Report from the Dock Another round of wind, rain, and unseasonably warm weather continues to limit the ice-making process in most areas. Heading into January, you’ll still find pockets of open water on some big lakes and marginal ice conditions across the southern half of Minnesota. Despite these less-than-favorable ice-making conditions, anglers are getting out […]
Report from the Dock It’s rare that anglers have to worry about finding ice to fish on as Christmas approaches, but that’s going to be the case this year in some areas. Despite a couple of colder nights earlier this week, ice conditions really haven’t improved much since last week. In some cases, they’ve actually […]
Report from the Dock Generally, ice conditions are just about where they were a week ago, with 3 to 5 inches being reported in a lot of locations and a bit more on some bays and small lakes in the northern part of the state. The state’s big lakes mostly remain sketchy, with pockets of […]
Report from the Dock Not much has changed from a week ago, which means people are just starting to walk out and fish in many areas. Obviously, ice thickness is better the farther north you go. Generally, there wasn’t much ice gained since last week, but there hasn’t been any lost, either. Most reports indicate […]
Report from the Dock The weather can change a lot in a week in Minnesota, especially this time of year. There was almost no ice worth noting at this time last week, but it’s been cold enough during the past seven days for ice to develop in many parts of the state, and some of […]