Ice Conditions, Weather Reports, and More!

What’s Hot, What’s Not The walleye bite has been tough. So, if you’re not on it during the narrow bite window, it’s likely to be over before you know it even started. Frustrating? Maybe, or just a realistic part of the game. Want to boost morale? Target some perch that aren’t as finicky as walleye…

29° marks the sunset on this Monday night, the 9th of February. The Bay is expecting a little precipitation in the form of sleet, and possibly an inch or two of snow by morning. With the exception of a couple of hours tomorrow, temperatures will remain below freezing until Thursday. Beyond that, we have an…

Ice is nice, and waiting. The next couple of days on the Bay should be productive as the stars align favorably for fish to eat. Several fronts are forecasted to roll in between now and Wednesday, bringing a steady or dropping barometric pressure until Tuesday morning. Above all, weekday attendance on the Bay is minimal…

The experience of being on the ice during extreme weather conditions, like today, can’t be captured by a picture—at least not by me. But here’s a sunset accompanied by 30-40 mph winds carrying blowing snow. Gale-force gusts have been working all day to relocate the snow back to the southeast after days of southern winds…

A light dusting of snow fell on the Bay this morning, and temperatures reached 27° by mid-afternoon. The overcast skies and very favorable barometric pressure today should trigger some feeding action. On Friday afternoon, 30-40 mph wind gusts will whip across the Bay out of the northwest, likely creating whiteout conditions at times. By Saturday…

It’s 24° with a steady breeze from the south today, putting the wind chill in the single digits. I really felt the impact of that wind chill when I got out of the burb to take a picture of someone riding a fat-tire bike. When I met up with Craig Bengry he was peddling north,…

Little Bay de Noc has the best ice in years—over 20 inches above the narrows of Gladstone, The freeway off the Kipling public launch is in great shape and nicely groomed for almost a mile before encountering much snow. Drifted snow can be hard or soft, depending on temperatures. There are very few deep drifts,…

Check-in time on the Bay started yesterday and hasn’t stopped since. Ice anglers from near and far have converged on Little Bay de Noc to test their skills or get lucky. If only I were referring to icing walleye. As it turns out, my full moon premonitions of craziness came to fruition in broad daylight…

**Friday Night**   I knew they had to eat soon. After battling the brutal cold and dealing with finicky fish, it finally began. Today, 3-year-old Aspen, with her dad Marvin Cherette Jr., cranked in this 12½-inch perch like a pro. Nice fish, Aspen! Thanks for sharing.   Nuff said—   Increasing your odds,   -Blade