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We hit first ice today. There is a solid, clear 3-3 1/2", and didn't hardly crack when walking around. Cleats are an absolute necessity, for now, but the forecast is calling for 4-6" snow starting...

After the 8"-10" snowfall on Sunday, there are now slush areas starting to show up, mainly where any holes are located. The weight of the new snow along with any vehicle weight, is starting to force...

Rode the snowmobile around the lake yesterday and found an average 11" ice base. Thinnest was 9 1/2" , thickest was 12". And a couple of these measurements were 20 ft. apart. I was a little amazed at...

Went out this morning and found 6 1/2" - 8" everywhere I went here off north shore. This last weekend had great northern action, and a couple walleyes to boot. It is snowing right now, but forecast...

Ice cleats are a definite necessity for the time being. Pressure cracks are allowing the 2" surface snow cover to get saturated and glaze over making for extremely slick conditions. As of last night,...

Two buddies are up & we found a consistant 3". Iced one northern and lost 2 others. Waiting for the 'eye bite 2nite.

Today went out and found 2' - 2 1/2" base ice. Suprised to find only 2"-3" snow cover on the ice as we recieved 5" on land here Sat. night. But that is good as temps are supposed to be -0* by Thurs....

The lake finally froze over Tues. night-Wed. AM(11/29-11/30). As of 11 AM Sat. it is now 1 1/2" consistant thickness. Looks like tectonic plates with all the "spider" cracks, which is good for making...

It's about the same as last June at present. All the heavy rain is currently falling south of here. The ice went out completely as of yesterday Apr. 26. Now will be putting in docks this Fri.-Sat....

The 2 photos show where the ice is as of noon 4/22/11. With the south wind since yesterday, it has moved back toward our shore atleast 100 yds. with the main body of the lake still open. All bays are...

Base ice is running around 18", no slush, 10-12" fluff snow on top is now requiring 4 wheel drive or snowmobile for best mobility. We didn't get any snow from this current storm, but we got 8" last...

Am now measuring 12" base up to 14" a bit further out. Trucks are drivng off west shore & across. I prefer 15" before my truck goes out. Thanks to the weather gods for destroying the slush and...

Conditions were starting to improve, however will have to see how much snow we get tonight. Currently here on north shore 7-8" base w/ average 8" snow cover. That's up from 5" base Dec. 11. Old holes...

As of last Thursday there was 5" base ice out front, and amazingly found 8" west of Duck Point approx. 1 1/2 miles to the south. Between the snow on Thurs & Sat. we ended up with around 10-11" snow...

As measured yesterday(Sat.) found a consistant 3" - 3 1/2". However it has been snowing non-stop fluff on & off since last night and we have accumulated 4" of insulation on top. Hopefully the...

Wondering how long it will take for Vexilar or Aqua-Vu(or competitors) to combine their products and come up with an all-in-one, depth finder/flasher & underwater camera? Just a novel idea, so we...

The lake froze over completely Wed., day before Thanksgiving. Today ventured out around 200 ft., and mostly it only took one pound with the spud bar to break thru. Found 2-2 1/2" ice. Now hopefully...

Only recieved 1 inch of rain today, combined with the past month of 6.4" accumulation, the lake level has risen approx. 6" as of today. Fishing has been above average for this time of year. The only...

The launch is good since it was dredged 2 years ago. It should remain that way as long as boaters obey the sign and DON"T power load!! All that does is pile up the silt & rocks 70 ft. out from the...

As the photos show, the lake hasn't risen, even with the 3+ in. rain we finally got last week. The sandbars are 50 ft. from last years shoreline. Atleast the fishing has been fantastic so far this...

The lake is making ice tonight, with current temp +8*. Before the booming(ice formation/expansion) started, I got : 12.5" & 14" eyes in 7 fow , 6:00-7P After the noise erupted, no flags. Current ice...

After riding my 6-wheeler over to the entrance to Indian Bay, The only area you want to stay away from is the shorelines - more insulating snow with underlying slush. Otherwise it was a decent ride...

What an improvement 3 days/nights have been. There are only a few areas of slush, with the bulk of the lake now forming a 3-5" firming crust over 8"-9" solid base ice. At present a snowmobile is...

The photo shows the slush areas that appeared yesterday and today after 7" snow on top of the 3" solid base ice and existing slush. This is what will remain until we get some real cold to penetrate...

After 10 hours of working in 20* temps, 2 divers and the 3 fishermen finally got the ATV out. The diver couldn't find the auger that was bungeed to the ATV, as he was up to his chest in muck on the...