Thursday, January 7, 2010

Ice conditions


We had a nor-eastern snow storm last weekend. Here on Lake St. Catherine we got 18" of snow. The weight of the snow pushes down on the ice. Ice fishing holes allow water to get up on the ice. Not a bad thing long term but currently there is 2 to 3" of slush/water on the ice. It is just a little messy right now. I'll be out today looking for gills. The forecast is for single digit temps over the next 5 nights....a good thing!!! that slush will make ice and we'll be good to go for Trout and Bass season next weekend. They plowed the State Park yesterday but the gate is still closed. "Anything fishy" Osborne is itching to get his shanty in the park....this fall there was a bunch of really nice Brown Trout cruising the shallows in the park. Please stay tuned and I do have a bunch of open dates.