Ice Conditions, Weather Reports, and More!

From the Kipling Landing north, ice on the bay is thin, but has remained intact throughout the warm temperatures, snow and strong winds of the last two days. We should be gaining inches by the day now.The picture tonight is from the Kipling Landing. Increasing your odds,-Blade

After the snow. We’ll know. Be ready to go! Increasing your odds, -Blade

A snow squall is upon us and now we wait to see how much falls Tuesday morning into Wednesday. Once this front moves on, the long awaited drop of mercury moves in. Beginning Sunday, single digits overnight and low teens for afternoon highs will make ice fast. Until then, early ice comes with a risk.…

Today’s high temperature of 35° and the snow yesterday has softened the ice and we’re at a standstill. That means STAND STILL when it cracks under your last step. No sudden moves. Just think about your next step. It might not be forward. Fortunately, it’s been calm and nothing is blowing out. There’s one more…

We gained an inch of ice last night but also got 3 to 4 inches of wet snow today. Two steps forward and one step back I guess. The snow definitely helps identify where open water is. Some anglers ventured out onto the Bay on what is certain to be thin ice. They aren’t heading…

January 4th 2024 Here we are in 2024 giving the first ice report worth giving this hard water season. Out the Days River Landing, walkable ice of 3 inches slimming to 3/4 of an inch until open on the east side of the bay. I ventured as far as about an inch and a half,…

Waiting for cold temperatures to firm the waters of Little Bay de Noc has been painstaking. Two chilly mornings in December teased with a skim across the bay only to be wind blown apart or melted by the warmth shortly after sunrise. Rain and 43 degrees is forecast over the Christmas Holiday and is certainly…