An unfortunate picture tonight—not the kind of double we like to see. Butler’s Island has a reef extending northward off the point, with a half-mile of shallow water reaching into the bay. FYI: Nobody was physically hurt in these two incidents, except for their pride. Two ways to end up in the drink are confusion in the dark and not knowing the rules of the ice and what to watch for. Avoid shallow water, especially with prolonged warm temperatures like we’ve had. There’s up to 2 feet of ice on the upper bay, except in the shallow water areas or where strong currents flow, like the narrows by Gladstone or the sharp drop-off of the Days River sandbar. All bets are off there, and it usually should not be traveled on by machine, let alone a truck. The walleye bite continues to improve and probably will for the remainder of the season. Two more full weekends are left, and ice conditions are better than ever. There is nowhere on the upper bay you can’t navigate to safely from one landing or another. Stop in the shop, look at a map of Little Bay de Noc, and ask questions—we’ll have answers.
Increasing your odds,
-Blade
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