The ice is looking pretty black!
I’ll keep everyone up to date!!!
Dave…..keep hoping! 
April 7, 2005 at 11:54 am
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2005 Mille Lacs iceout date
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April 9, 2005 at 1:11 am #355822
cove bay is starting to open up. there is open water out by the point. the ice is pulling away from shore. it won’t be long if we get some more rain……..tom
April 11, 2005 at 1:39 pm #356072cove bay is open! yesterday evening my wife and i drove around to the rum river. the ice on the main lake lokks really dark. we got aome good rain yesterday, it took it’s toll on the ice. i did mention the rum river. the northerns are running in the headwaters of the rum. they are netting and tagging the northerns for a study to see if the slot can be expanded. it is cool to see all those fish in the same area………tom f
April 12, 2005 at 2:01 am #356256Friday. I am hardly ever right about anything. Friday. That’s the day.
Bob, can you get a pic of the eyes spawning by your dock? That would be COOL!
TuckApril 12, 2005 at 3:38 am #356273Tuck, should we go up there together? I’ll furnish the spears.
April 12, 2005 at 10:48 pm #356437I’ve been out looking, none yet.
I did try and take a picture of all the marble eye’s one night……..no go. The ice is now out around 100 yards or so. The bay by Hunters Point is open almost point to point. I was in Garrison this morning and thought I would see some ice piled up, but didn’t see much. The rain is really taking it’s toll on the ice. It won’t be long and it’s gone!!!!!!
Tuck Friday-Sunday would be my guess right now!April 15, 2005 at 1:05 pm #357087Hey Bob,
How’s the ice looking up there?
Shawn
April 15, 2005 at 9:13 pm #357260The ice continues to move around with the wind. We are to have winds out of the south/southwest now through Sunday. It’s ready to go any time! When I rolled over in bed this morning……..I could see open water out about one mile! This afternoon it blew back in closer to shore…….and the temperature went down with the ice coming closer to shore. I sure am looking forward to getting rid of the ice and getting the temperature to rise a little with the open water……..it sure makes a difference with the ice out there.
April 15, 2005 at 9:49 pm #357269The wind has started to push the ice up on the bank alittle!
These photo’s were taken 30 minutes apart.
April 16, 2005 at 5:11 am #357358Still looks to me like Aug. 14
will be the date April 16, 2005 at 11:29 pm #357425Still have ice!!!!!! It’s looking like any day….only need a little wind and it would be gone/gone/gone
April 18, 2005 at 11:40 am #357626April 18th …………
The lake is open as far as one can see!!!!!!!!
With the wind last night, the lake is ice free. Yesterday what ice was left floating was pretty soft.
We will wait for the official word from the Mille Lacs Messenger News Paper for the posted ice out date. My guess it will be april 18th…..
Correction……….as of noon today a large ice area of ice floated back in within sight of shore…..guess we still have ice on the lake.
April 18, 2005 at 11:43 am #357627What did I win?
April 18, 2005 at 11:53 am #357628Ok, I see Pubblepounder, Hooks and Bobber (on his first choice)
all picked the 18th. I think we have some flummery going on here. April 18, 2005 at 11:59 am #357632Hey D’
It’s puddlepounder not pubble!!!!!!
Ok, we might have to split the prize!
April 18, 2005 at 12:15 pm #357638maybe the 3 of us will have to get together and go fishing?
April 18, 2005 at 2:48 pm #357679
Quote:
April 18th …………
The lake is open as far as one can see!!!!!!!!
It’s a beautiful thing!
-J.
April 18, 2005 at 2:53 pm #357684Opps…my bad Bodder.
April 18, 2005 at 9:28 pm #357793Well don’t spend your winning’s yet!
There still is a lot of ice on the lake………as some floated in this noon! They might be able to run a boat from Isle to Garrison, but not able to run up to the northend.
I’ll keep ya posted…..
April 19, 2005 at 11:44 am #357951Well, we could still go fishing!
April 19, 2005 at 11:46 am #357952The wind is going to finally switch directions at noon today. it’s going to blow 15-20 mph out of the NNE…….all the ice on the northend of the lake will shift to the SW corner……..look out Eddy’s/Rocky Reef area. This wind MIGHT finally take care of the remainder of our ice?
April 19, 2005 at 12:48 pm #357969Time to get the boats out again!!!
April 28, 2005 at 5:08 pm #360041The Mille Lacs Messenger call’s the offical ice out for Mille Lacs on April 20th 2005.
They are listing the last 27 years in this weeks paper. They show the April 22 date as the 27 year average date.
And the winner of this years Mille Lacs ice out is:
Haywood04
April 29, 2005 at 2:48 pm #360257Congrats. So I guess he is the winner of the grand prize? Two seats in the VIP section at Smokin Hill?
April 29, 2005 at 7:08 pm #360326Now Derek………..it’s not Smokin Hill Anymore!!!
I think the prize was at the Wahkon Inn……..a free one at happy hour!
May 4, 2005 at 1:33 pm #361145Whats it now Bob, Stinkin Hill?
May 4, 2005 at 5:07 pm #361189” Jack’s “
July 14, 2005 at 9:32 pm #373088
Quote:
The Mille Lacs Messenger call’s the offical ice out for Mille Lacs on April 20th 2005.
They are listing the last 27 years in this weeks paper. They show the April 22 date as the 27 year average date.
And the winner of this years Mille Lacs ice out is:
Haywood04
Well whooly crap,
I was just tooling around this tread and found I was the winner way back.
Today is July 14 is the ice still off?
I’ll take the prize money in 10’s and 20’s please.
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