Away we go! 1/5/17

Ice is doing well with this cold. Definitely grown. Over 15″ of ice out there. We’ll stay at driving up to 1/2 ton vehicles. ALL SIZES of PRIVATE houses can go out and we can set up some 14 hole rentals for rent this weekend, too. Also, we will open to weekend wheel house packages.
 
We have roads plowed to A and B and past Hawkbill on Roads C – I and will not head to Hennepin this weekend.
 
Great news, great fishing, make your plans to get up here!

1/4/17

A few changes since last report–
 

We have roads plowed to A and B and past Hawkbill on Roads C – I . Up to half ton vehicles to rental or private houses and wheelhouses with seasonal contract only, not weekend wheel houses yet.

Our rentals continue to do well with great fishing reports. Spear house this morning kept 3 and saw 7 more, all in a nice warm house away from that wind!  We have spear houses, day houses and sleeper houses (other than 14 holers) out and ready.

We can put out private houses up to 12’x24′ and we do have snow to bank now.  Up to 1/2 tons vehicles only.  Wheeled houses with seasonal contract are ok, too.

 
Tomorrow afternoon we’ll know if we can allow larger vehicles and houses. It all depends on what the brutal cold does to the ice. Watch for an update early afternoon.
 
Happy New Year, everyone!

12/29/16

Good reports coming in. All of the four rentals out on Roads A and B last night caught walleyes.  The bite is looking good!  Yesterday Eric had 5 walleyes between 22-24 from 7:30 -8:00 am and a total of 7 for the morning. That’s one way to get a 16 year old up early!

We have roads plowed to A and B and marked past Hawkbill on Roads C – I . No vehicle traffic yet, only 4-wheelers, snowmobiles and side by sides.  Still waiting to see 12″ of good ice consistently before we change that.

We have spear houses, day houses and sleeper houses (other than 14 holers) out and ready.

We can put out private houses up to 10’x20′, but note two things: there is no banking snow, so you’ll have to bring up hole liners. Second, no driving (see above).

Happy New Year everyone!

12/21 update

Kevin was out checking the ice today and found 8-10″ in the bay and 9-12″ out further. We are expecting that with the warm weather the ice won’t grow much over the next few days. We are plowing with 4-wheeler and jeep trying to get things open so we are ready as soon as the ice cooperates. Roads A and bay were done yesterday.
 
Reports we are hearing so far are the fishing is good. Seeing some nice walleyes and northerns here in the bay.

Looking good.

Mostly 8-9″ in the bay. Marking roads today and flooding staging area. We don’t expect to have vehicles out this weekend but things are looking good. Those who have been out have caught a few nice Walleyes and seeing some Northerns in the spear houses.