Any Lake Superior ice

  • bowtecmike
    Zimmerman mn
    Posts: 467
    #1739330

    Any ice forming up the north shore shorelines at all? Hopeful to get out ice fishing for cohos this year!

    Sam
    St.Francis
    Posts: 384
    #1739344

    I was just wondering the same thing

    Gitchi Gummi
    Posts: 2999
    #1739365

    Theres currently ice out past 21st and a little ways further than that. It doesn’t help with the ship traffic still coming and going for a little while longer.

    This is by far the most ice I can ever recall seeing in December.

    fishmantim
    Posts: 143
    #1739371

    Really want to try that out this year weather providing.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    #1739399

    Looks like the ice broke up with the nw wind today.

    shady5
    Posts: 491
    #1739400

    Yeah, with the view driving down “the hill” today, I definitely wouldn’t advise going out on the lake side.

    Allan Davis
    Carlton, MN
    Posts: 415
    #1742452

    Shore casting has been hot though

    evobassfish
    Posts: 89
    #1743049

    Shore casting has been hot though

    What exactly are you catching? Crossing my fingers this yr. For some coho through the ice.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    #1748751

    Lots of white out there yesterday. All blue today. bawling

    Tom Sawvell
    Inactive
    Posts: 9559
    #1748753

    It looks like the main lake is open today. I see the boat launch in Two Harbors is still bound up in ice but there’s blue water not far from the end of the breakwater now.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    #1748754

    With any luck next week will bring calm winds andvthis will stick around.

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    xplorer
    Cloquet, MN
    Posts: 680
    #1748759

    When I came in this morning at 8, there was actually a nice flat sheet of ice off of 21st St. I couldnt see any open water going up the off-ramp.
    Problem is we have some pretty stiff west winds blowing right now up on top of the hill. Not sure if that has/will blow it out today or not.
    If it holds, the temps the next 6 days look good for making ice.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    #1748762

    When I came in this morning at 8, there was actually a nice flat sheet of ice off of 21st St. I couldnt see any open water going up the off-ramp.
    Problem is we have some pretty stiff west winds blowing right now up on top of the hill. Not sure if that has/will blow it out today or not.
    If it holds, the temps the next 6 days look good for making ice.

    She’s all gone.

    Gitchi Gummi
    Posts: 2999
    #1748763

    The ice out to 21st Ave is still holding as we speak as I look out from my work building downtown although there appears to be a crack right in the middle. Based on the wind forecast the next 24 hours, I think it will blow out tonight. The ice north and east of 21st has already blown out.

    Most people seem to think temps are the main factor in weather or not LS gets ice…. I think its definitely more about the wind than any other factor.

    xplorer
    Cloquet, MN
    Posts: 680
    #1748832

    At 3 it was pretty much gone. Open water along the shore with a mile long piece offshore about a half mile. That should be somewhere on the south shore by now frown

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    #1748834

    That’s the way she goes.

    Gitchi Gummi
    Posts: 2999
    #1748965

    At 3 it was pretty much gone. Open water along the shore with a mile long piece offshore about a half mile. That should be somewhere on the south shore by now frown

    Yep! Couldn’t believe it happened so quickly! As I was leaving work around 4, there wasn’t any ice left close to shore. It was hard to tell but when I got downtown this morning, it almost looked like a new sheet of skim ice had formed overnight. Hard to tell if it was really skim ice or just sea smoke.

    superiorfisherman
    Posts: 34
    #1748971

    I know over WI in chequamegon Bay plenty ice and catching whitefish and Lakers with a few brown as well

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    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    #1749089

    I know over WI in chequamegon Bay plenty ice and catching whitefish and Lakers with a few brown as well

    Are the best fishing areas within walking distance?

    superiorfisherman
    Posts: 34
    #1749090

    Well freind said was 75 fow — so lil hike if walk out — but its do able

    phoyem
    Minneapolis
    Posts: 353
    #1749394

    Up to debate if the “best” places on Chequamegon bay are within walking distance, but a short walk can get you out on some good spots. Specifically Bono Creek, Onion/Souix, Houghton Pt, etc. Other good spots would be quite the hike by foot and require a quad or sled (and good ice conditions)

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    #1749452

    Quite a bit of ice being made on the lake today. Just too much wind. The good news is that it keeps suckig more and more energy from the lake making it easier and easier to make ice.

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    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    #1749666

    Well boys, this is it. It’s going to start this week. I wouldn’t be surprised if there aren’t people fishing on the ice today or tomorrow. Today is going to be windy but the next 5 days is relatively calm and cold.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    #1749685

    Today’s image yay

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    catmando
    wis
    Posts: 1811
    #1749718

    Thanks Gill ,going to start putting the stuff together . Dan

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    #1749737

    Not so fast. Looks like the wind had her way with the ice.

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