2009/2010 Iceleaders ICEMAP! (Thanks Everyone!!!)

[Laska]

Anyone know how sakatah is doing in waterville?

[troutman72]

not even a skim of ice yesterday. well see today with 5 aqbove zero right now

[LPCrowRiverFisherman]

Lake Winsted in Winsted is frozen over pretty solid, didn't check thickness though.

[DAWBSKI]

Cross Lake area...WOW last night was great for ice no wind and cold. Looks like the lakes are starting to lock up im going on a recon mission around town and check some other smaller lakes for ice thickness.

[Scrod]

Southern MN

I found a smaller pond ~80 acres or so that was all locked up this morning, hoping to be on it sunday or monday.

[Laska]

not even a skim of ice yesterday. well see today with 5 aqbove zero right now

Thx troutman, I wanna get up there n do some fishin n spearin.... so I take it the other lakes in the area are the same, hows the small part of loon lookin?

[Scott M]

Anyone know how sakatah is doing in waterville?

Sakatah Bay was skimmed over as of 0830. Upper and Lower Sak and Tetonka were open but steaming. Probably getting some ice growth from the shore out as I type.

Might be walkable by next week with this forecast.

[HUMMER 55]

Anyone have ice conditions for Cass Lake area lakes ?

[muc33]

Lake Okabena in Worthington, was a sheet of ice this morning. Now just keep the winds away and keep the cool temps here and she should be good and solid! Forcasted high in Worthington only shows one day over 25 through next Thursday and lows near 10!!!!

[OnAFly]

White Bear Lake edges and smaller bays are closing up. The wind is breaking up a lot of what is skimming over, so we'll need that to die down a bit.

[bassNspear]

Air, Im down in Zumbrota area for deer hunting, and there is some smaller skim on ponds and backwaters! Havnt seen anything on lakes!

[hoppe56307]

Mississippi in Little Falls is 90 ice covered above the d a m

[Traxxx]

Just took a drive around the Brainerd/Nisswa area and heres what I saw:

North Long 371 Bay mostly iced over

Round-open some ice starting on the west side

Margaret- mostly iced over

Nisswa-open,Hubert-open,Edward-open,East/West Twin-open

Lower Cullen-open

Pelican Jones Bay-mostly iced still had a couple open spots

Gull Lake-open

Note: Nothing safe yet for walking

[Wayne Ek]

Alexandria area:

Small bays have been capped for 2 days, the bigger bodies of water are still open. This snow cover is not going to help on the small lakes that did skim over.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Airjer

I'm about 45 min south of Worthington in NW Iowa. Most of the ponds and gravel pits are skimmed over with ice. Unless you get over to MN or the IGL most of the Ponds are 20acres or under. Had about an Inch of snow, but not much wind. Shouldn't be long an We'll be fishing some local ponds before the lakes get safe ice.

[maros91]

Fremont in Zimmerman and Cantlin just north of there got a sheet of ice on them overnight. Ann Lake north of Big Lake was still wide open as of 3 pm.

[mole]

Chase lake in Owatonna (small lake) had 1" at 2pm Friday.

[Pleasant]

Just talked on the phone with a couple of my buddies that fish with me on Crystal, Franklin, Lida..... just a bit of ice around the edges.... but it is calm, clear and around zero tonight so hopefully will be ice over soon.... I sure hope so.... suffering ice fishing withdrawal.... many years been on the ice for two weeks already...

[waterbound]

150 acre lake near Wayzata, MN was capped this afternoon. Some bays on Minnetonka had ice in wind-protected areas.

[jwhjr]

Under 200 acre lake near Longville is iced over 200' from shore, but the middle still open but closing fast. Ice is maybe a half inch thick at shore.

[Mike Stark]

south kawish/ely locked up this morning.

[DAWBSKI]

Checked today... goodrich, loon, and the dagget channel on the wfc all about the same 1.5 to 2 inch near shore. These lakes have been ice covered for a day or two I didnt walk out to far though.

[LPCrowRiverFisherman]

1-2" on small pond by Lester Prairie, and about 2" on parts of Winsted Lake, totally covered now.

[timjones]

Osakis capped over by my place overnight. Took a drive around the lake this morning. Looks like it is iced over as far a I could tell.

[Jim Uran]

Better report

Took off this morning at 8 to check out lakes, just me and my son so I didn't get to go too far out with out wimping out.

Tulaby lake, just froze last night, walked out about 2 steps and it cracked and I jumped back to shore.

Elbow still has open water out in front of the village.

Some smaller lakes out in the hills were good though. The first one I checked I made it out about 30 yards and got 3 inches. The second one(see image my 6 year old took) I made it out to 12 feet of water. Could have fished if I had my gear. It was also about 3 inches. Could have made it farther out but I didn't want to go out with out another adult. Looking foward to fishing tomorrow after another cold night!!!!!