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- Giant Perch Anyone?
It’s Saturday, and cleats are back in fashion, along with sunglasses. The powerful sun’s rays beat down on the snowless bay this morning before clouds moved in and out periodically this afternoon. It’s just like being on the open water, getting a double dose of UV. Sunscreen might be needed. Trucks are roaming the top… Read more: Giant Perch Anyone? - Nothing But Ice
Dry as a bone on a wind-blown bay, with only partial sun and wind chills below freezing. Ice conditions continue to be exceptionally good. Landings are holding up so far and should remain passable. Dropping into single digits tonight will keep the ice solid throughout the weekend. Some trucks continue to launch off the Red… Read more: Nothing But Ice - Flat
After pounding rain for 12 or more hours, cold temperatures finally transformed the precipitation into dry snow. The cold temperatures, combined with extremely strong winds, turned what was 3-8 inches of standing water last night into a flat surface across the Bay, as though a crew had been out with leveling compound and finished with… Read more: Flat - Good Til It’s Not
It’s a Little Bay de Noc kind of day out there—alive and kicking! The landings have suffered severely from this recent warm snap. Shallow water at The Yellow Gate landing failed to do its job of supporting a Subaru coming off last night. It almost made it, but missed it by not much… This is… Read more: Good Til It’s Not - Wet
A foggy mist and 38° just before the next weather event is set to hit Little Bay de Noc. ‘Water-covered glare ice’ best describes travel, as most permanent shacks have been moved to the landings until the storm passes and temperatures drop below freezing again. The landings will be the main issue going forward. Once… Read more: Wet
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Monday – Thursday 6am-7pm ~Friday & Saturday 5am-8pm~Sunday 6am-4pm
8923 Bay Shore Drive, Gladstone, MI 49837
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