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Might be off by Monday or Tuesday, but it will be another 2 weeks after that when the DNR repairs the launch so people can get in....

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Just go to a lake with a one slab concrete ramp. Me, I still think I am going to a river for opener. The lakes are going to be crystal clear I believe.

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Gissert I checked some of Dad's old records, and some of my God Fathers and they both said 1950 was the latest ice out, both said May 17th-18th that would've been for ten mile lake and pleasant that was the lakes they fished at that time. Year before I was born.

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Has anyone drove by little pine? Hows much longer before the ice comes off?

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Not that I recommend it but there were a couple guys ice fishing on west battle today. Ice isn't even dark yet and evening temps below freezing. Only reached a high of around 40 today. Probably pretty iffy if ice will be gone next Saturday for a lot of lakes.

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Sunday, Buchanan looked ready to open. I would guess by Wednesday it is open.

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took a drive around the lakes area after work tonight. heading south on 78, round lake looked dark and broken, rush looked darker than on the weekend, ottertail looked surreal, there was a fog bank on the lake over the cold ice, there was more open water but the ice didnt look that dark, walker looked dark with logs of cracks, long by the riviera access was wide open, pelican bay was open with a boat fishing, lucky them, donald, ottertail city, was black with broken ice, west leaf looked ready to go and middle leaf was open by the access but iced to the east with someone out fishing. generally, it looks like a windy day will open most lakes, no docks are in, but the porta potty guys were delivering the little blue houses to the accesses today.

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in front of the corner store it was ice as far as i could see. Bass by underwood just came open totally today. Most other lakes in the area have ice but little but these are shallower lakes. deer was not ice free but should be by now which i was shocked by.

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I'm looking @ Otter Tail lake now from my parent's cabin. There is open water about 80 yards off from shore and then ice as far as I can see. We are on the Southeast side of the lake.

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Would guess OT will have 30% chance of ice free by Saturday morning. Still about 90% ice as of last night. Going to need some strong winds to get ice moving and breaking up. Without wind would guess Sunday or Monday.

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This was taken 1 hour ago from the park between the Pier and the Pelican bay access.

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Here are a few pics of area lakes taken this morning. Some will open up in the next day or two and some just won't make it for walleye opener. Might need to find an open bay somewhere for crappies, go further south, do yard work, take a nap, bank up some kitchen passes for another weekend.

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Top to bottom was: Lida, S Lida, West Silent, Star, Dead, Heilberger, Jewett. Of the Pics Dead was the most open and should be good by Saturday. No pic but Prairie north of Pelican will be good to go. The wind today should accelerate things quite nicely.

Good luck this weekend! I have to hit the grad party trail myself.

WG

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a lot of lakes opened today. Looks like dead will have some fishing anyways.

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OT about 20% open, need lots of wind today to finish the job.

Fish, West Lost, Norway, etc - small shallow lakes are open.

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tomorrow should do it... 30 mph winds with higher gusts.... Hate to have lakeshore on the south side of the lake with that wind and ice tomorrow. ouch...

boat launch south of Ottertail will be out of commission for days with the ice piled up on it.

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You can get an even better look if you use the "Open in Google Earth" option when looking at the whole US.

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OT still has ice on SE end, about 30%+ still covered with ice. Wind needs to change directions to clear lake 100%

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