Ice Conditions, Weather Reports, and More!

It has been a pretty busy Friday! Anglers from all over the Midwest have converged on Little Bay in hopes of proving there are fish out there that will eat something other than gobies. There’s power in numbers! Let’s go now!  A warm front can only help this negative pattern we’ve been in. Travel out…

All the wind out of the south yesterday managed to form some pretty good snow drifts.. especially as you head north to the top of the Bay. If your going out the Kipling public landing it seems just fine, until you get out about 3/4 of a mile. Then you start to see the drifts…

The ice conditions on Little Bay remain great with plenty of new drifts to navigate. We’ll see tomorrow if today’s strong winds out of the south will push water up through the cracks. We are warming up to 23° tomorrow. It should feel balmy. Whenever I struggle to find a worthwhile picture to share I…

Today began at -4° and we reached a high of 12°.  Less than a 20° swing in daytime temps and a steady WNW wind is exactly the consistent weather pattern we’ve been looking for. Pressure has been rising all day. Let’s hope it steadies so these fish can eat. The bite has definitely picked up…

Today was a perfect day on the Noc. Starting this morning at 2° and still, mid afternoon peaked at 23° and then the fans turned back on. Not bad though, just a steady breeze out of the northwest. There was plenty of sunshine early and then a few clouds moved in for the end of…

What? There was hardly any wind today on the Bay. This morning was a crisp 2°, but we had an abundance of sunshine that lasted for most of the day. I can’t believe how easy a daily task like filling the over-night trailers with diesel seems absent the 20 mph winds and blowing snow. After…

We started this Saturday morning with 3” of fresh powder at 9°. Too bad I don’t ski. Typical of Little Bay de Noc, 10mph plus winds blew all that snow into hard drifts….and those drifts are hard to get out of. Last night I found a few slushy spots that are now unseen with the…

After 5 grueling days on the Bay finally bright sunshine, 16° for a high and of course wind. Not as much wind as previous days. Even though windy conditions continue, at least its under 10 mph and coming out of the same direction, WNW, for a 24 hour period. Supposed to switch to a little…

This picture of Mr. B.A pretty much sums up the last couple days on Little Bay de Noc. It’s inside for a thaw before the next excursion. Wind blown snow has smoothed out most of the rough spots from previous shack set ups. Evidence from machines buried in slush a few weeks ago has vanished. …