With the winds, not many showed up to go out today. Two wheelhouse seasonal customers are staying through the weekend. One is going for Northern Pike, and the other is going for Perch.

The winds have brought cooler weather. Tonight and through Saturday night, temperatures will remain below freezing. The road approach will be fine until the warm-up on Sunday, and then we will go from there. Ice conditions are good. Fishermen must avoid the road banks and check them before attempting to cross over them.

With the warmer weather forecasted again next week, it may be the last driving weekend. Mainly because of the road approach, but we’ll see what it brings next week. Keep watching the report.  Our office hours will be 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday and Sunday.

Eddy

Today, a few anglers went out early and tried for Perch and Tullibee with little success, I presume. They left the ice about lunchtime.  One group is still out in the basin SW of Spider so we will see if they report later.

It has been cold enough at night that the water on top of the ice is freezing, and there shouldn’t be any problems when the strong NW winds pick up tomorrow. For a while this week, I thought the snow would melt enough to where there was just standing water (which could have been a problem with strong winds), but now, with the colder weather coming for the weekend, things should be good. Please avoid the road banks and don’t try to cross them unless you check them first.

The road approach will be good for this weekend. Next week, when it warms up, we will have to watch it, and go from there,

Keep a Tight Line!

Eddy

Not too much happening out there the last two days.  A few went out but not much luck with the Perch.  Lots of smalls in the deep water, the shallow basins had better size.  It’s getting pretty wet everywhere now with the melting during the day. And with the weather forecast of very strong NW winds the next couple of days, it could start moving the water across the top of the ice.  That sometimes can cause some issues out there. We’ll have to wait and see.  I would suggest that if you are planning on coming up to call the afternoon before for current conditions.   We will answer the phone until 5:00 pm.

Eddy