Any measurable snow the last 2 days

[seifjr]

Coming up Friday morning and plan to head to the reefs.  Just curious if you got any measurable snow up there the past couple of sdays, and what kind of shape is the marked trail in from Sportsman's to Garden?  Thank you in advance for any information.

[curt quesnell]

This blow over the weekend didnt produce snow and there is no more in the forecast to amount to anything till next Sunday.  You can drive anywhere with pickup and the black stake trail is marked and ought to be in fine shape for you to Garden and point beyond.

 

 

[fsnrod]

Whats the black stake trail?

[bturck]

It's the snowmobile trail from the south shore to the Angle....sleds only no vehicles

[seifjr]

Thanks Curt.  Saw your report from Saturday.  Did you fish the south shore or were you up to the reefs.

 

Steve

[curt quesnell]

I was a mile off shore at Long Point in the best fishing spot I know of on the entire lake.

[Shallow Runner]

On 2/8/2016 at 4:53 AM, curt quesnell said:

This blow over the weekend didnt produce snow and there is no more in the forecast to amount to anything till next Sunday.  You can drive anywhere with pickup and the black stake trail is marked and ought to be in fine shape for you to Garden and point beyond.

 

 

Just to be clear, Curt, you can drive a pickup to the reefs?  

Shallow Runner

I would not do that, I dont know that there is a road. Cross country all that with a truck just doesn't seem like a good idea.  But I guess I have seen vehicles up that far before.  I cant tell you it is ok to do that

[seifjr]

Thanks Curt,  Dang, I've heard you reference that spot in the past.  We're going to give it a try up to the reefs, will provide reports in the evenings for all.

 

 

[jerkbait]

Shallow Runner. No you cannot drive a pickup to the reefs. Curt was talking about snowmobiling up to the reefs.

[CANOPY SAM]

For the sake of clarity, full sized vehicles are NOT recommended (yet) on MANY parts of the lake.  Arneson's Resort reported STILL finding areas of ice that were only 8 inches thick in places!!!  This report from just last Friday!  And these patches of thinner ice are not all that far from shore.  Our ice this year is MUCH thinner than we have in a typical year, and it still remains variable in thickness from place to place.

Be safe.  Be smart.  Check with your resorts and area services before you venture out onto the lake.

[Shallow Runner]

That was my thought, but Curt's reply above used the word "Pickup".  Not sure what he meant by that.  I did call Adrians today.  They said there road is out just over 10 miles and that there was a crack about another mile out that would prohibit anyone from going any farther in a vehicle!