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| What are some ice updates out there? I heard 24-28 in northern Minnesota as of today.
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| 25-31" in north WI
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| 30+ on angle portion of LOTW |
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| That sucks!!!
I'll be up, on the "Big V" for the opener, hard or soft, water!!!!!
Come on, warm weather!!!!!
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | 30+ Inches plus a foot of snow on Vermilion and we are going to get 6-10" of snow .
May 11 is walleye opener here.......... It doesn't look good....... It snowed every day for the last 10 days
Screw Winter !!
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | I've heard 20" on tonka. That was a few days back but there hasn't been any reason to think it's gotten much better lately. |
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| Strike master and tip ups for the opener.... |
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| I think the Metro lakes are going to be busier than normal on Walleye Opener this year... We need a warmup bad. |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | 26" of ice with another 6-12" of snow coming by us in Land O Lakes. Guys are still driving out to ice fish
Flags for sure for sure for the opener. |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Muskie Treats - 4/18/2013 12:25 AM
I've heard 20" on tonka. That was a few days back but there hasn't been any reason to think it's gotten much better lately.
Dude, you gonna get your site up and running? I gotta order a couple for this season. |
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Location: Leech Lake, Walker MN | 30" here on Leech still driving and the perch bite is on.10" of snow on the lake it will be a while |
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Location: MN | I'll be that guy...We have had open water down here for a week in Madison. All the rain really helped the last two weeks |
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| Was up in MERCER , WI over the weekend--came home tuesday----24+ inches of ICE with snow still on top also---I would say absolutely no way by MAY 4 looking at the long range forecast. . |
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| 13.5" of black ice on lexington lake baby! |
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| I talked to a friend on Eagle lake Ontario this week. They still have about 30 inches of ice and 18 or so inches of snow. Thoughts were that even if weather gets "nice" that they will still not have fishing before walleye opener set for May 18th. I have never fished here in the spring but both resorts and guests may have to change their fishing outlook week to week depending on the weather over the next 4-6 weeks. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | A foot of snow yesterday and it's -3 below right now......Soft water is a Long way off. |
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| We would be very fortunate to be ice free by may 18th in northern WI. The first month of musky season will be far from normal! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | It's 13 degrees here now with 3" of new snow on top of about 10" on the lakes on top of 20" to 30" of ice. |
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | july musky fishing will be dynomite this year! |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | tip-down holes today wouldn't stay open ... icing up, lakes made ice this week. |
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Location: Minnesota | heard 30" on vermilion maybe by the musky opener |
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| I'm bringing my skates with me in July just in case... |
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Location: SE, WI. | Pewaukee opened 10 days ago, with the heavy rains. The water temp is 39 degrees as of today, 4/20...:( With close to 10 inches of rain this month, the rock and crawfish rivers off I-94 have taken over much of the nearby corn fields...crazy weather. JD |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | global warming
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | Gander Mt Guide - 4/18/2013 11:03 AM
Muskie Treats - 4/18/2013 12:25 AM
I've heard 20" on tonka. That was a few days back but there hasn't been any reason to think it's gotten much better lately.
Dude, you gonna get your site up and running? I gotta order a couple for this season.
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Bigwoodmuskylures.com that is who is selling them retail. Some of the popular colors go fast so you may have to be on top of it. But tats where you can order them. |
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Location: Janesville wi | What is normal ice out in northern Wi? |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | Over the past 58 years, the lake where our cabin is averages ice out on approximately April 15th. The earliest ice out over that period of time was last year on March 21st. During that same period, the latest ice out was on May 4, 1996.
That "latest out" record is going to get blown out of the water (ice) this year for sure. I'm hoping for no later than May 15.
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Location: Janesville wi | Thanks!
Funny that the earliest and the latest will be back to back. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | although i haven't kept detailed records, around here i would agree that April 15th would be the average ... |
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Location: Maine Township, MN | Ice-out status for MN.
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ice_out/index.html
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| wiswimbait - 4/21/2013 9:36 PM
Thanks!
Funny that the earliest and the latest will be back to back. And if it goes out on May 10 then the average of the last 2 years will be April 15, which would be average. Strange huh |
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| Lakes are wide open in SE WI and NE IL. |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | wiswimbait - 4/21/2013 6:46 PM
What is normal ice out in northern Wi?
On average by me it's been the first or second week in April. Last year she was open by mid-march. That was extremely rare. |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | Wide open and flowing through the homes of thousands of people. If there were one place that could have benefitted from a slow thaw this year it would be NE Illinois.
Guest - 4/22/2013 8:50 AM
Lakes are wide open in SE WI and NE IL. |
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Location: Ontario | Massive flooding in Muskoka Ontario this weekend too. With any luck, Georgian Bay may recoup some of the 7-8 ft its lost over the past 20 years. |
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | Plenty of ice and many still ice fishing in Hayward...got another foot of snow last nite following nearly two feet last friday!
Global warming my arse! |
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| I never kept track, but isn't mid-late April about normal for N WI? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 60 Friday, 70 Sunday with a thunderstorm...some of the smaller Oneida Co lakes may be fine. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Just checked three area lakes. The shores are soft, but anywhere 20' out is as solid as it was last month. We'll be out ice fishing tomorrow morning for crappies. |
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| Interesting how one year is probably the earliest ice out followed by the next which is probably the latest. |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | Will IcefishingFIRST be covering the fishing opener this year ? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | If that's possible, we will do it just to shoot the video. Nutso. |
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| Burnett Co. WI last weekend 19" solid ice under 4" snow/slush. |
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| While rain will really eat into the ice, the sun angle will eventually catch up with it even if the temperatures stay cold. Remember that the sun is as high in the sky today as it is in mid August and we we're only about 8 weeks away from the highest it will ever be in the sky.
We've had our cabin in Iron County, WI for about 20 years and April 15 is about our average. Last year was the earliest we've ever experienced, and 1996 was the latest on May 5th. I also remember one opening weekend somewhere around the early 80's give or take where we were on N Twin and it didn't open up until Sun afternoon as we were leaving for home. Anyone else remember that one? |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Looks like a warm week next week, 50's and 60's, but not a lot of rain up there.
I remember that week in 96, we got up to the landing about midnight on friday and had to break 1/2" of ice to get out to the camp grounds on Palmer. I don't think it ever got past 35° the entire weekend. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | If we get the heat that is supposed to come and any wind with it, I think we will see a quick melt as the ice will bring the greenhouse effect into play and really eat away from the bottom up. Opener for MN should be o.k.
We get a good blow when that ice gets thin and breaks up, there will be piles of ice on shore.
I recall one year where the ice on Mille Lacs came across the road it was literally being pushed by wave action.
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| 32 " on Cass lake 1950 ice out may 22 on leech that was a record year for snow also
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | The snow is gone, but a heep of ice remains. Good thing I never put any of the ice stuff away yet. Sled, flags, Auger are still in the same spot I left them in back in late Feb. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | We'll see, there's lots of ice left, but it's supposed to rain this week quite a bit. That will do a job on the ice IF it's not a near freezing rain. It's supposed to snow Thursday. Yep, snow; 1 to 3". That will help..... |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Steve, you like me, wanting an ice fishing opener? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Would be very cool. |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | a tiny sliver of ice is left on Medicine lake near my house. and I mean no bigger than 3-5 cars side by side. That was yesterday at 3:00 I bet its gone now
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| Oneida Co. lakes are about three feet open on some of the shore lines. Ice is starting to turn black. My guess is it could be open by the tenth. Snow predicted on Thurs. of this week. 98% of the snow in the woods is gone. |
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