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7th Annual Burntside Bash w/map


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Well, if today's 11-19 inches of snow comes true, we're going to have some tough ice conditions out on Bside, with it being fully frozen for only about a week. Thin ice and that much snow will spell slush right from the get-go and last a long time.

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Stevo,

About 5 inches in front of the Van Vac landing at 4pm, Saturday afternoon and a bit of slush by parts of the shore already. frown

If we get this predicted stuff we'll have another re-run of last year. cry

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Except it'll be worse. Only the sheltered bays on Bside were frozen when we got those two early dumps of snow last year. This time the whole darn lake is frozen over, so it could be a huge slushy mess all over the lake for a good long while.

Oh well, that's mother nature. gringrin

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Did you guys end up getting alot of snow up in Ely? We got a fair amount here in Duluth. Im excited for the bash and am going to make it up there for sure...just not sure if I will be staying or making that long drive home that night! Gotta figure that out soon...Cant wait!

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I plan on making it.

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We have almost a foot and it's still coming.

Thanks for the update on the snow Steve. I know this isn't related to the B-Side Bash, but Jr. came home for the weekend and is still here awaiting better weather to get back up there.

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Smart move for Jr. to stay home a bit longer. I expect could come back sometime tomorrow. But of course Hwy. 169 between Tower and Ely will still be a bad road (always is in winter), and it's supposed to be pretty darn cold the next several days.

Maybe, if we're lucky, the new ice on Bside buckling from all this snow will cause all the snow to turn to slush from top to bottom and the cold snap will freeze it up tight. Well, a guy's gotta hope, right? gringrin

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Hopefully those cold temps get Bside nice and iced over and does away with any of that slush stuff...thats the last thing I want to see anywhere this year after dealing with all of it last year...fingers crossed

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Interesting. Last year I didn't have any problems with slush on Bside. It was pretty much limited to the sheltered bays (which got two heavy dumps of snow after they froze but before the main lake froze over), and I don't fish the sheltered bays. I drove to all the places I normally fish all over the lake in my Toyota 4Runner as soon as the ice was thick enough. We were driving on the ice by the Burntside Bash or shortly after and using wheelers and snowmobiles from opener up to that point.

There was a little slush here and there out in the open portions of the lake (there's always some), but it didn't cause us any trouble.

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STEVO,

The entire lake was covered when we got the 2nd early dump last year, not just the bays.

The lake was partially open when we got the first one, then the slush created by the snow froze, for what it was worth.

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I was reffering more to the Duluth area STF sorry. Sadly I never made it out to Bside last year but with gas this cheap I have no excuses this year!

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Thanks, G.O. However it happened, I had no slush issues on Bside last winter. Sorry, grits, didn't know you were talking Duluth. smile

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I am looking for another good laker trip. This will be my third bash and looking to do battle with them lakers again.

Like frank said earlier try to find a sled or wheeler for this event you do need one. It is hard to hall people around but it has been done before so plan a head.

Most of us that now the lake have been able to find trout every trip and we do help every one on location and what worked for us. But a Good GPS is very help full and we do go out in groups so that can help you out a lot if you are knew to the lake. in the am it is good to hook up with some guy's and go with them and hope the trout are where you are fishing. But the friend ship and fishing is the Bash. The trout are second but fun when you get one or two.

Wow, 'nuff said. How's a guy gonna turn down such an eloquent invitation. I guess I gotta go now. Just one worry though, last year there were rumors of a spy from lake state fishing. Scary stuff- any truth to that?

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I heard the smae. Dont worry though if they were from Lakestate they wont remember anything this year. grin

Seriously though I dont care who comes up there and fishes with us. Everyones welcome even if they do post on other sites.

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Seriously though I dont care who comes up there and fishes with us. Everyones welcome even if they do post on other sites.

Exactly. The Bash has always been about welcoming people (even Porter), not excluding them. gringrin

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Interesting. Last year I didn't have any problems with slush on Bside...

Yup, we drove all over last year. I am thinking we got spoiled. There were even people driving up the North Arm. On my last few trips it seemed like there was maybe six inches of snow and about three feet of ice. It was a very good year for fishermen who wanted to drive full-sized vehicles out there.

I guess this year will be a good one for those who drive wheelers and sleds.

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Burntside ice conditions currently very dangerous.

I have another post on them, check it out.

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I think this year will be snowmobile only. Way things are going even if there is good ice there will be to much snow.

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We went through the very same thing last year on B-Side and on area lakes. Thin ice and deep snows made for some very bad slush. That changed when the snow settled enough and the cold temps froze it all up.

This year is different in that its limited to the larger deep lakes with thin ice and slush. We'll need that snow to settle, best way for that to happen is a couple warm days. Then cold temps to freeze and we'll be on good to go.

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At 4 PM last evening, I checked the ice on an area that was one of the 1st places to freeze (3 weeks ago, before the big snow).

About 10 inches of snow, 2-3 inches of slush, and only 8 inches of ice including the apparent double layer.

This measurement was taken 30 feet from shore, on the west end of Burntside.

Also, I thought I could see large dips in the snow that appeared to indicate air holes.

There are snowbilers riding on the lake, but have no idea what danger they are in. confused

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There are snowbilers riding on the lake, but have no idea what danger they are in

I just hope they are going fast crazy

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its supposed to get warmer this weekend s maybe that will help, at least i have snowmobiles i can bring either way.

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So...what happened with this last weekend warm up that we had? Did it melt away that snow so that it can get some nice ICE up there??????

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It wasn't warm enough long enough to get much of any outright snow melt on the lakes. However, it loosened things up a bit and allowed the snow to compact.

We'll just have to see how things progress. I haven't been out to test Bside ice at all. When I do, I'll ignore the shallow bays and will focus on the Van Vac access area and the wide open spaces, since most laker takers prefer to fish main lake structure.

Plenty of time for things to tighten up. Nearly three weeks to go before opener.

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