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24 cubes in my freezer, but I know thats not enough fresh line is on the poles. And I'll have the charger on the VEX tonight. LETS GO

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I live on Fiske (west of Battle Lake). Most of the lake has had 1/2" for the last two days but tonight should "finish" it off.

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Took a drive this morning. Here is what I saw. Ethel Lake had about 3/4 of the first section of the lake frozen and small patches of ice in the other parts of the lake. The Silver Lakes had ice across them and well as some of South Turtle. There is some snow on top of the lakes, however. Clitherall was wide open as well as Ottertail. Went to Fleet this morning and bought another tackle box full of ice spoons and jigs. I think I have a problem...

My problem is that I need ice time to fish all of this new tackle!! laugh.gif

Even with not much ice, it's still a good day. The UND Fighting Sioux advanced to the semi-finals in football today!

MJ

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BOB YOU LIVE ON ONE OF MY FAVORITE LAKES TO FISH IN THE SUMMER. HOW DO YOU DO IN THE WINTER THERE ON CRAPPIES AND NORTHERNS?

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East end of S. Turtle is frozen, but the west basin is still open. I am glad that muzzleloading is open, or I'd be going nuts.

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I heard that the half was skimmed over on pelican...still no ice on ottertail or west battle

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The following is the same report that I made in the 'Ice Fishing Main' forum...just cut and pasted...

Took a drive today to check on ice conditions, around Otter Tail and Dent. Most of the larger lakes (Otter Tail, Star, the McDonald lakes, Marion) are all open (saw a couple guys in a boat just outside of the City of Ottertail). The Pine lakes by Perham are also open yet.

Some of the smaller lakes (Round, Buchanan) have ice and might be decent for walking by next weekend.

Also got north by Menahga (just south of Park Rapids), and talked to a couple guys coming off of Twin Lakes. They said that there was about 1.5" a ways out (around 3" closer to shore)...again, most of the smaller lakes around there were frozen over.

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Drove past West Battle, Ottertail, and a few others this afternoon. Stopped and chopped ice on Leon lake by Phelps Mill. She had a solid 2" 50ft. from shore. Predicted low temps look good for Wednesday & Thursday. If one of them is calm, we might see the larger lakes ice over. Looking good for next weekend.

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Be careful you guys -- I live 100 miles NE of you and our lakes are not even close to being safe. My little lake with a maximum of 23' is frozen over but with the small skiff of snow we had Thanksgiving evening created slush and even a little pooling of water. The deer are walking on the edge but not more than 10-20 yards out. Our big lakes are not even skimmed over, Turtle, North Star, Bowstring, Jessie, Sand. Give Mother Nature a little more time.

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This morning Pelican looked as it just froze last night. Still really thin, we need colder temps and no wind!

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ya looks good for ice untill this weekend then from wht i saw today they said highs of 38 shocked.gif

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crap wait no let me correct that i checked it again and now its saying 43 for sunday shocked.gif thts for sum bad ice

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FLB, Fishing was very poor. I moved my fish house 3 times in 3 days and only managed 5 crappies. I hope to have better luck this week.

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    • smurfy
      well.......he's not sayin he aint!!!!!!!🤣
    • Mike89
      and that's why I didn't ask!!!   LOL!!!  
    • smurfy
      LOL its gonna be colder then a witches mammary glands the next 3 days!!!!! so he's staying indoor as much as possible!!!!!!! i'm just curious if he's "hermiting"up alone!!!!!🥰😂   looking at the webcams up there  doesnt look like that much.....and seems less on the lakes!!!! 
    • Mike89
      hermit up??   not going to ask!!!   LOL!!!  
    • Kettle
      3-6", crusty stuff in the yard. I'm working tomorrow and will hermit Thursday and Friday for sure. I might make it out Sunday evening and planing all day Monday 
    • smurfy
      Kettle,  just how much snow is on the ground up there??   Looking like some good ice making temps up there the next 3 nights . 3 consecutive nights  below 0. 2 double digits below  
    • SkunkedAgain
      Much appreciated. It may not have been the best start but hopefully the next week will start to firm things up.   I like your view.
    • LakeofthewoodsMN
      On the South Shore...  Ice fishing has begun for some areas of the lake, while others are grooming trails and will be close behind.  The ice is progressing nicely.  There were concerns a big blow this past week might mess things up but thankfully, the ice stayed intact and is continuing to thicken.    Please remember, ice conditions can vary significantly from one area of the lake to the next.  That is why it is difficult to provide an answer to the question, "How thick is the ice?"  The thickness and condition of the ice is best told by those working each ice road every day.  With that being said, there is certainly some good news regarding ice progression.       So far, some resorts have begun by allowing snowmobiles and ATVs with collapsible fish houses to access their ice roads.     In addition, some resorts are pulling day houses out this week and they are available to rent.  It is best to check with your favorite resort for additional info.  Resorts will provide transportation to and from the front door of their heated fish houses.  Early ice provides some excellent ice fishing opportunities.   The 10 day forecast shows temps staying below freezing and hitting below zero and single digits many days.  Good news for eager ice anglers and resorts who provide ice fishing services.   Initial actual fishing reports have been very good.  Good numbers of walleyes and saugers being caught with some nice jumbo perch, eelpout and pike as well. When you decide to come up, please stay on the resort / outfitters marked trails.  They are marked for a reason and veering off of the trail could put you on ice conditions not suitable.   The satellite imagery shows Big Traverse Bay, which is the main body of the lake, locked up.   On the Rainy River...  The river is gaining ice.  Some local resorts and guides have been out checking ice conditions and fishing with some decent reports of walleyes and some sturgeon.  River ice doesn't form as quickly as there is current.  Work through a resort for safety. In addition to angling, some spearing and angling for pike is taking place in back bays off of the river.     Up at the NW Angle...   The Angle is locked up with ice.  Resorts and outfitters are continuing to check ice conditions and mark trails.  Ice fishing will be coming soon to this part of the lake as ice conditions are also progressing nicely up at the Angle.     Traditionally, most Angle resorts will get houses out and begin fishing December 26th.   Some resorts may take advantage of good ice conditions and get out earlier in the month.  Watch messaging from your favorite NW Angle resort / outfitter for specifics. Lake of the Woods Tourism Facebook / Instagram pages or other resort social media pages will keep you updated often with current ice and fishing reports.   If you haven't made reservations for ice fishing, now is a great time.  Lake of the Woods enjoys an extended ice fishing season through March 31st, with walleyes and saugers open through April 14th and pike season never closes.        
    • CigarGuy
      Skunked, we had about 4-5" on the ground, some melted with the warm weather over the weekend. But, overnight and it's still snowing, we're adding to the totals. I'd say we've got another 4+ so far. The railing was clear before it started snowing. Some wet spots out in front of me, I haven't checked the ice thickness yet. Hopefully, we're not in for another bad year with slush on the lake!
    • SkunkedAgain
      Appreciate the report. Too bad the fishing didn't reward you but 6 walleye isn't the worst you could do!   It doesn't look like we got as much snow as predicted, so hopefully the cold can really do its magic on strengthening the ice this week.
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