Someone Has to Do It – Ice Predictions?

After this decent cool down mid-week, it’s not looking good again.

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For those eyeing up Upper Red Lake, see attached forecast.

The winds are expected to be average after this late windy spell, but there are not many real cool nights slated after the middle of this week. Daytime highs for the next 10 days are still above average with some mid 30s predicted. It looks like walkable ice will be there, but for those who are itching to get their fancy wheelhouses out…it is going to be quite a bit yet. For the walkout traffic I think the water will be real dirty after all this wind on a shallow lake.

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Once again it looks like maybe mid December for central MN. Is it just me but when you look at the forecast 1 day looks like a good stretch of cold weather then the next day the forecast shows all 40’s drives me nuts!

10 degrees in Outing this AM.

Eelpoutguy wrote:

10 degrees in Outing this AM.

EPG, have you been up there latley???? what have you seen or hear””””

i did the satalite thing yesterday and looked like the majority of there lakes up by us are froze over.

bowstring shores webcam looked like ice as far as you can see on bowstring lake. the williams narrrowscam in sheltered areas had more ice than yesterday, and no ice where the wind could get at it!!!!!!!!

Glenn I’ll be up T-Day afternoon. I’ll post a full report after a get a chance to check in with my Local buddies.

Omw back from Hayward area Sunday night alot of lakes were starting to freeze over.

Lakes are there and ready, once the wind dies down they go quick.

But with that said better start doing your no early snow dance bc with mild temps that will really mess stuff up for the big house guys.

We’re getting closer

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Eelpoutguy wrote:

Glenn I’ll be up T-Day afternoon. I’ll post a full report after a get a chance to check in with my Local buddies.

thanks!!!

On ice here in Manitoba.

Seen 3 different guys with tip ups on the ice yesterday. I’ll be heading up to Northern MN to fish a smaller crappie hole Saturday

Bearcat89 wrote:

Seen 3 different guys with tip ups on the ice yesterday. I’ll be heading up to Northern MN to fish a smaller crappie hole Saturday

What area you headin 2?
I’m hoping to find a spot where I can walk on water this weekend.

What area you headin 2?
I’m hoping to find a spot where I can walk on water this weekend.
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Not sure. Just going to wake up throw some stuff in my truck and drive. We pushed red off for a week but I have the itch. Maybe your neck of the woods

I’ll do some re-con on Thursday and let you know if there’s any “spots”

We have ice here in Alexandria. There will be plenty of anglers out this weekend.

Joe Scegura wrote:

We have ice here in Alexandria. There will be plenty of anglers out this weekend.

Now this is tempting as well.

According to AccuWeather talmoon area high today is 41, supposedly. It won’t harm the ice, but after that ice making temps as far out as they forecast.

And for the amount of time it may be above freezing,meh…

I heard from a reliable source who wishes to stay anonymous that a few people have attempted to poke holes on URL to check ice. They found 3″ not too far out, but some areas that looked terrible along with an ice sheet they expect could still move obviously. If things don’t get beat up too bad today in the heat with a south wind, the next few days should help to lock more things up. If the ice moves back north again today and opens up on the south side, those areas will freeze with significantly thinner ice the next few days.

My guess is that the social media sites up there start posting things Wednesday-Friday this week with ice checks to rev up the demand, and start letting some foot traffic out in very controlled areas early next week.

Down here on Pool 4 the backwater skim ice where there’s no current is holding through the day and now has frozen to about 3/4″ in most places. Where wind or any current can get at the water the ice is blowing off each day. The good ole’ rock test is clearly being attempted by many with mixed results depending on rock size and location

Joe your tempting me! I take it the regular small lakes up there?

There was 3″ on a 300 acre lake near Alex Sunday, but with highs near 40 today and strong south winds, that could do alot of damage to established ice. Still deer season for me, be safe if ya get out.

I’m on a 1000 acre lake just south of Hayward and it looks to have locked up overnight.

For all you URL guys – Cookie just posted and confirmed what Bucky said.

Eelpoutguy wrote:

For all you URL guys – Cookie just posted and confirmed what Bucky said.

3″ is enough for me, headed up

lot further south……. i drove around the horseshoe chain south of richmond today. the bays have some ice, but not enough to go out on. the main part of the lakes are still open!!!!!

Eelpoutguy wrote:

For all you URL guys – Cookie just posted and confirmed what Bucky said.

Could see that one a mile away. Plenty of lakes in the area have been 100 percent locked up all week. And weekend

Not looking good for me

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Heading out tomorrow around DL

Hillmans on red is allowing foot traffic Friday to 8’ of water

Coletrain27 wrote:

Hillmans on red is allowing foot traffic Friday to 8’ of water

Saw that was just posted on their FB

Great. Every youtuber in the Midwest will be making the journey to URL to post a video of pulling a couple of 16 inch walleyes out of dirty water and yelling let’s go! Let’s go is the most overused YouTuber phrase.

You tubers let’s change it up this year and add one simple word to that phrase in your videos.

LETS GO BRANDON!

Wanna get tons of views? Get a let’s go Brandon chant going all over the lake