Category: Ice Conditions & Weather Reports

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…

We’re wrapping up the Little Bay de Noc walleye season with excellent ice conditions on the Upper Bay and the weather could not be better. The bite? Not bad for all the angling pressure. There are a lot of anglers having a great time camping out on the ice this weekend. It’s literally like a…

All right, let’s clear up the previous days mishaps…as we had two sleds go in the drink south of Escanaba. Both got out without injury. Except in the wallet, because of recovery cost and replacement of lost gear. That ice South of Escanaba will continue to be sketchy the rest of the season. The Delta…