the new ice report for brainerd lakes

[WoodChuck]

  >:(  IT,S ON THE WAY OUT !!  drilled some holes in the local lakes and there is still a strong 28" of ice !!  for the most , the lakes are now just starting to melt at the waters edge. the access roads to the ice has softened somewhat!  the ice condition has 3" of foggy ice ontop and 24" of sound hard ice below! i also noticed a few holes that had washed out from the rain that we had here wednesday evening, to this road travel on the ice for this year should be a wheeler and foot traffic only through the weekend at the longest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

           ???       CAUTION - CAUTION - CAUTION -CAUTION       :-\

      should be observed from this point on !! good fishing and be safe.

                                        woodchuck

[Woody]

Thanks for the report Woodchuck!  Although it's sad to see the ice season come to an end-it's equally exciting to see spring come.   I for one am ready to see things green up around here.  Spring is an exciting time of year for me, with the birds returning from their winter retreat, and getting ready for open water fishing!  :rock:  Not to mention that first thunderstorm of the season that makes the air smell fresh, and the lawns a nice rich green color! 

I am however not looking forward to two things: Mosquitos and humidity!

[buckrub]

 Woodchuck, thanks for the report, me and my boys are going to be up in that neck of the woods looking for some pannies this weekend.

[WoodChuck]

   well buckrub !! if your in the area of garrison around 10:00 am saturday ? there,s a place on hwy. 18 west called birds nest tavern well be there to fish borden lake for pannies  !! all are welcome !!!  :rock:

                    woodchuck

[iceman]

woodchuck ,
be there around10 am i'm loaded leaving here around 8 ish..

[WoodChuck]

   got ya ! be there as planed !! FISH ON !!HARDWATERMAN  8)
            woodchuck

[buckrub]

 i was just in that area two weekends ago on crooked. it was tough traveling then so we did not get to fish where we wanted to.  we did manage to pull a few nice gills but no crapps.  well be on the west side towards lincohn. i'll be following luvnlife hopefully to a honey hole. well good luck, it should be a gorgius day on the ice tommorow no matter what. :D

[WoodChuck]

  what a beautiful day to be on the ice !! one has to question ? what is with the winter? that it has to come to an end on such a wonderful day and the fish cooperated to the fullest? what more could a person ask for ? how about another day on the ice to make a memory last just one more day ! and then tomorrow we ask for just one more please ! if all my tomorrows are half as good as todays, i need not to ask for more .             
                         woodchuck    :) 

[iceman]

WC, you forgot the pic;s from today 
maybe theses will tied you over till tomarrow..

the ice man with a nice 12" crappie

and todays catch..


good fishing with you and ice banger today hoping we can do it agian some time..

[Woody]

Nice looking catch guys! Must've been a great day on the ice weather wise!   :rock:

[iceman]

ok WC what did i miss out oin today ?

[WoodChuck]

 ???  getting wet and fishless !! ? now that is hard to believe! for the ole hole produced nothing of it,s average output! going eastin the am if we have any ice after the rain tonite ? found the way to the back of borden !!
                              wc

[iceman]

love to join you but i'm heading to pike bay in the am..

[WoodChuck]

   hey ya iceman !! ya should have been with us today !! we went back to the borden hole and cleaned up in the same holes we drilled saturday !! started at 12:30 and finished up at 3:30 with about the same results!did find a way to access the back end of the lake ? but have to talk to the land owners ? sorry to hear that you had a bad day on pike bay , the ice here will last till thursday for passable travel .
 FISH GOOD, FISH SAFE AND FISH ON !!

                                     woodchuck :)

[iceman]

ok now lets see the pic's 
hows the river holding out ?

[WoodChuck]

 ???  holding it,s own ? but not for long !! as the water flow is takeing it,s toll on the ice and fast !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[iceman]

looks like it's time to dig out the long poles tomarrow and put the trap away for another year..

[WoodChuck]

 :(  ??? went out 1 more time to round lake , the shore line has melted away to float the ice pack! with the weather forcast for rain and winds the next 3 days the ice should be done by friday?  the fishing was not that good for the 4 hrs. i spent on round . ended up with 1 decent crappie and 5 sunnies . the fish seemed to be holding there spring pattern . holding suspended at 10 ft in 17 fow.  waiting the final melt down to what looks like a good spring bite . ?? watch your step on the ice for it might be a deep one !!  good luck and good fishing !!

                     woodchuck  :)  fish on !

[iceman]

WC,
Glad to see you made out 1 last time before we lost all of our ice ..
looks like the wether is going to change for the worst rain/snow moving in tonight  and might last a few days ..

[WoodChuck]

   ???    was not happy to see the condition of the ice !!  with the auger at a full throttle the bit hit  the ice and all that came up was ice cubes and no shaveings !!so that indicated soft ice to the bottom!
 it,s just a matter of time ? and the body of water as to when the ice pack becomes ICICLES.

[iceman]

yea it does help being 100 pounds lighter then me that why i try to stay off the lakes this time of the year..
but all good things has to come to an end soon or later..

[WoodChuck]

   WELL ICEMAN !! EVEN BEING LESS THEN 100 POUNDS WONT HELP YOU TODAY !! THE FIRST LAKE IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA WENT TO CANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND BROKE UP TO SHOW OPEN WATER !!!!!!!   mile lake 1 mile west of baxter showed the 1st sign of the spring boating season with open water ! the rest of the lakes here will follow suit  as to the size of the body of water .

                                             wc

[iceman]

Got out today and took a few pic's on the way to Brainerd

Pillager Lake it won't be long now till it's open..



The dam south west of Pillager on the crow wing river
had 6 of the 16 doors wide open



While the dam at syvin lake(resavore) was wide open with 1 door wide open..



I stoped at the crow wing river to shoot this one.

[WoodChuck]

 :)  8)  hey cool pictures !! thanks for the view from the camera lens there iceman !! and enjoy your longpole fishing adventures ! please besure to let us all in on the fish bite hot spots .


                                             woodchuck

[iceman]

woodchuck ,
What do you need for your camara to get your pic's here and off that camara where they are doing no good  ? 

[WoodChuck]

got it fixed ! just have to clear my pics. board ?

[Spinach]

Nice pics Icey.

[iceman]

got it fixed ! just have to clear my pics. board ?

no you should't have to clear your pic's...

Thanks Pat  :)   

[WoodChuck]

 ???  anyone for a cold drink? or should i have asked anyone for a cold dip? went for a ride around the lakes area this afternoon and all you can see is ice cubes every where!! about all we need now besides the rain , is a good west wind and another warm day to put the ice behind us. what open water we had is now loaded with crushed ice that resembles a cold frosted drink of the cola kind .  :P with a little patients and some final work on the boats we should be able to test the waters by mid week here in the brainerd lakes area ? good luck and good ventures !!  :)

                                       wc

[iceman]

won't be long now easter is comming..
warming up next weekend..