Mantheys Bay Monday 17th??

[sartellangler05]

Have the day off this coming Monday....with lows in single digits over night the rest of the week, thinking this might be a possibility. Anyone on the lake or driving by, chime in on some conditions in the next few days. Thanks!

[Lawrence Luoma]

Shhh, that's a secret spot!! lol

[sartellangler05]

Ha, that's for sure....been my go to first ice for past few years, so just thought I'd see what input I may get. Not sure the ice will be there by that time though. I usually like at least 4".

[timjones]

Haven't been by Manthey's since before the snow storm so don't know how the ice condition is there yet. Will see if I can swing by there tomorrow or Saturday for a look. I have ice by me out to the outer edge of the rushes. Not the best ice because we have had snow flurry after snow flurry since the storm so it has been mixing with the ice forming so a lot of it is the milky white cloudy ice instead of the good solid clear ice. We need the wind to stop blowing for a couple of days.

[timjones]

Had cold calm weather last night and gained about another 50 feet of ice out in front of me. Took a drive around the lake this afternoon and this is my observation. The south end of the lake is frozen over all the way up to just north of Schelfhout Point. From there north the east side is frozen but the west side out to about the middle is still mostly open with ice occasionally extending out into the middle from the east side up to south of Crow Point. Miller's Bay is about three quarters iced over. From Crow Point it is mostly open with some ice on the shorelines mainly where the cattails and rushes are. There was a patch of ice extending out about 15 feet right where the Battle Point access is. Now for Manthey's Bay. The bay is about 85% iced over. Still some open water out in the middle towards the west end of the bay. The ice extends about 100 yards to the west of the 145th access. There is still a foot of open water at the shore of the access and widens out to about 10 feet to the right of the access. That's all I have for now.

[timjones]

Another cold calm night made a lot of ice. Can't see any open water anymore from where I am at. My guess is I think the lake capped over last night.

[timjones]

I withdraw my capped over statement. I don't think it has capped over yet. Appears there is still open water north and east of Buck Point over to Coon Point and north and east from there.

[sartellangler05]

did not make it out due to insufficient report and strong wind today. might try for thu or fri

[TheTuna]

4 houses on ice in front of public access on 145th currently. I had 4.5" of ice out 100 yards on East end of Mantheys Bay.

[Osakis]

Anyone out fishing today? Is the lake iced over?

[TheTuna]

Few people put today. Still some open water from Coon Point/Holiday Resort to Battle Point/Buck Point.

[sartellangler05]

Sweet! be out there Thursday