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#1616263 - 12/01/08 01:02 AM
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HotSpotOutdoors Family
Registered: 08/09/05
Posts: 38
Loc: cities
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so any news on tonka yet? just was wondering. use to fish it all the time in the winter.
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#1616288 - 12/01/08 02:09 AM
Re: tonka
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Sr FishingMN Family
Registered: 02/15/08
Posts: 410
Loc: Farmington
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from what ive heard its still pretty much wide open, but i havent seen it for myself so i cant say anything
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#1616606 - 12/01/08 09:32 AM
Re: tonka
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Sr FishingMN Family
Registered: 11/15/05
Posts: 373
Loc: Lake Minnetonka
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I live near 'Tonka and drive past it every day (Spring Park to Excelsior area). As of mid-last week much of it was still open. Most bays are frozen over now, but I still see some open water in the center of several bays. Drove past Wayzata Bay yesterday and it's still mostly open. The dang wind needs to die down for a couple days to really get some ice forming.
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#1617513 - 12/01/08 05:28 PM
Re: tonka
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HotSpotOutdoors Family
Registered: 01/01/02
Posts: 94
Loc: Wayzata, MN
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Gray's Bay is frozen over and I've seen people out in the middle of the bay Sunday and today.
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#1617526 - 12/01/08 05:34 PM
Re: tonka
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Sr FishingMN Family
Registered: 02/15/08
Posts: 410
Loc: Farmington
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i wonder how thick the ice is on grays. Or black and seton lakes
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#1618231 - 12/01/08 10:55 PM
Re: tonka
[Re: CrappieFshr651]
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Sr FishingMN Family
Registered: 11/15/05
Posts: 373
Loc: Lake Minnetonka
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I haven't seen anyone out on either Black or Seton yet. Black still had some open water late last week.
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#1622984 - 12/04/08 09:06 AM
Re: tonka
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Sr FishingMN Family
Registered: 11/15/05
Posts: 373
Loc: Lake Minnetonka
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Thanks tip upclyma for the update. I was planning on getting up early Saturday and going to the "usual haunts" with a spud bar to check things out. Black, Seton, Phelps, Spring Park, etc.
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#1623333 - 12/04/08 11:54 AM
Re: tonka
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Registered: 01/09/02
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Loc: Eden Prairie, MN
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See ya out there - trying out the otter I just got from my bro.
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#1623358 - 12/04/08 12:06 PM
Re: tonka
[Re: EBass]
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HotSpotOutdoors Family
Registered: 11/03/06
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Think the west side is a little further along than the east. Been people on Emerald/Seaton/Black for over a week now. No idea how thick the ice is though, not a lot of people but there have been a couple. I would be a little extra careful out there as the lake froze almost completely over, then half of the bay would break up in the wind and the other half stayed frozen. I am expecting there to be some varying ice thicknesses.
I have seen that West Arm, North Arm, Priests, almost all of Cooks, Halsteds, Black, Seaton have been froze over since at least Sat if not sooner.
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#1623361 - 12/04/08 12:07 PM
Re: tonka
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Sr FishingMN Family
Registered: 12/18/03
Posts: 1159
Loc: Chaska, MN
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do you think spring park bay by the island going to be ok by next weekend 12th?
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#1623521 - 12/04/08 01:09 PM
Re: tonka
[Re: Kodiak]
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Registered: 10/29/07
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Kodiak...I would think so for sure. With temps being in the 20s for the next 7 days with no snow in sight...we should make a ton of ice! I personally think this is going to be one of the better ice seasons we have had the past few years.
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#1623647 - 12/04/08 01:59 PM
Re: tonka
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Sr IceLeaders Family
Registered: 09/06/03
Posts: 1542
Loc: Plymouth, mn,
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Kodiak...I would think so for sure. With temps being in the 20s for the next 7 days with no snow in sight...we should make a ton of ice! I personally think this is going to be one of the better ice seasons we have had the past few years. Isn't there shovelable snow forcast for monday?
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#1623660 - 12/04/08 02:03 PM
Re: tonka
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FishingMN Family
Registered: 10/29/07
Posts: 149
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I heard snow flurries.....and the high between now and then is 25. 80+ hours of cold temps should do some serious good!
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#1623677 - 12/04/08 02:14 PM
Re: tonka
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Sr IceLeaders Family
Registered: 09/06/03
Posts: 1542
Loc: Plymouth, mn,
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I wonder how thick the ice has to be before it is unaffected by a big snowfall. Assume cold, ice making temps. Anybody have a clue?
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