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03/18/2019 08:54AM
Harv: "Going to be beautiful this next week. When the ice goes, I'd expect some high.water "
Harv, ever since you moved to the deep south you've turned into quite the weatherman.
Gonna start calling you "Heat Wave," after Richard "Heat Wave" Burler!!! :)
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03/18/2019 02:13PM
The Great Outdoors: "Harv: "Going to be beautiful this next week. When the ice goes, I'd expect some high.water "
Harv, ever since you moved to the deep south you've turned into quite the weatherman.
Gonna start calling you "Heat Wave," after Richard "Heat Wave" Burler!!! :)"
:) No idea who that is.
Nice to see Scrooge McDuck took a break from swimming in all those 100 dollar bills to post! :) :) hahahaha
03/19/2019 09:09AM
Planned a trip last year for Memorial Day Weekend about this time. I remember stressing and worrying that ice out wasn't going to happen in time. But now this year, I'm expecting to go again around Memorial Day Weekend. The question is, is it going to be a later ice out this with the cold that we had?
03/19/2019 08:14PM
Mocha: "HighnDry: "Is it time for the annual ice-out guessing contest for Shagawa and Gunflint? Maybe, I'll go and start that thread :)"
did you ever start that thread? i searched and searched and searched some more but can't find it! :("
I just did Mocha! Sorry for not getting that one up sooner :)
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03/20/2019 10:59PM
Harv: "The Great Outdoors: "Harv: "Going to be beautiful this next week. When the ice goes, I'd expect some high.water "
Harv, ever since you moved to the deep south you've turned into quite the weatherman.
Gonna start calling you "Heat Wave," after Richard "Heat Wave" Burler!!! :)"
:) No idea who that is.
Dang young kids have no knowledge of anything! Ask your mom or dad, and they'll bail the younger generation out (AGAIN) :)
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03/21/2019 03:03PM
Grandma L: "riverrunner: "MN ice out map Ice out map "
The 2019 Ice Out Map is sort of depressing - No little colored dots as yet.
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Just be patient. This is only the first whole day of spring. lets not speed things up to fast. Life is melting away too fast already.
Yes Brainerd had its first 50 degrees day this year today. 15 inches of snow in the woods and about 25 inches of lake ice.
03/21/2019 09:13PM
The Cannon River is out of its banks in a couple of places in and around Northfield. Some very high flow in Faribault as well. Lot of lakes in the surrounding farm communities haver rotten ice and some open water.
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03/25/2019 11:23AM
riverrunner: "With all the water that is running I would think some lakes well open real soon"
Or not. Seven degrees above zero this morning on the outskirts of Duluth. Three ore boats whose skippers succumbed to owner pressure (or testosterone poisoning) this weekend had to have a channel recut for them on Gitche Gumee by the Coast Guard.
03/25/2019 07:07PM
it means very little for lakes in N.MN- but small lakes / ponds here in Central IA are just starting to lose their ice. The latest I can remember.
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04/01/2019 11:48AM
Best guess on Kawishiwi lake and north to Polly? Are those lakes usually early or later on ice out? I know that Trout north of Vermillion is usually one of the last, and it was around May 9 last year. I'm curious thoughts on if this will be an early or later deal this year, given the polar vortex that hit this winter.
04/01/2019 12:14PM
magicmule: "Best guess on Kawishiwi lake and north to Polly? Are those lakes usually early or later on ice out? I know that Trout north of Vermillion is usually one of the last, and it was around May 9 last year. I'm curious thoughts on if this will be an early or later deal this year, given the polar vortex that hit this winter."
I would think with flowage they would be earlier.
04/02/2019 10:11AM
magicmule: "Best guess on Kawishiwi lake and north to Polly? Are those lakes usually early or later on ice out? I know that Trout north of Vermillion is usually one of the last, and it was around May 9 last year. I'm curious thoughts on if this will be an early or later deal this year, given the polar vortex that hit this winter."
Im not convinced that the extreme cold we had led to increased ice thickness. When that real cold stuff hit we had a lot of snow on the lakes which is a great insulator from the cold. I was fishing in northern MN after the worst of the cold and didn't even come close to needing an auger extension on my k-drill.
From what I could see from the lakes near me in the metro area the ice will start going out on them pretty quickly. I'm seeing a decent amount of open water forming along shore in some areas and with the 60's and rain in the forecast for the weekend we'll see the ice going quickly.
04/02/2019 10:32AM
Coldness of the winter and thickness of the winter ice is really not a significant factor determining ice out in the north. Main factor is amount of sun and day time temps coupled with how cold and how often it gets cold at night. Significant snowfalls in late spring (that block sun from hitting the ice) will delay ice out.
Barring any significant weather events I think ice will be gone in the Ely area before the end of April.
Barring any significant weather events I think ice will be gone in the Ely area before the end of April.
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04/02/2019 10:49AM
nofish: "magicmule: "Best guess on Kawishiwi lake and north to Polly? Are those lakes usually early or later on ice out? I know that Trout north of Vermillion is usually one of the last, and it was around May 9 last year. I'm curious thoughts on if this will be an early or later deal this year, given the polar vortex that hit this winter."
Im not convinced that the extreme cold we had led to increased ice thickness. When that real cold stuff hit we had a lot of snow on the lakes which is a great insulator from the cold. I was fishing in northern MN after the worst of the cold and didn't even come close to needing an auger extension on my k-drill.
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I agree,
spent 5 days up the gunflint in mid-late March and we found 2-3 inches of ice, then six inches of slush on top of 18 inches of ice. I would guess the ice thickness was a little less than an average year.
04/02/2019 11:37AM
Banksiana: "Coldness of the winter and thickness of the winter ice is really not a significant factor determining ice out in the north. Main factor is amount of sun and day time temps coupled with how cold and how often it gets cold at night. Significant snowfalls in late spring (that block sun from hitting the ice) will delay ice out.
Barring any significant weather events I think ice will be gone in the Ely area before the end of April."
I think I'll take that bet. :-) Have a peek at the day-to-day cloud cover and temperature forecast for the coming days into next week:
Still no water skiing likely
04/02/2019 11:48AM
Banksiana: "Coldness of the winter and thickness of the winter ice is really not a significant factor determining ice out in the north. Main factor is amount of sun and day time temps coupled with how cold and how often it gets cold at night. Significant snowfalls in late spring (that block sun from hitting the ice) will delay ice out.
Barring any significant weather events I think ice will be gone in the Ely area before the end of April."
It does matter. (somewhat) If there was no / little winter- then things would be like 2012. I see your point and understand it- but a strong base layer of snow/cold can better "stand" up to the throngs of spring than the nothings of past winters for a time. Ice is usually gone in/around Ely by the end of April. This year will be no different- maybe a few days ahead of last year?
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04/02/2019 01:14PM
Banksiana: "Coldness of the winter and thickness of the winter ice is really not a significant factor determining ice out in the north. Main factor is amount of sun and day time temps coupled with how cold and how often it gets cold at night. Significant snowfalls in late spring (that block sun from hitting the ice) will delay ice out.
Barring any significant weather events I think ice will be gone in the Ely area before the end of April."
If the starting ice thickness isn't a factor in determining how fast a lake will be ice free then what you're saying is that a lake with 3 feet of ice and a lake right next to it with 1 foot of ice will be ice free on the same day assuming otherwise equal conditions on both lakes. Seems to me that 3 feet of ice is going to hold up better to the warm temps and sun than the 1 foot of ice will. That doesn't mean its going to take 3 times longer to melt being 3 times as thick but it will take longer so I'm not sure I'd call it an insignificant factor.
Otherwise you are correct about some of the conditions impacting ice out. I'd also add in the amount of rain and wind a spring has. Rain will erode ice really quickly and once a small pocket of open water forms wind can really chew through ice in a hurry.
04/02/2019 03:15PM
nofish: "
If the starting ice thickness isn't a factor in determining how fast a lake will be ice free then what you're saying is that a lake with 3 feet of ice and a lake right next to it with 1 foot of ice will be ice free on the same day assuming otherwise equal conditions on both lakes. Seems to me that 3 feet of ice is going to hold up better to the warm temps and sun than the 1 foot of ice will. That doesn't mean its going to take 3 times longer to melt being 3 times as thick but it will take longer so I'm not sure I'd call it an insignificant factor. "
Your response is silly and misconstrues and exaggerates my point. The subject of the thread is ice out and the factors that determine when this much anticipated event will occur. Many folks have posited that the cold winter means thick ice and a late ice out; with decades of life in Ely I'm counseling that this simply isn't true. I spend a lot of time traveling the ice, especially late season when the skiing is often at its best. I didn't say "thickness of ice isn't a factor" I said it's "really not a significant factor" in when the ice leaves. Obviously if the winter was such that little or no ice was formed it would make a huge difference. But year in and year out it's really the strength of the spring sun and the snow cover on the ice in spring that makes the major difference. Once the sun is penetrating the black ice it works fast; regardless of the thickness. The ice sheet doesn't simply melt away, getting thinner and thinner- once the snow is off the ice radiation from the sun fragments the sheet, fracturing the ice into small crystals, much like the pieces of a shattered windshield. The ice can be quite thick and still not be able to bear weight; I've poked my ski pole through 18" of ice late in the season.
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04/02/2019 03:49PM
Remember- the ice out process actually occurs from bottom to the top- the lower layer of ice gets washed out from heating below. Insolation and rain help- but lake ice actually melts from the bottom up due to physics of freezing/thaw (density) of water. The snow shield/thickness of ice just insolates the insolation -- reason why shallow/muddy/dark/moving water areas open first compared to deeper areas.
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04/03/2019 06:30AM
WhiteWolf: "Remember- the ice out process actually occurs from bottom to the top- the lower layer of ice gets washed out from heating below. Insolation and rain help- but lake ice actually melts from the bottom up due to physics of freezing/thaw (density) of water. The snow shield/thickness of ice just insolates the insolation -- reason why shallow/muddy/dark/moving water areas open first compared to deeper areas. "
You and banksiana pretty much describe what I see every year here too. My old chessy used to love going out in the cold ice out waters. Especially when the ice was at it’s worse. She liked the challenge of falling through and climbing back out onto the ice. All the time with a chunk of ice in her mouth.
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04/03/2019 07:58AM
Banksiana:
Your response is silly and misconstrues and exaggerates my point. The subject of the thread is ice out and the factors that determine when this much anticipated event will occur. Many folks have posited that the cold winter means thick ice and a late ice out; with decades of life in Ely I'm counseling that this simply isn't true. I spend a lot of time traveling the ice, especially late season when the skiing is often at its best. I didn't say "thickness of ice isn't a factor" I said it's "really not a significant factor" in when the ice leaves. Obviously if the winter was such that little or no ice was formed it would make a huge difference. But year in and year out it's really the strength of the spring sun and the snow cover on the ice in spring that makes the major difference. Once the sun is penetrating the black ice it works fast; regardless of the thickness. The ice sheet doesn't simply melt away, getting thinner and thinner- once the snow is off the ice radiation from the sun fragments the sheet, fracturing the ice into small crystals, much like the pieces of a shattered windshield. The ice can be quite thick and still not be able to bear weight; I've poked my ski pole through 18" of ice late in the season."
What you described here all makes sense and mimics my experience with late ice. I've done lots of fishing on late ice that requires long boards or ladders to get on to the ice. I think the disconnect between what we are both saying is in the meaning of "not significant". Obviously there are many factors that dictate how fast the ice leaves a lake, I believe they've all been discussed now. I guess what I'm saying is that if all other conditions are equal between 2 lakes and we're betting on which one is going to be ice free first I'm putting my money on the one that starts out with less ice. The question is how much sooner will that lake open up compared to the one that started with thicker ice and would you or I call the difference in time "not significant". Either way I guess its not really important.
04/04/2019 06:41AM
It's coming.. but several road bumps in the way. Near 0F along the US/CAN border this morning in the Arrowhead-- 3F at Cook CTY airport. And the next 2 to even 3 weeks looks quite cool compared to normals Luckily- (hopefully)- the big storm next week stays S of the BWCA-- TWIN CITIES area on into WI-- be on the guard.
But at least it's not last APRIL-- top 5 to top 10 coldest Aprils on record and 26" of snow in MPS and 35"+ in Green Bay. So you got that going for ya- which is nice.
But at least it's not last APRIL-- top 5 to top 10 coldest Aprils on record and 26" of snow in MPS and 35"+ in Green Bay. So you got that going for ya- which is nice.
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04/04/2019 09:32AM
I was looking and Brainerd thru April 17 will be above normal Temps at least a little if not quite a bit some days.
Go north the situation changes. Must be a High front moving down and separating.
Normal ice out on many lakes here is around April 20. It will be close.
Go north the situation changes. Must be a High front moving down and separating.
Normal ice out on many lakes here is around April 20. It will be close.
04/09/2019 09:18PM
Walleye spawn has more to do with water temps (42-46F) than ice out- though I get it that ice must be off for water temps to be 42-46F. The moon also plays a smaller factor. From my experience (20+ opener trips) the best walleye fishing is about 14-20 days after ice out. A way early or way late ice out in the BWCAW can mean a poor walleye opener for many.
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04/09/2019 09:30PM
WhiteWolf: "Walleye spawn has more to do with water temps (42-46F) than ice out- though I get it that ice must be off for water temps to be 42-46F. The moon also plays a smaller factor. From my experience (20+ opener trips) the best walleye fishing is about 14-20 days after ice out. A way early or way late ice out in the BWCAW can mean a poor walleye opener for many."
Right after spawning usually the males will only bite.
You look over the years some of the best walleye action be it Mille lacs or other northern lake, Memorial weekend is usually better than opener or early May.
04/12/2019 01:05PM
Here's some solace for the uneasy, who might be imagining the worst after this week's storm. Note the open areas in flowing water showing up as dark spaces on this Landsat mosaic of the western BWCAW from April 10:
Winton reported a scant 2.2 inches and Snowbank just 1.5 inches of new snow this morning, which shouldn't affect melting all that much. Absent a heavy dump of snow in the weeks immediately ahead, I think the opener will be uniformly ice-free this time around.
Winton reported a scant 2.2 inches and Snowbank just 1.5 inches of new snow this morning, which shouldn't affect melting all that much. Absent a heavy dump of snow in the weeks immediately ahead, I think the opener will be uniformly ice-free this time around.
04/17/2019 01:58PM
Looking at the weekend before opener and wondering about the possibility Ely area lakes will be open. Any prognosticators have a prediction? I'm guessing the recent storm/colder weather last week slowed the melt. Median ice out on Burntside is 4/30 and I'm thinking it might be a little later than that but maybe open by 5/4?
04/17/2019 02:37PM
Pinetree: "WhiteWolf: "180 acre N Twin Cities Metro lake. Main basin still 80% ice. Avg ice out over the last 54 years is April 2nd.
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Next 4 days night time temps should be above freezing,that will make big difference."
Looks like you possibly made the same mistake with your wooden paddle that I did
with mine. Next time I have some thin shore ice to get through, I'm taking the plastic paddle. Meanwhile, I get to do some paddle restoration, which I enjoy anyhow.
04/17/2019 10:54PM
Prospector: "Looking at the weekend before opener and wondering about the possibility Ely area lakes will be open. Any prognosticators have a prediction? I'm guessing the recent storm/colder weather last week slowed the melt. Median ice out on Burntside is 4/30 and I'm thinking it might be a little later than that but maybe open by 5/4?"
Shouldn't be any problem with the current forecast, despite the 5 day setback we got when the temps dropped last week. There is no snow on the ice to protect it from the sun, so I think that all lakes will be open by the end of April.
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04/21/2019 10:54PM
Minnewaska went out early this morning!
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04/22/2019 03:50AM
The Great Outdoors: "Prospector: "Looking at the weekend before opener and wondering about the possibility Ely area lakes will be open. Any prognosticators have a prediction? I'm guessing the recent storm/colder weather last week slowed the melt. Median ice out on Burntside is 4/30 and I'm thinking it might be a little later than that but maybe open by 5/4?"
Shouldn't be any problem with the current forecast, despite the 5 day setback we got when the temps dropped last week. There is no snow on the ice to protect it from the sun, so I think that all lakes will be open by the end of April."
I sure hope this is the case!
I am closely watching the Ely area as well as I want to head in for a week just during the fishing opener. I check the Moose Lake webcam daily.
04/23/2019 12:27PM
My buddy and I are planning a trip out of EP 55 (Sag Lake) for May 9. First time to the BWCA, but with work, school and a kid it was the only time we could get free. What do the experienced BWCAers believe ice out will be for Sag Lake? Sag-Otter-Knife-Ogish-Red Rock-Sag
04/23/2019 07:38PM
Ice has been out for a few weeks here in SW Wisconsin.
Loaded the Prism for a first paddle tomorrow morning, Wednesday on one of our little fake lakes.
Wish I was up north, but for now it will just feel good to get the paddle in the water!
It was a hell of a winter...
Loaded the Prism for a first paddle tomorrow morning, Wednesday on one of our little fake lakes.
Wish I was up north, but for now it will just feel good to get the paddle in the water!
It was a hell of a winter...
04/24/2019 02:46PM
Rather big change in the weather coming starting this SAT. I have a feeling that lakes will not be going out as fast as was thought just 3-4 days ago. Arrowhead lakes are at the biggest risk. The next week from SAT looks rather bleak and cold and even snowy. I would post a snow map- but it's too dismal - even for me being the winter lover I'am. I do think starting around May 3rd-4th- a BIG warmup starts but I'am not sold on it as this pattern is changing mightly due to the changes in the Jet Stream (seasonal fights) and an unusual occurrence in the W Pacific ocean that is way too technical for this blog. I would not trust any forecast past 4 days in this pattern. Watch your weather apps on your phones go nuts over the next week or so-- especially Arrowhead.
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04/26/2019 01:19PM
Does anyone who is more of an expert on lake temps than myself have any idea on when one might expect the lakes to reach roughly 45-50 degrees? I have read on the only source I can find that it is approximately 40 deg currently but I'm also not sure how accurate that it.
Thank you!
Thank you!
04/26/2019 01:25PM
If there is any ice on the lake the warmest water would be is 39 degrees F. at the bottom,with ice melting and water mixing I would say at first temp would be 35-38 degrees initially after melting. Shoreline water will warm at fairly fast. Streams can warm up very fast and could be in the mid 40's already. Kawishiwi river is 41 degrees F. today.
04/27/2019 10:16PM
There are various ice flows left but you could travel the length of Shagawa Lake (east to west) at five this afternoon.
So according to the ice out rules of Bob Cary from past years, the lake is open! :)
So according to the ice out rules of Bob Cary from past years, the lake is open! :)
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05/01/2019 01:50PM
Curious your thoughts on how the latest snowfall may have impacted to the ice out situation? I had planned to head up there today, but postponed until the weekend, now i'm second guessing that, and might have to push another week. Heading in at Kawishiwi.
05/01/2019 04:20PM
magicmule: "Curious your thoughts on how the latest snowfall may have impacted to the ice out situation? I had planned to head up there today, but postponed until the weekend, now i'm second guessing that, and might have to push another week. Heading in at Kawishiwi."
I've been watching the signs the best I know, because I'll be going up in a couple weeks and I'm afraid the smaller lakes I'll be going through won't be open. Typically, snow on the ice will shield the ice from the sun and slow things down. There's been over a foot of snow still on the ground in some places, even before this last snowstorm. But there was so much snow in this last storm that now I'm wondering if the weight of the snow won't push the ice down and actually work in our favor.
I'd love to hear some firsthand intel from the mid-Gunflint area...
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05/02/2019 01:49PM
neveragoosechase: "magicmule: "Curious your thoughts on how the latest snowfall may have impacted to the ice out situation? I had planned to head up there today, but postponed until the weekend, now i'm second guessing that, and might have to push another week. Heading in at Kawishiwi."
I've been watching the signs the best I know, because I'll be going up in a couple weeks and I'm afraid the smaller lakes I'll be going through won't be open. Typically, snow on the ice will shield the ice from the sun and slow things down. There's been over a foot of snow still on the ground in some places, even before this last snowstorm. But there was so much snow in this last storm that now I'm wondering if the weight of the snow won't push the ice down and actually work in our favor.
I'd love to hear some firsthand intel from the mid-Gunflint area..."
Ask and ye shall receive:
"GRAND MARAIS AREA
The Brule, Cascade, and Poplar rivers are producing steelhead on spawn sacs and yarn-tied hooks. Open water on area lakes might be a ways off based on conditions early this week. Most lakes were ice-covered shore to shore, but some deterioration was showing. Unfortunately, the midway point of the Gunflint Trail received 10 inches of snow Monday.
Buck’s Hardware (218) 387-2280"
Grand Marais Area report for 5/1/2019
05/02/2019 03:00PM
neveragoosechase:I'd love to hear some firsthand intel from the mid-Gunflint area..."
Forewarned is forearmed ... or stiff-armed, as the case might be:
"deepwater
05/01/2019 04:17PM
I talked to clear water lodge yesterday and they have 20 inches of ice and don't think it will be off by opener."
Is anyone else worried about their early May trip?
05/02/2019 05:19PM
gravelroad: "neveragoosechase:I'd love to hear some firsthand intel from the mid-Gunflint area..."
Forewarned is forearmed ... or stiff-armed, as the case might be:
"deepwater
05/01/2019 04:17PM
I talked to clear water lodge yesterday and they have 20 inches of ice and don't think it will be off by opener."
Is anyone else worried about their early May trip? "
I guess Sea Gull at the Public Access is out a long way and you can just see the big ice sheet out in the distance. So Sea Gull is getting toward the end.
05/06/2019 07:44PM
Does anyone have any information on if snowbank ice is out, or where I could find information on it? Have a trip planned over opener, and that's our entry lake. I know birch is out, but more worried about that one after how brule is fairing.
05/06/2019 08:14PM
tigs: "Does anyone have any information on if snowbank ice is out, or where I could find information on it? Have a trip planned over opener, and that's our entry lake. I know birch is out, but more worried about that one after how brule is fairing. "
You can breathe a little easier and focus on sharpening your hooks. Posted yesterday on Facebook by Snowbank Lodge:
"Ice update: Snowbank Lake is almost free of ice! However, the Boundary Waters side still has a good amount of ice/slush covered water. This week’s weather should take care of it though."
05/09/2019 11:27AM
Going into EP44 a week from today. This is getting to be a real nail biter. Gonna have to start looking into alternatives. ??
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05/10/2019 01:16PM
I just called Williams & Hall to ask about ice out on Moose and Charlene told me the ice has been out for a few weeks...(?!?) I asked about Birch and Ensign and she said ice is out on both of those and around that general area as well. It sounds like folks going into Moose this weekend or after should be set.
05/10/2019 01:26PM
Seeds: "Anyone have current info of the ice on brule? "
Based on the satellite images I've seen in the last few days and the comments on Wednesday morning from this DNR CO in Grand Marais, I really doubt that Brule will be open tomorrow morning ... or this weekend:
Some Cook County lakes still holding ice ahead of fishing opener
05/10/2019 01:37PM
gravelroad: "Seeds: "Anyone have current info of the ice on brule? "
Based on the satellite images I've seen in the last few days and the comments on Wednesday morning from this DNR CO in Grand Marais, I really doubt that Brule will be open tomorrow morning ... or this weekend:
Some Cook County lakes still holding ice ahead of fishing opener "
Dang. Thanks
05/10/2019 03:25PM
Seeds: "Anyone have current info of the ice on brule? "
I broke down and called the FS in Grand Marais this morning. Among other things, she told me "Brule, Greenwood, and Pine are going out..."
It might be close. I wouldn't give up hope. They might have more up-to-date info: 218-387-1750. Open til 4:30, I think.
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