After running the roads this morning, everything looks good, with no cracks overnight. We will be letting trucks up to a curb weight of 7000 lb. pull single-axle and tandem-axle wheelhouses up to 21ft in length out to most of the areas we go to. The gravel bars will be a no-go this weekend until we check the ice depths out there as it is considerably thinner out there than inside our rough ice boundary. Absolutely no wheelhouses will be allowed to go out on the ice after dark!  Period!!!   All other vehicles, rentals, permanents, and portables fishermen will also have a curb weight limit of 7000 lb.

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The bite has been pretty steady for most, with the majority of the catch being small Perch and Walleye. Overnight has been the better time for “keeper” Walleye in the last few days, and I think that will be the case most of the time through this colder period of weather. As the season continues and the baitfish sizes change, I think the larger well-fed walleye out there will start to bite better than they have recently.

With no snow on the ice, the cold, sunlight, and all the temperature changes that come with it will be a challenge until we see some snow cover. Fishermen need to be cautious in their travels out there, even though the ice depths are increasing. If and when we receive some snow, things will get back to normal.

Eddy