Ice Conditions, Weather Reports, and More!

It’s Saturday today and the Noc has started to come alive. Anglers from near and far have made the pilgrimage in pursuit of what’s known as Yooper Gold. Walleye are in abundance and are probably the most sought after. But don’t overlook the Jumbo Perch and Northern Pike. There’s an excellent opportunity on Little Bay…

Starting out the Days River Landing this afternoon, I thought I’d focus my efforts on the snow drifts. I initially found 6-10” of ice, so the last few cold days have definitely made a difference. Under that snow is still a nasty situation though. There is a big drift that’s 50 yards in diameter about…

Ice conditions are continually improving on Little Bay de Noc. Just not quick enough. Especially the ice insulated with snow. I met up with John at Lindberg’s Cove Resort this morning to check some ice conditions. We left his Resort in Kipling on snowmobiles heading north and checked ice throughly. Past the reefs and up…

January 16th, 2024Today we had 7° for a high and -7° for a low. Those are good numbers for improving our ice conditions. The ice still needs firming up under the snow drifts. Our concerns going forward will be cracks and heaves. If and when identified, you’ll be the next to know.Lacy captured our picture…

We’re doing better now, but the ice is not as good as I expected it would be today. We have 4 to 6 inches of ice across Little Bay de Noc north of the narrows of Gladstone. It’s a little thicker toward the top of the bay, where I found 5-7”.Now for the bad news……

January 14th, 2024Step light and maintain an even stride when the ice cracks under your feet. Most slush has firmed up, giving us anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of ice. There are pockets of thinly frozen slush with only an inch or two of ice under it. Keep an eye out for those. Spud…

We’re at 14° tonight and dropping right down. I checked five landings this afternoon with Ethan and they were all slushy. It’s going to be 8° at 8 o’clock on Sunday morning. Around first light I’ll be out checking how the ice has developed. I’m sure by mid week we’ll be traveling the bay with…

Weather prognosticators words, not mine. But, “Gerri” is powerful enough to be a named snow storm. Last night’s forecasted low missed by  7 to 8°, which was not favorable for adding any ice. The most current weather report has us accumulating 5 to 8 inches by Saturday morning. Then the winds should blow off the bay,…

You know it’s an odd year if only a single pop up hub is set up out on Center Reef in January. It’s a bit of a mystery how it got out there and where the angler crept out from though. I’m sure it wasn’t a direct path.Hopefully Fridays snowstorm pushes south of us. We’re…