Looks like Red and LOTW is going to get whacked again this weekend…

Wind chills to 40 below Friday and Saturday and 3 to 8 inches of snow Saturday with winds up to 45mph. Not a good year for ice fishing.

Drifting and the wind will be an issue, but both lakes are going to be spared from a direct hit. The operations I’ve seen up there will keep right on rolling with this amount of snow. This isn’t snowmageddon.

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No not snowmageddon but they were just getting back on their feet from the last storm. Just another set back.

My wheelhouse never touched ice this year. Going back to storage tomorrow. Maybe next year🥺

3rdtryguy wrote:

My wheelhouse never touched ice this year. Going back to storage tomorrow. Maybe next year🥺

Little early to be pulling the plug. Still lots of time left.

I left LOW this morning and it took a long time to go 12 miles to get off the ice. It completely white. The 3 hour ride home was a little while knuckled as well, quite a few vehicles in the ditch.
I’m heading back on Sunday.

I was on Mille Lacs today and the front/storm killed the bite. Got a 20” landed and some smaller ones but after the snow it was done. Rough year for the ice for sure. Brutal tonight, snowmageddon tomorrow then what? Back to 30 degrees?

3rdtryguy wrote:

My wheelhouse never touched ice this year. Going back to storage tomorrow. Maybe next year🥺

early ice is actaully in February this year!

I’m getting a bit frustrated too. And I don’t know it might not be that early to pull the plug? Looking like another round of snow next weekend after this weekend and gets kinda hard to fish with 2 plus feet of snow on the lake… maybe more at least on the smaller lakes

Sounds like LOTW is the best bet but that is a haul for most

lindyrig79 wrote:

I’m getting a bit frustrated too. And I don’t know it might not be that early to pull the plug? Looking like another round of snow next weekend after this weekend and gets kinda hard to fish with 2 plus feet of snow on the lake… maybe more at least on the smaller lakes

Sounds like LOTW is the best bet but that is a haul for most

was at lotw last weekend. there were ALOT of wheelhouses up there. everybody has the same idea of not fishing south because of conditions and going north

I’ll be trying out the new Smitty this weekend. Snow shoes and long johns fir shur.
I’m going after that elusive 31″ eye. or I might just sit in the cabin and drink.

Morts is not allowing any wheelhouses out this weekend and pulling their sleepers in. Might be the smart move. With no houses on the lake clean up should be much easier. It’s when the wind drifts the snow up against the houses and trucks is when the problems begin. Plus tearing and digging everything up to get people and houses off the ice. Talked to Jr’s and West Wind and both were reluctant in putting people on the ice.

Send some of that weather down to northern Illinois.

Eelpoutguy wrote:

I’ll be trying out the new Smitty this weekend. Snow shoes and long johns fir shur.
I’m going after that elusive 31″ eye. or I might just sit in the cabin and drink.

I like Plan B the best!!! That’s what I have for plan A this weekend.

Better check with the resorts in LOTW. Word is some are closing there road access to additional vehicles ahead of the latest storm.

sticker wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>eelpoutguy wrote:</div>
I’ll be trying out the new Smitty this weekend. Snow shoes and long johns fir shur.
I’m going after that elusive 31″ eye. or I might just sit in the cabin and drink.

I like Plan B the best!!! That’s what I have for plan A this weekend.

Yeah, the more I look at the weather the more Plan “B” will become plan “A”. Looks like it will be a meat raffle weekend.

Hopefully those winds will blow the snow off some lakes. That happens a lot especially in flatter areas like ND.

Had a buddy going up to The Pines on Winnie, they just called him and said don’t bother coming – The road is shut down, can’t get thru the slush and with the weather coming no body can get out.

Eelpoutguy wrote:

Had a buddy going up to The Pines on Winnie, they just called him and said don’t bother coming – The road is shut down, can’t get thru the slush and with the weather coming no body can get out.

I’m starting to rethink leaving on Sunday. Its -13 here this morning. Maybe a Baileys & coffee while watching IDO on Sunday is more fitting!

Ice Cap wrote:

Morts is not allowing any wheelhouses out this weekend and pulling their sleepers in. Might be the smart move. With no houses on the lake clean up should be much easier. It’s when the wind drifts the snow up against the houses and trucks is when the problems begin. Plus tearing and digging everything up to get people and houses off the ice. Talked to Jr’s and West Wind and both were reluctant in putting people on the ice.

Hillmans road on the East side has been closed to wheelhouses since the last storm. This wind/storm will not help at all.

Sylvanboat wrote:

Send some of that weather down to northern Illinois.

You can have it all!