Open water..

[upnorth]

This ice has to melt soon don't it? I don't how much longer I can stand staring at a bobber in an 8 inch hole in the ice

I was hoping to go fish Lake Superior from shore this weekend but even that is frozen over

This has to end soon don't it?

[DUCKJ]

let it melt,
let it melt,
let it melt!!!!!!!!

very soon if this weather stay's.

happy hunting
duck

[upnorth]

I hope so, but there is about 3 1/2 feet of ice up here. I gotta feeling it will be here for a while

[Fisher Dave]

The last I heard the Ely area is not expecting the lakes to be open by the May opener ... I'm not that far up, but its going to be a close call on the lakes here too I think (Hwy 2 area)... looks like I'll be spending some time on the river banks for opener, and until the lakes do some warming up.

We need alot of warm weather with some rain to have much hope.

[DUCKJ]

3 FT OF ICE CAN GO FST IF THE WEATHER IS RIGHT. LOTS OF RAIN AND WIND WITH WARM WEATHER IS ALL WE NEED. IM CROSSING MY FINGERS.

DUCK

[waterwolff]

The Minnesota River is starting to open up in Shakopee

[Guest]

The River is also opening up around New Ulm and Mankato! It will not be long now.
Actually in some spots you can probably fish from shore already!!! I cant wait!

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The beatings will continue until morale improves.

[This message has been edited by fishstunner (edited 03-16-2003).]

[upnorth]

I'm holding out a little(not too much) hope of fishing close to home for the opener. But up here in the Iron Range area I don't know if things are gonna be too good. It will be touch and go as to whether the ice will be of the lakes, much less warmed up for fishing

May have to travel south to fish, or stay home, wait a minute I'm not gonna stay home

[Ely Lake Expert]

Sorry to put a damper on everyone positive thinking, but I went out fishing last night and if the ice would have been 2 inches thicker I wouldn't have gotten through with my gas auger. I didn't measure, but the is still alot of ice.

Ely lake expert

[guideman]

Hi All,
Most of the snow is gone up here on the Big V, but unfortunately there is over 4ft of ice to melt by May 10th.

If the night time temps keep rising the way they have lately, it will go sooner than we think.
I wouldn't mind a record heat wave the next few weeks....

Honey,is the ice gone yet??
No guideman, go back to sleep!

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[upnorth]

Hey Guideman, you are talking about my favorite lake

I am keeping the faith that things will be ready on the big V for the opener. We did well up there last year and hoping for the same again.