Ice conditions

[Catfish]

How's the ice conditions? Is it thick enough to drive on? Any good fishing action? Will be up Thursday evening to fish Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Any input appreciated!

Catfish

[RodBend'r]

Overall things have firmed up nicely. Yes, some trucks out here and there off Springstead landing. Ice thickness varied though, in spots 13"-18". Some small slush pockets and heard the south end by Beaver Flats was still iffy and slushy. Walleye's have been going good as of late also. Heard from the creel survey guy that people have been catching nice crappies and perch on the cribs.

Good luck!

[pocho]

I was up Saturday night and drove out with my truck a few hundred yards because the ice in some areas was a little questionable on the flowage area where I fish. Still had some slush areas with 8 inches of ice. Most areas were 14 plus. The east wind made the bite a little slower than expected, did catch a couple eyes and perch though. Will try to get up every weekend and hope the bite improves which I'm sure it will.

Mark

[MuskieRandy]

Last weekend the ice was very thick; I didn't measure it, but seemed like over 20". Could not find slush anywhere. Just a couple inches of snow on top. Trucks and vehicles all over the place.

[luv2brw]

Has all that warm weather the last week or so started to break up the ice oh so early?

[SLEDHEAD]

any updates?

[Flambeau Vista Retreat LLC]

Ice went out today. Now pray for rain.

www.flambeauvista.com

[MuskieRandy]

So now we can say "it went out in March in 2010" (just barely made it!) Any old timers remember an earlier ice-out, or is this a record??

[MuskieRandy]

As of 12/8 there was almost 3" of ice around and out from shore, but still open water in certain areas away from shore. I would not advise much travel quite yet!

[MuskieRandy]

Anybody know what the ice looks like? I'm looking at the weather forecast for next week, and I can't see the ice sticking around for very long! I wonder if ice out this year is going to break a record.

[Tom502]

Randy,

I am not sure about breaking a record for early ice-out, but there is open water around my south facing shoreline and the ice is very dark. This morning I woke up to the honking of geese that, by mistake, landed on the ice about 200 feet from shore.

If predicted weather holds up (temps in the mid-70's, rain tonight and 15-20 mph wind from the south) I think we will see open water by the end of this week.

Tight Lines,

Tom502

[JayandCade]

I believe there was a thread here last year that stated last years ice out on the last day of March was the earliest.

[RodBend'r]

Made it out yesterday afternoon for a few hours and found the ice to be in great shape. Averaged close to 20" of good ice. Truck travel is still o.k., but there's about 8-10 inches on fresh snow on the ice thats making "some" small slush spots. I would assume it will only get worse in some places in the future. Fishing wasn't too bad either..... iced 8 walleyes with most being over 15" and a pike. Small sucker minnows out fished small shiners 3 to 1. 2-4 f.o.w sandy gravel bottom. A little slower in the grass.

Good Luck!

Bill Mundt

[MuskieRandy]

As of 4-6-13 Ice was 24"

[MuskieRandy]

As of 11-29-14, 6.5"

[Slow Burn]

I've heard there's quite a bit of snow, and some slush on the ice. Any updates as to what the actual ice depth is? Trucks out on the ice?

[Flambeau Vista Retreat LLC]

There was at least 12" of ice and truck travel as of last weekend (1/10/15).

[MuskieRandy]

As of 2-28-2015 it's 21.5" thick. Not alot of slush. Snow on top is firm. I snowshoe, so I don't know about snowmobile, ATV, and truck conditions, but I see alot of them out there.

[MuskieRandy]

Ice is going out. Lots of open water around shore. Some bays are ice-free. Remaining ice is black, 3" thick, honeycombed, and rotten. Ice will be out in a couple days. No loons yet. Saw a pair of hooded mergansers, geese, and an otter.

[MuskieRandy]

Friday, 11/27/15 - Entire area from Bastine/Turtle to West side of Big Island was open water. Friday night got down to 7 degrees and Sat. AM 11/28/15 the entire area was iced over. I have never seen so quick a COMPLETE ice up. Usually you get certain areas that go first, and a mix of open water and ice, but this was almost complete in one evening! Sat. ice was a little over 1" thick along shore and as far out as I dared to go over shallow areas, which was about 6 feet from shore. Sunday 11/29 ice was 2". Today, 11/30, ice is 2 3/8". Looks like some not so cold weather coming, and snow, so ice formation will slow.

[PolarisGuy]

Any new updates muskie? Im very concerned that snowmobiling over the holidays won't be a possibility based on the forecast. Is the ice still there with the high temps?

[esox1]

Just drove home from LAKE GOGEBIC TODAY---I would say that it would take a MIRACLE for any type of real snowmobiling to happen before CHRISTMAS-----I know there might be some snow on the way---But it needs COLD and SNOW in a big way----MAYBE with some Help JAN 1 could happen......But safe Ice ??? Man it looks like that EL NINO might screw up my snowmobiling for this season...