deer river/talmoon area

[Gunner55]

The neighbor called early today, he'd just got his property taxes for up here & he wanted to know what ours looked like. Ours were worse as it's been in the family so long there's been no new valuation done, they just got theirs from her parents. Seen yours yet?

[glenn57]

Ours keeps going up. Not sure what the valuation went up but the taxes went up $146.00 oner last year's tax, pretty sure it has alot to do with the new big shed.

Nothing else has been done to the place in years!

[Gunner55]

The valuation here went up almost 70%, not sure what the taxes went up. We heard it has more to do with the new jail in GR, plus there's a bond issue. Sounds like there's quite few unhappy people about it around here.

[fishwidow]

Estimated Market Values have gone up quite a bit. Mine and some of my Itasca County neighbors’ EMV took some significant jumps. Also property I own in Anoka County and my sister’s property in Anoka County went up significantly. I think it’s mostly because of the increases in prices of homes all over.  Not sure what the effect will be on the actual taxes due in 2023.

[Cooperman]

I’m in Hubbard co. I just received my proposed tax statement today. My home increased in market value $100000.00, my farm increased $60000.00. No improvements, Unbelievable!

[glenn57]

Just took a peek at Geiger's webcam.... The lake looks like a wet mess and!!🙄

[Gunner55]

Sprinkles started here ~ 2, had a short snow squall around 5. Lots of really gray slushy lookin spots all over the bay by then too & the weedy point leavin the bay is starting to get kind of dark.

[glenn57]

Sprinkles started here ~ 2, had a short snow squall around 5. Lots of really gray slushy lookin spots all over the bay by then too & the weedy point leavin the bay is starting to get kind of dark.

safe travels back today bud!!!!!!!

the ice on the webcams sure look like a sloppy mess........thats gotta do some damage to that ice. i'm ready for open water!!!!!!!

[Gunner55]

The 1st open water we seen was were the Rum River ran into the west side of ML yday.

[glenn57]

damn.........just read a story on MSN about the guy that owns Mcardles resort in Winnie. apparently he died in an accident out in Idaho fishing. 

sounds like family and friends are helping the wife getting ready for summer business season!!!!!!

[LPS]

Good story about him. Was in the Strib too.

[Gunner55]

Used them a few times for some charter fishing when Dad was in the wheelchair. Looked to be a pretty big family run operation to me, super nice people too.

[mike89]

just read the story, sad deal but good for them on moving forward!!!   

[Gunner55]

Had someone asking about ice out on Nextdoor in the last day or so & he had 3 people respond.  They all said they had 4-6" of new snow on Sunday & that there was still 25-30" of good ice on the lake. At least 2 of 'em had been on the ice last weekend & 1 said it's quite possible that there will be ice yet on the Opener. One poster was from up by Max & the other 2 are on the east side of the mouth of the river.

[glenn57]

Had someone asking about ice out on Nextdoor in the last day or so & he had 3 people respond.  They all said they had 4-6" of new snow on Sunday & that there was still 25-30" of good ice on the lake. At least 2 of 'em had been on the ice last weekend & 1 said it's quite possible that there will be ice yet on the Opener. One poster was from up by Max & the other 2 are on the east side of the mouth of the river.

well your full of encouraging news this morning!!!!!!!!!

[Gunner55]

  So you may want to turn on the fans & turn up the hot air when you go up next week!          

[glenn57]

its not cast in stone exactly when i go up!!!!! i really wanted t o take a boat ride to see if i can see any dead fish.ya know to dog the DNR !!!!!! and to put the pump in, wont be the end of the world if i dont get that done, my brother can do that. hoping the close to 70 and rain saturday helps along!!!! i can do alot of other things on my list that doesnt require the ice being off!!!!!

the weather has more of a factor of when i go then the ice on the lake!!!!

[Gunner55]

  Another winterkill & they may change their minds on stocking.    I'm seein more like 60 for Saturday up there & low 40's - upper 30's on both sides of that. 

[glenn57]

it'll help!!!!!!!

[glenn57]

Had someone asking about ice out on Nextdoor in the last day or so & he had 3 people respond.  They all said they had 4-6" of new snow on Sunday & that there was still 25-30" of good ice on the lake. At least 2 of 'em had been on the ice last weekend & 1 said it's quite possible that there will be ice yet on the Opener. One poster was from up by Max & the other 2 are on the east side of the mouth of the river.

i'm thinking there blowing smoke........unless its all melted since sunday there is a fair amount of ground showing on the webcams this morning!!!! 

AND according to the CO'S reports yesterday, there maybe 25 plus inches of ice, the landings are getting iffy!!

[Gunner55]

   I just thought I should share the good news!!        

[glenn57]

hey Gunner....i assume your up at the lake??? just curious, how much snow is still laying around in the woods up there???

kinda hard to get the big picture by the webcams.......about the only thing i see there is a big sloppy mess!!!!! from what i did see looks like the snow took a big hit!!!!!!!!!!

[Gunner55]

  Somewhere between Hill City & GR we started seeing snow. Mainly in the west & north facing ditches but there was quite a bit back in the woods in some of those spots too. We have some snow in the yard yet where we plowed or it's shaded but I suspect a good share of that will disappear today. There was no snow out on the bay but it looks more like a swimmin pool today. The ditches between Aitkin & Hill City were full of water yday too. The dam at the papermill was rollin yday & I don't think I've ever seen much more water below that dam than there was when we went by. No sign of your DNR buddies yet over at Little Cutfoot where they normally take spawn either. There is a small area on the north side of our shoreline & the bullrush bed is thicker that has a little open water.

[glenn57]

Somewhere between Hill City & GR we started seeing snow. Mainly in the west & north facing ditches but there was quite a bit back in the woods in some of those spots too. We have some snow in the yard yet where we plowed or it's shaded but I suspect a good share of that will disappear today. There was no snow out on the bay but it looks more like a swimmin pool today. The ditches between Aitkin & Hill City were full of water yday too. The dam at the papermill was rollin yday & I don't think I've ever seen much more water below that dam that there was when we went by. No sign of your DNR buddies yet over at Little Cutfoot where they normally take spawn either. There is a small area on the north side of our shoreline & the bullrush bed is thicker that has a little open water.

thanks bud!!!!!!! i got a couple downed trees in the woods i'd like to cut up!!!!!!

[fishwidow]

Lots of mud at my place.

[Gunner55]

Still some standing water here so I'm not sure the frost has gone out yet. Probably getting close though as the puddles are getting smaller. Some green grass in the sunny spots starting to show too. It doesn't sound like this week's weather will be a lot of help though.

[glenn57]

the webcams view of the ice looks pretty dark today!!!!!!!

[Gunner55]

  Not much open water down by the little bridge yday or the 1 down by your girlfriends' place on Friday either.                                

[glenn57]

Not much open water down by the little bridge yday or the 1 down by your girlfriends' place on Friday either.                                

don't matter, I'm going to be coming up tomorrow afternoon one way or da udder!!

[Gunner55]

  We're ready!!