Ice Reports

[pikerliker]

It's only going to be above freezing for a few hours during the day this week. Pretty much every evening is forcast to be in the mid to low 20's. As long as we don't have bad winds I don't think the ice will deteriorate. On the flip side it won't be making a lot either but should still be OK for walking.

~piker

[andersod]

This weird weather is making for some unstable ice I am sure....may be good enough for the walking folks, but I wouldnt be taking the 4 wheelers out anymore.

[Grainbelter]

Was on clear (Lexington) on monday and had 6". Hit Cody yesterday and had 5"

[simple1]

Anyone been on Shield lately. I really want to head out there tomorrow, but each time I chicken out because of the warm weather and ice reports. Maybe I need 200 yards of rope to tie to shore

[simple1]

Well my walleye sweet heart came today to go along with my Thorne Pro Plus. Good thing there is soooo much ice to go anywhere and fish till my "hearts" content.

[luckycrank]

at least you got yours I have been waiting over a month to get my order

[luckycrank]

I might have to look at Sheilds again soon I havent fished it in the past few years used to be me my favorite gill lake

[simple1]

Got some very nice gills out of there this year. C&R all of them because my 3yo said they were too big to put in the live well. Yes, I lost that argument. Also, I only ordered the walleye sweet heart on 12/24/11. Did you order custom?

Simple1

[luckycrank]

Simple1

no I ordered a POWER NOODLE blank only I build most of my own these days

looking at getting a lathe for custom cork handles also I have been building quite a few .St croix legend comparable for friends at a fraction of the price. this will be my first thorne bros but I have seen them in the past and they are nice

[coltonreed]

whats this snow going to do to the ice? any concerns with it. i leave 2nd week of january to go work, want to take advantage of this lay off and fish as much as possible while i can..

[FishinFools]

How much snow did you get?

[JosMN]

an inch at most

[morepower02]

I have not been out since last Friday but tomorrow it's on. I left work early to check ice and had 8 inches with a tape measure all of the way to my spot. I was surprised as a week ago I had 6-7. The cool down Sunday thru Wednesday should build another inch or more.

[MattL]

I have been finding a fairly consistent 7-8" on the area lakes I have been on. With the exception of the springs on Madison which I posted in the other thread.

There was a car on Jefferson this morning about 150 yds out from the access. I don't know the ice thickness there, but I have not even ventured out with the 4-wheeler anywhere yet. I am getting a ton of exercise though, so there is one good side of this poor winter.

[FishinFools]

There was a car about 100 yards out on French too. Abandoned, with enough puke on the ice to choke a drunk. Nice.

[TruthWalleyes]

There was a car about 100 yards out on French too. Abandoned, with enough puke on the ice to choke a drunk. Nice.

Wow!

[pikerliker]

I was on Elysian Friday the 30th off the North access and had about 6 inches of ice where I drilled (with about an inch of snow on top). The ice was clear and solid though. I was only a couple hundred feet off shore. It looked like a possible open spot further out in the center of the North bay. There was an area in the snow that looked like water out there. I didn't walk out to look...

~piker

[mikeymike]

With all this wind but below freezing temps, will it still make ice? Or does the high winds prevent the lakes from making ice?!

[YiGGiN4SLoBS]

If there are open spots the wind will probably keep making them bigger and more open... as long as they are froze over the wind chill should make ice, but its hard to say

[courtlandpond]

Toured the Lake Crystal area lakes this p.m. and noticed quite a few open areas on those lakes. Not sure how they looked before the wind but the ice sure didn't look good today. Looked more like spring than January 2nd...

[JosMN]

Solid 7-8 on Shields today. Lots of hungry perch and crappies, nothing of any size.

[thore]

Scotch opened back up. open water running east to west right through the middle of the lake the way it looked so if anyone is going fishing there the next couple of days be careful.

[mikeymike]

was out on Duck and on Washington lat night...both lakes drilled through a solid 8". i didn't strey to far from the beaten path though...

[andersod]

was out on Duck and on Washington lat night...both lakes drilled through a solid 8". i didn't strey to far from the beaten path though...

Which access did you go out on Wash?

[mikeymike]

went to Westood and looked around, then went to the north access and walked out to the rest of the protables out there...

[pikerliker]

Anybody been out on Clear lake by Waseca? I was wondering what the ice was like there.

[mikeymike]

does anyone know if this weather and weak ice conditions is going to affect any of the local ice fishing tournements? like Big Bobber or the one they do on Tetonka for a dollar??

[oleWalter]

Has anyone fished Circle Lake recently? Wondering what the ice conditions are..

[FishinFools]

Pm sent.

[pikerliker]

Thought I'd give an ice report since this topic has been strangely lacking given the warm weather we continue to have. I was out on Francis yesterday NW part of lake near 30 ft hole. Every where that I drilled was a solid 7-8 inches of good ice. Surprising but it's there. The fish on the other hand not so obliging. Marked only a few and no takers. I drilled holes from 14 ft out to 26 with pretty much the same result.