Rain rain…will the ice go away?

  • Jake_A
    Posts: 569
    December 14, 2011 at 12:46 pm #1303120

    With the crappy ice weather forecasted through thursday, how do you guys think the rain will affect the ice conditions. I was hoping to get out in western WI this weekend, but I don’t know if it’ll be thick enough

    Any thoughts?

    icenutz
    Aniwa, WI
    Posts: 2540
    December 14, 2011 at 1:00 pm #1017564

    I would say with last nights and todays rain along with 25 mph winds it will be gone. I’m going to run by a local lake at lunch time to see how bad it is.

    hairjig
    Cudahy, Wis.
    Posts: 937
    December 14, 2011 at 1:06 pm #1017567

    Jake, was out on the Wolf River in Fremont yesterday, had to break some shelf ice, and ran the boat slowly up and down river to open up the river. Thickest ice I saw was 2 1/2 ” it was breaking up and floating down river where the current slows and was piling up. but with it raining most all night and todays forecast for more rain. my guess is the ice in the river and ajoining bays will be history..

    whiskeysour
    4 miles from Pool 9
    Posts: 693
    December 14, 2011 at 1:56 pm #1017580

    Where I fished on Pool 9 Sunday and Monday there was no more than 4 inches, 2 in some spots. I thinkmost is unsafe now. While they are talking lows in the teens and low 20’s for a few nights, it still is supposed to be sunny and in the 30’s during the day. Not good for making safe ice. Link to weather forecast for center of pool 9:

    http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?site=arx&zmx=1&zmy=1&map.x=181&map.y=191

    tgruenke
    IGH, MN/Holcombe, WI
    Posts: 587
    December 14, 2011 at 1:59 pm #1017583

    I’m very bummed. I am going to get paid tomorrow. Was going to go and get myself the Marcum VX-1 Pro. I was hoping to be able to use it this weekend on a small pond near my house. Don’t know if that will happen now.

    hairjig
    Cudahy, Wis.
    Posts: 937
    December 14, 2011 at 3:02 pm #1017597

    Bring the boats back out next week fellas…

    dylan_w.
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 399
    December 14, 2011 at 3:06 pm #1017599

    The ice in the La Crosse area is extremely thin as of today

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    December 14, 2011 at 3:16 pm #1017605

    Going, going, gone

    jmarksman
    Chequamegon Bay Apostle Islands, WI
    Posts: 222
    December 14, 2011 at 3:17 pm #1017606

    Northern most WI here all the inland lake are not safe anymore wait a bit. Need some very cold weather and fast!

    mbenson
    Minocqua, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3842
    December 14, 2011 at 3:57 pm #1017628

    If we could get very cold weather fast, it might be best thing for us, but some very good looking ice on Lake Minocqua looked pretty bad yesterday!!!

    Mark

    jigging_jag
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 203
    December 14, 2011 at 4:44 pm #1017647

    The best starting ice in years is going away . I suppose it will start to snow when the ice is a booming !

    ronparrish311
    Fremont, WI
    Posts: 5
    December 14, 2011 at 6:02 pm #1017688

    Hey guys, I live in Central WI and I have an ice trip planned for this weekend 20 miles east of Eau Claire. The house my friend has is on a channel to Lake Eau Claire. It is about 100 yards wide with a depth of 4-8′. Am I crazy to think that we will be on solid ice?

    mbenson
    Minocqua, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3842
    December 14, 2011 at 6:54 pm #1017716

    Supposed to get an inch of snow tonight and then cold. A lot of things bad regarding this weather, but as I look across the street at Rollie and Helen’s Musky Shop, there are still trucks pulling in to get minnows/bait and pulling back out, so there a few spots that must have enough ice…

    Mark

    bigpike
    Posts: 6259
    December 14, 2011 at 7:17 pm #1017728

    Quote:

    Hey guys, I live in Central WI and I have an ice trip planned for this weekend 20 miles east of Eau Claire. The house my friend has is on a channel to Lake Eau Claire. It is about 100 yards wide with a depth of 4-8′. Am I crazy to think that we will be on solid ice?

    Was on Lake EC in the rain Monday, was very slow the lake was full of water but the ice was still good enough for a 4 wheeler, I myself am a walker and my legs still hurt I put on so many miles and I play round ball at the Y 4-6 hours a week. Summary: Lake EC was very sloppy and had 3-5 inches of ice. I’d hit the cribs if the ice is still safe

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18717
    December 14, 2011 at 8:11 pm #1017736

    I wouldnt fish where I fished last Thur. Guess I will get to hit ‘first ice’ again there. Hope she’s solid by the holidays.

    Duke M
    Posts: 208
    December 14, 2011 at 10:06 pm #1017779

    I fished a spot in Pool 9 Monday. Today, the 14th unsafe. I saw 5 guys out on Pool 10 the 13th, I checked it today and two punches with the spud poked right through. I didn’t risk it.

    Duke

    cade-laufenberg
    Winona,MN/La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 3667
    December 14, 2011 at 11:17 pm #1017802

    Fished La Crosse area ice today, Stoddard to be exact. There was 4″ of clear ice everywhere we went. Unfortunately it is very soft and you can poke the spud through in one hit with ease. It didn’t move much under you feet but I felt like we were definitely walking the line of being dry and wet most of the day Tomorrow should help reconsolidate things a bit but I’m not sure it will be enough. The shorelines are beat to heck and anywhere with weeds is very sketchy! I’m going to play Wii and eat food all day tomorrow Sure wish I would have brought the open water rods home for winter break, the Ranger looks bored in the garage…

    stevedobie
    Central, MN
    Posts: 478
    December 15, 2011 at 12:17 am #1017819

    I heard two guys went through on Prior Lake while drilling holes

    stevedobie
    Central, MN
    Posts: 478
    December 15, 2011 at 12:18 am #1017820

    Quote:

    I heard two guys went through on Prior Lake while drilling holes

    I wonder if they were drilling in a circles.

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