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I was already worried about slush in the small bays, and now it's on the main lake. Let's hope that the cold weather holds off any significant snow.

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10 hours ago, SkunkedAgain said:

Let's hope that the cold weather holds off any significant snow.

I sure hope it does.  I am planning on going up again next week to rake the roof and shovel the driveways, and block the fish house up more if needed.  Now there is a chance of 1-3" more Monday-Tuesday, and Wednesday and Thursday.  There is enough snow already for snowmobiling.  More snow will make the lake worse, plus impact deer survival this winter.

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On 12/7/2022 at 4:05 PM, SkunkedAgain said:

I was confused, but saw that the 2022/23 Ice Fishing thread (linked above) is in the Members Only section. Can't we have it in the "Vermilion-Pelican Lake-Chisholm-Cook-Ely-Eveleth-Hibbing-Orr-Virginia Fishing Reports - Hunting" like all of the others?

I'm fine with that. I'll just have to figure out how. 

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12 hours ago, Tolson93 said:

Anyone have some updated conditions? Wondering how bad/good it is up there.

I cancelled my trip up this week since I don't want to drive home in the Wednesday-Friday winter storm, so I won't have an ice report.  I heard that snowmobilers are finding a lot of slush on the lake.

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Okay thanks for the update. Thought about making a day trip up there this Saturday or Monday. 
 

hoping it’ll heal up for the wheelhouse here next month. I’ll be ready to help plow some roads. 

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Thanks for the updates. Looks like I may keep the wheelhouse off of vermillion this winter. Might still and try to come up once or twice with the wheeler and portable. Maybe after this warm up. 
 

dang storms messed the lake up. What do ya do though. It happens. 

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I was up last week on the west end. The slush wasn't bad but did seem to get worse by the end of the week. As JerkinLips posted, snowmobile travel isn't bad but the snow drifts make it a very bouncy ride. The snowmobile club put stakes into HeadOLakes and Wakemup on Friday, so I assume those well-traveled paths are smoothing out (maybe).

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Good morning!  We arrived at Lake Vermilion yesterday and decided to drive over to the Vermilion Club for an early dinner.  Our place is in Oak Narrows.  It is about 9 miles to the VC.  The ride on snowmobile was terrible.  Average speed was about 20 mph.  My Wife made the comment that this is the worst she has ever seen the riding conditions on the lake.  We have been riding on the lake since 2014.  So, be careful out on the lake especially at night.  I am going to try some finishing today on the West side and will post an update tomorrow.

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Fishing on the West side was a little slow yesterday.  A few Jumbo Perch here and there, and the Northerns were having fun with the tip ups.  All and all a fun day to be on the ice.

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Just returned from Lake Vermilion.  Travel conditions by snowmobile have improved with the light fluffy snow that has recently fallen. The big hard drifts still remain, as do small pockets of slush, but overall riding conditions are better.  Where you can find smooth riding in wind-protected areas, I’d even say the riding is fun again. 

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Was up Tuesday-Thursday.  Travel by snowmobile was much better than 2 weeks ago, but still fairly bumpy.  Didn't hit any slush, but I didn't travel much off road.

 

There is only one road plowed out from McKinley Park now.  It heads toward the first group of fish houses to the right then turns toward Birch Island by that village.  This road was very wide and well cleared before last nights light snow.  Don't know if the wind caused much drifting with this snow.  The good road goes to just before the west end of Birch Island, then there is a small plowed road that goes behind the north side.  The slush spot from 2 weeks ago has frozen and the road is now straightened out there.  There are numerous small spur roads plowed off of the main road.  A few spurs about half way out hit some heavy slush, so that is still a concern if going off-road.

 

Good luck if you venture out, and be careful and courteous.  Enjoy the lake.

 

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