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I'm going up to Women this weekend, how's the ice look? I understand that Girl is OK but how is Women lake ice?

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I would say it will be ok this coming weekend. It was 14 below Sunday morning up there. If that doesn't make ice I don't know what would grin.gif

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The forecast is for bitter cold weather all week this week so I'm guessing you should be fine, even with a four wheeler for next weekend. I was on Woman Lake last weekend and there was about 4-6 inches of ice on Broadwater Bay. I wasn't on the main lake but I think it would have been a little iffy since it freezes over later than Broadwater. With all this cold weather, I would bet the ice would be as thick, or thicker there this upcoming weekend as it was on Broadwater last weekend.

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By the way... I'll be up there this weekend too for Christmas but I'm not sure if I'll be fishing.

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Well it should be fine now after the last few nights. I don't think I'll even need the wheeler as we fish right in front of the cabin. Thanks for the info.

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I was out on the east side of the main lake yesterday. My family lives in the harbor on the east side - north if Pikie Point, and south of the Gold Coast area.

Not nearly as much ice as I expected with the subzero temps lately, I went out with an ATV and my Otter, first hole I drilled was only about 20 yards from shore, 7 inches of ice - and this area has been iced over for a couple of weeks now.

There are patches of snow, and patches of ice all over the lake. Where I was, the ice patches had 8-9 inches of ice, the snow patches had 6-7 inches.

As of tuesday (or maybe it was thursday) of last week there was a strip if open water that extended north to south on the east side of the island. You can kind of see where it was as it is not snow covered. Although with the cold weather, and lack of snow cover I would not be surprised if there was over 6 inches of ice there as well - but I am not going to find out yet...

It has been exteremely cold up here, this morning (Thursday the 23rd)when I got up it was 19 below zero, yesterday the high was around 5 below.

I fished for a few hours near the gold coast, caught one pike and one 12 inch walleye, and a perch. Also got bitten off by anther pike.

On the way back in last night I broke through some slush and sprayed water all over the place, made my heart skip a beat... I am not much of an early ice guy, I prefer a good solid 12 inches of ice below my feet. Actually, 6 inches is the thinnest ice I have ever fished on...

Today I hope to venture over to broadwater bay, but that is a long haul from where my family lives over on the east side of the main lake.

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    • gimruis
      Fall was like a month long.  Maybe even less.  I'm quite a bit south of you but I can recall fishing in short sleeves in late October.  Less than a month later, prior to Thanksgiving, winter arrived.   September and most of October were way more like summer than fall.  Kind of too bad, I like fall.
    • smurfy
      is that 5-6 inches on smaller lakes or ........... bigger water bodies. i'm guessing knowing the lakes i fish or would like to should maybe have more. i will be seeing a former coworker who livws of hwy 6 north of deer river saturday, hoping he's got a good report.   he's a neighbor and good friend to CO Fairbanks so should get some good intel. i know Mike well too!
    • Kettle
      It's definitely winter, we have about 4-6 inches of fluffy snow on the ground which has predominantly blown off the ice. I have several friends out on the ice as of late 5-6 inches of ice. I work the next two days, will get the gear together Saturday and go Sunday. I'd be completely fine if we have an early spring like earlier this year. 
    • leech~~
      Thanks for the updates!  
    • LakeofthewoodsMN
      On the South Shore...  The focus for most this past week for resorts and ice fishing outfitters is checking ice conditions.  Things are progressing nicely.  As we remind anglers each and every year, ice conditions can vary significantly.  Consequently,  we typically will not make blanket statements about ice conditions or thickness of ice.  It is best to work through a resort or outfitter who knows the ice conditions on the part of the lake they are working.     The 10 day forecast shows temps staying below freezing and hitting the single digits many days.  Depending upon the wind, this should continue to build up the ice and get things started,   Some spearing and angling for pike has started in areas of back bays.  Work through an outfitter and stay on marked trails as ice conditions still vary, even on the bays.  Naturally, with Lake of the Woods having a robust population of big pike, some nice fish are coming in. As the days go on, resorts and outfitters are continuing to mark their ice roads and venture out further checking ice conditions daily.  Initial reports are showing good ice formation on many parts of the lake off of the south shore.     From many parts of the south shore, there is ice as far as the eye can see.  With cloudy conditions, a satellite image of the entire lake has not been available for a number of days.   On the Rainy River...  The river is iced over.  It certainly isn't ready for any traffic as of yet but the fact it is locked up is encouraging.   Some spearing and angling for pike happening in back bays off of the river.  Once ice thickens, a couple of resorts who fish the river will mark ice trails in their particulate fishing area.  The river has current, it is best to work through a resort or outfitter.   Up at the NW Angle...   The Angle is locked up with ice for the most part.  Fishing isn't happening yet, but resorts and outfitters have started checking ice conditions and the ice is progressing nicely.  Things are on track for a good ice fishing season. Watch the Lake of the Woods Tourism Facebook page or other resort facebook pages for reports and videos of current ice conditions.  At this point, reports are coming in daily. If you haven't made reservations for ice fishing, now is a great time. 
    • SkunkedAgain
      Good update.   There has already been a host of idiots walking on the thin ice in the metro, with several rescues taking place. I read that a retired pastor in Duluth also went ice skating on thin ice and died. It's good to see that you're waiting a bit.
    • smurfy
      I got all the time in the world to getter done!
    • leech~~
      Just send it!   https://www.facebook.com/reel/1449647545993157 
    • Wanderer
      It’ll hurt your arms as you’ll have to saw through that thick, thick 12 inches instead of 6-8. 😉   
    • smurfy
      saweet to hear........and an extra week sure isnt gonna hurt. 
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