Category: Ice Conditions & Weather Reports

A bitter cold 0° at about 8 o’clock Eastern Time Sunday evening coming off the bay. The forecasted high is 6 above until Thursday. Yipeee!!!! We’re going to have a foot and a half, maybe 2 feet, of ice by the weekend. I couldn’t find anything less than 12”, up to 17”. The thicker ice…

 Short and sweet tonight, and probably tomorrow, if it’s as busy as it was today. Ice remains over 10 inches thick. A full report will follow after the weekend.  Angling pressure on the bay is certain to lighten up beginning Sunday as downright brutal temperatures move in until Thursday. The picture tonight was submitted by Gavin…

 Pleasant temperatures today were disguised by the wind, at times it felt like it was in the teens. Not much different to report on ice since yesterday. Just another incredibly beautiful day on the bay. Travel is so smooth between the pressure cracks. Very few drifts, and ruts are non-existent. Some good friends rolled into…

A brisk 12 mph wind from the south gusted to 26 mph as Red and I took to the ice in search of areas with ice under 10 inches. Such spots are tough to find unless you’re in the shallows or in the gap of a pressure crack. The previous snow fell damp and has…

If you weren’t on Little Bay de Noc today, I know the feeling. Between chores around the shop and preparing for our next overnight guests, there was little time to spend on the ice today. I did manage a WILCraft demonstration out there—a short ride showcasing the most amazing ice machine created by the mind…

“It’s Monday on the bay, and the angling pressure has subsided— for now. Ice is over 10 inches and closing in on 11 inches. Today, Joe Krugler of Hard Water Addiction Guide Service joined me in the WILCraft to do some pressure crack reconnaissance. We found places to cross safely, but we also found spots…

January 12th, 2025 Snow has been accumulating all day and the weekend is a wrap. Ice is amazing. Pressure cracks are heaving up higher every day, but seem to be pretty solid. The fresh snow helps Identify the wet spots around these upheavals. There’s a few less fish in the bay. As the weekend progressed…

January 11th, 2025 Ice is 10 inches thick and slick. The masses converged on the bay to angle for the coveted golden eyes of Little Bay de Noc. So many fish have been caught the in the last 48 hours. Camped out tonight are villages of ice shacks from first, second & third to center…

What a day on the Bay. Single digits to start the morning followed by brilliant sunshine the majority of the day. Weather prognosticators missed it on the wind. Kicked yer tail out of the south to the point of irritation. The even blanket of snow transformed to intermittent drifts littering bare ice. The pressure cracks…