Cheffrey, Thanks for the pics.

Getting closer.

A couple posts from this morning that I read on another forum:





Looks like they are calling for sunny skies and wind today (10-15mph, gusts to 20mph)...and sun through tomorrow.

Anyone else with some updates after yesterdays weather?

That's good news

Hey can you email me the other forum you were on. My family has a place on pine point, wondering if that is one of our neighbors!

jaredfore@hotmail.com

that is great news, and finally the weather had started to help out, just in time!

Email sent.

Also just called a resort in Traders Bay and the ice has blown into the bay. It will be interesting to see of this ice melts by this weekend. It was currently calm on the lake.

well I don't mean to be the negitive guy but it does not look good. Ice every where and its not black ice. I looked from stoney point landing and it was maybe a mile but from that it was ice as far as I could see. From pine point same thing but not as far out from shore as stoney. The pic tells the story and when you look towards ottertail from pine point its white ice as far sa you see. I just do not think it will make it. (walker bay is not even close and will sruggle to make it the weekend after opener.


This pic was taken this morning and the wind did blow a bit today so things could change but it will have to be swift!!

Toom
Thats more open water then I have at my place. CRAZY!
Chris

Well, I certainly appreciate the posts and updates. Unfortunately, I am on my way up tonight for opener. Our place is on Walker Bay, so I guess our dock won't be going in. At worst, I thought I would be fishing the main lake and using my trailer. Does not even look possible. What do you guys suggest for an alternative plan? Kabekona, Woman, Ten Mile, etc? Bummed. -AJ

I have not seen but heard all of Steamboat bay is open so an option for some and myself will be to put-in at one of the resorts in Steamboat and fish there. The mounds and the whole east side of the bay should have some fish, especialy with the late ice walleyes will be looking for warm water and steamboat should be the warmest available to them.

I think there is a rule that unless you are staying in that bay, you can't fish in there Just kidding of course!! We are staying in the bay and we know it will be packed. Good luck to all, be safe, be patient.

BHS

It will all work out. Good luck to all........Has anyone heard about the shinner shortage?

Most places where HOPEING to have shiners by the weekend but most werent promising anything.

We came up from western Illinois and Just arrived on Leech at 5:00 PM today. As we drove in along 200, the view from Whipolt north was ice and icy slush.

We have a house on Horseshoe Bay at the south end. The view from the deck is much the same as what we saw at Whipolt. When I viewed the lake with binoculars, it looked like a fair amount of open water northeast of us, but it was hard to see clearly so I am not too sure.

My guess is that there is quite a bit of ice being moved around with the wind. Fishing the Walleye opener on Leech seems iffy. I will post what I see from my corner of Leech over the next several days.

The good news is that the Loons are back, The Mergansers are on the open brakes in the ice and Canadian Geese are overhead. Sure sounds like spring. All we need is to open up the water.

Ice out status is now listed as partial cover.

From another forum:

anything on portage bay?