Category: Ice Conditions & Weather Reports

The snow has stopped falling and the wind has quit blowing. We’re left with 6” of great ice and hard snow drifts we usually don’t see until January. So, the strong winds didn’t clear the bay as desired. The cold temperatures forecasted over the next couple days should make even more ice, which is good…

I Started moving snow around The Shop this morning at about 4:30. I couldn’t help but think, ”Jeepers, this must be piling up on the Bay. It’s pretty calm out. “Wish we had more ice. “ It was 11° at 5:30 and the wind started to whip. I never did make it out of the shop today. It’s Christmas…

The big bunch of snow forecasted, is coming to fruition with about 6” over the course of today. This afternoon I was on the Bay checking ice and doing a little scouting with my friend and fellow hard water outfitter Ryan of RTH Fishing. We left the bait shop hoping the 2 wheel drive WILCRAFT…

The 13° last night didn’t give much additional ice as we’d hope. I navigated out again with the Wilcraft today. This time instead of heading out the Days river landing I took off from Lindburg‘s Cove Resort. Just up from the Kipling boat landing. Ice was considerably less further south on the Bay as I…

Fish are biting and Ice conditions are  improving by the minute. Dozens of anglers stepping light on the Bay with a few reports of some getting wet above the waste. The good thing about dropping in the drink first ice is there’s not a lot to it. Get out and fish for your gear. Much…

A few anglers ventured out to center reef today. There is 1-4” of ice as I spud my way out the Days River Landing and I stopped just short of the river mouth. Tomorrow I’ll fire up the WILCRAFT to check a whole lot more area. The forecast says nothing but cold temperatures from now…

Thursday morning it was 38° at 4:30am with 16mph sustained winds. Gusts got up to 35mph though out the day, creating melting and shifting ice around they Bay. Most shorelines have melted or broken up. Now for the good news. The ice edge varies from 20-100 yards out from shore and looks good all the…

Alright, alright, here we go! The demand for conditions on Little Bay de Noc has our phone, email and social media lit up! Rightfully so. We are excited and ready for this hard water season too. The Bay above the narrows by Gladstone has skimmed over nice. There is 1-3”, but mostly 1”. It is…