Category: Ice Conditions & Weather Reports

Ice continues to support a few anglers still fishing the Noc. Beside the deteriorating ice conditions was the wind today. Blowing without pause across the slickest ice possible. Keeping your feet under you going after a tip up was a challenge even with cleats. Tonight‘s forecasted temperature doesn’t get below 40° and ice will start…

There’s still ice on the Bay but it’s melting fast. Open water areas by Butlers island and other known spots expand by the minute. Ice is losing about an inch a day along with its rigidity. So, the countdown is going to be short. By Monday it will be walking or WILCraft. I’m sure any…

Blue clear skies let the sun beat on the bay as anglers enjoyed a high of 44° and strong winds out of the south. Imagine that, high winds on the Bay… Overnight temperatures will stiffen the ice for another unseasonably warm day tomorrow.  The Kipling pressure crack actually pushed together and ended up an ok crossing…

Ok, back at it now on this Leap Year day. I took a hiatus from the ice for a couple days. Who the hell am I to post an ice report it if I’m not actually out checking conditions on the Bay. I’m not on facebook or instagram.  But, I’ve been informed of the overwhelming response…

As of today Sunday the 25th of February, Little Bay de Noc north of Gladstone has good ice averaging 8-10”. The  Kipling Public Launch has held up very well. The shallow water at the 1st yellow gate and Days River Landings are certain to be compromised with the upcoming forecast. Temperatures of 50° multiple days…

Short and sweet for a report tonight. A lack of reporting last night just means not a lot changed. Ice is holding up incredibly well. The sun beat down a bunch of snow today that actually protected some of our ice. The landings are tough, especially when they’re shallow. The Kipling Landing seems to be…

It was another beautiful day on the Noc. Unless you were delayed getting over the Nasty Kipling Crack. The cold weather heaved that thing up in the air. Then the 40° temperature and a south wind has pushed water up around the crack making it a challenge to cross. The First yellow gate is looking…

We were 4° at sunrise then hit a high of 35° for a brief period. Brilliant sunshine and a beautiful day on Little Bay de Noc. The Kipling heave is changing by the minute. Last night about 10 o’clock I crossed the crack for about the 10th time, as did many others anglers. The below…

Finally, a weekend on Little Bay de Noc this hard water season that seemed almost normal. The yellow gate crack is all but invisible. Open water surrounding the crack has frozen and is covered with snow. The open water between the crack absorbed snow from last week then slushed it up and then froze. Not…