will be at the bottom. Use your head.

The West side of Pelican will have about 7 inches by Friday morning.

The weather report I saw had lows -2, -5 -5 -9 -14 -19 with highs no better than 10 -- that is ICE WEATHER, baby!

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