Mille Lacs Lake condition and report!

  • Bob Carlson
    Mille Lacs Lake (eastside), Mn.
    Posts: 2936
    March 25, 2007 at 9:14 pm #1287749

    The conditions are changing with the current weather. We had a sunny day Saturday, rain last night and rain again today!!! The ice depth is ok, in fact it’s near the 32-36inch mark. The problem areas are at the shoreline and trying to cross the pressure ridges. Saturday I had the opportunity to spend the morning fishing with Doug Ertl and Dickie from White Cap Inn!!!! we managed a few fish with the biggest around 3/4 lb. This trip may have been my last trip on the ice. We will have to see how the next few days effect the lake. This rain and warm temperature has really taken our snow cover down and will start to eat away the surface of the ice! It’s hard to believe that just two weeks ago we had resort plow trucks pushing 4′-5′ snow banks on lake roads!!!!



    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    March 25, 2007 at 10:20 pm #553159

    Thanks Bob! Good to see Dickie and Big D!

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    March 25, 2007 at 10:26 pm #553162

    Thanks for posting the pics. I was just going to login and ask Nurselake if she could get me some pics to help calm the inner demons(I really need to go fishing).

    brett
    Brooklyn Park, MN
    Posts: 61
    March 26, 2007 at 2:10 pm #553392

    Thanks for the report Bob. I had a chance to run up to the lake last night from 5-7 to get one last chance at some jumbo’s. As mentioned, the ice around the shorelines is starting to get pretty bad. We were able to find some fish during our short time out but I think that may have been the last trip of the season for me. I guess we now start counting the days until opener…

    matt_grow
    Albertville MN
    Posts: 2019
    March 26, 2007 at 3:48 pm #553457

    Quote:

    I really need to go fishing).

    Yes, yes you do

    Bruce Bombard
    Forest Lake/Wahkon MN
    Posts: 36
    March 28, 2007 at 12:51 am #554109

    Be very careful on the south end. South of Spider, East of Lower Twin, Sat. AM There was an area of open water 100′ across. Not good for wheelers in the AM fog. I stayed clear but could catch someone not knowing of this spot. ………BB

    HooksWife
    Crystal, MN
    Posts: 683
    March 28, 2007 at 3:43 am #554181

    Thanks Bruce, now we’ll never get Deb out there

    fish_any_time
    Champlin, MN
    Posts: 2097
    March 28, 2007 at 4:56 pm #554341

    Quote:

    Be very careful on the south end. South of Spider, East of Lower Twin

    That must be the reef off of Hazelglade that runs west to Lower Twin. Between Christmas and New Years I was up to our place and at that time it was still open. My whole life I have not seen that happen, but I have not seen that lake this low before with this little snow.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22456
    March 29, 2007 at 1:54 pm #554679

    I see Dickie hasn’t got a new hat yet ….

    big g

    jldii
    Posts: 2294
    March 29, 2007 at 2:10 pm #554689

    Fishing must have been slow, his horns were down.

    Fife
    Ramsey, MN
    Posts: 4046
    March 30, 2007 at 2:39 pm #555090

    From the looks of the HP webcam, I would the ice adventures on Mille Lacs are done for.

    By the way, have the Packers taken over Hunter’s Point? Green and yellow?

    Bob Carlson
    Mille Lacs Lake (eastside), Mn.
    Posts: 2936
    March 30, 2007 at 2:49 pm #555097

    Ya know two guys were out front of Liberty yesterday!!! not me…..and yes, ya got to love the new colors!!! green and yellow are George’s resort colors

    I like them…it sure brighten up the site and made the text stand out now

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    March 30, 2007 at 5:20 pm #555171

    Them there are John Deere colors.

    brett
    Brooklyn Park, MN
    Posts: 61
    March 30, 2007 at 5:50 pm #555182

    I was thinking more Packer colors!

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    March 30, 2007 at 5:54 pm #555183

    Milly is looking pretty dark! Just saw a duck swim by in the harbor. (Web Cam) Won’t be long now. Can I change my ice out date guess?

    -J.

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    March 30, 2007 at 9:34 pm #555234

    Quote:

    I was thinking more Packer colors!

    I wouldn’t be able to frequent the place if that was true.

    jh55429
    Crystal, MN
    Posts: 301
    March 31, 2007 at 1:11 pm #555357

    Saw 3 guys out about 300-400 yards out in Isle last night on my way up here. Looks like not everyone has given up for the year yet.

    Josh

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    March 31, 2007 at 2:28 pm #555382

    If it’s raining up there like down here, the ice is going to go bye, bye fast.

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