Category: Ice Conditions & Weather Reports

What a beautiful morning.  At 15° the bay is absent of snow and slipperier than snot on a doorknob. Several reports of anglers going RIGHT DOWN! And they don’t get up fast after hitting that hard ice. Unless you’re chasing a flag…then all bets are off. Adrenaline takes over but you can sure feel it…

The ice on the bay is really looking good. In some areas we’ve found up to 8 inches of ice. Mostly towards the east side of the upper bay. Head south to Butler’s island and find an inch or two at best. Most areas have 4-7 inches of ice north of the Kipling public landing.…

The Christmas rush is on! A steady mix of anglers and shoppers visited Blade’s Bait & Tackle today. Anglers heading out to the bay on what I would call safe walkable ice. Shoppers looking for something special for their hard water enthusiast. They came to the right place. Ice continues to thicken and I’m sure…

The overnight low of 8° certainly helped add some ice with very little if any snow on the bay. The pinging and popping sounds made echoes like music throughout the morning.I just love the sound of ice being made. With the snow dumping we had and the warm up that followed, water is flowing under…

Ice is getting better as the crack on the north end of the bay is freezing up again. Ice to the south, by the Kipling public boat landing, remains sketchy as a few anglers spud out a bit but not many. The east side of the bay up to Garth’s point has had some activity.…

With a busy Saturday morning at the bait shop, I didn’t get out right away to check ice as planned. 3 o’clock rolls around and Lacy said there’s an angler on the phone with a problem! His buddy went through the ice. He made it out…cold and wet, but now he was stuck on the…

I worked the spud bar heading out the Days River Landing as John from Lindberg’s Cove Resort drilled along the way and measured. There is 2-5”s of ice on the upper bay. Today’s picture is the view from the ski hill up on the bluff late yesterday. The open water above the narrows froze over…

As of 10 o’clock this morning, the ice on the bay remains intact! The wind is whipping through the narrows but ice has held up incredibly well so far. Probably 500 yards of ice has retreated to the north past the green cans. The rest looks pretty good. No snow….Just glare ice as far as…

It’s warm, wet and foggy. Wind gusts of up to 60 mph from the south start overnight. Ice is sure to be piled up on the north end of the bay if there’s any left. So…first ice twice. Come try on a float suit from Blade’s Bait & Tackle. Women’s, youths and mens available in…