On November 15th, the average highs reached 50 degrees. It sounds like we will start seeing a change by the end of next week. We are getting close to having rentals ready and will start truck and equipment checks next week.

I would suggest that permanents who haven’t been up and checked over their houses get up here and do that soon while the weather is still nice. especially the heaters, stoves, and regulators. You do not want to have problems when you get on the ice.

With the Walleye regulation changes, we should see a busier season this year as long as we get good ice. We will be getting back to the areas we didn’t go to last year due to poor ice conditions. You might want to look at the road map to areas we normally go to so you can plan your trip.

Our office will reopen when we get “walkable” ice, so keep an eye on the Lake Cam and report,

Eddy

Today it was announced by the MNDNR that we will will have a 2 walleye/person limit on Mille Lacs this winter.   Slot will be 18″- 20″ and 1 over 28″.  so we finally have some good news!

Along with that their fall net samples showed abundant multiple year classes of Walleye and very large numbers of  0-1 year Perch and Tullibee.  So there will be alot of food out there for them to eat.  With that said, they might be hard to catch, but time will tell..

Now all we need if some good ice making weather!

Eddy

The last 12 hours we have been getting a strong NW wind, bringing in cooler temps and clear skies.  Not anything even close to what we will need to start making ice, but its for sure cooli9ng the water down.

We are getting close to down with rental prep and improvements, I’ve been working on in the shop on numerous projects. There won’t be much to do on the trucks this year as most of them didn’t see the ice last year, but we will be checking things over anyways. We will be completing the work on the BR200 Bombardier for use on the ice this year if needed. It will be a nice addition along with the J4 Bombi  I’ve had for years.

Don’t forget to check out the rental, permanent and wheelhouse pages for information on rentals and weekly and seasonal rates w/o storage for wheelhouses.  Cindy Lou is taking reservations at home until we open the office.  (That will open when we have “walkable” ice).  Watching the webcam will give you a good idea of what is happening out there. I will post more frequently in the future.

Eddy