Went to shag today and it is frozen all the way across. i didnt check to see how thick the ice was but there was some snow on top of the ice. Also looked at miners and there was some skim ice on it. There was ice around the shore all the way around it looked like. It wont be long now! I am ready to hit the ice badly

Darrin, there was one small spot open on the main portion of Shag about sundown today (I can see it from my upstairs window), but with -7 and no wind tonight, it'll be locked up thoroughly tomorrow, is my guess, and as long as we don't get strong wind for the next few days it should be making ice really well.

Man, what a thing if we could take snowmobiles on Shag on Tgiving weekend. With five solid inches on the smaller lakes today already, it's not beyond the realm of possibility.

This first/early ice season is shaping up pretty darn well so far!

Now the only question is when will Burntside freeze over ?

Dec. 9

south kawish by outward bound basecamp is locked up...only area open is where there is current..(hwy 1 bridge and below the rapids)...bay in front of outwardbound has 2in of good clear ice

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -7. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

with that forcast we should get even more ice tonight

its lookin good folks

Steve, Do you kno how much ice there is on shag? I didnt check the thickness of it at the landing.

Darrin, there's not enough ice on Shag to do anything but dream about walking on it. Next weekend, well, that's another thing entirely . . .

Well there were people out on sandy point today. They are crazy to be out there. I guess there is about 3 1/2 inches out there.

Yeah, I figured there'd be ice building on some spots there since late last week. Not much ice was made yesterday or today or for the next couple days, but I reckon it'll turn cold again by week's end, and then we'll have better ice all over the bigger medium-depth lakes like Shag.

i dont know....3.5in of good ice on shag...i would proably be out there if i lived in town

I need 4 inches of solid clear ice before I feel comfortable, but I weigh 250, plus clothes and the portable shelter. Not to mention 3.5 inches may be fine, but that thin spot of 1.5 inches you don't see coming will put you in 33 degree water mighty fast!

yeah for sure...CHECK THE ICE ALL THE TIME...with only 3.5 in of ice most places there are for sure spots that have only 1.5

i do not want to go swimin in 33 degree water...

does not sound like fun to me!

Im not a big guy at all but i still dont feel safe unless there is 4 inches of ice. What sucks is that i cant go fishing until after thanksgiving break. I dont have any of my equipment up here and im going insane and ready to hit the lakes and catch some pannies and some eyes.

See Boy Scouts of America motto

Thats good. lol. I never expected ice to be this thick by thanksgiving. I WILL be bringing it when i leave my dads this weekend.