ICE MAP 2010/2011 (Done for the Year)

[Panfish_Catcher]

3 to 4 inches on big carnelian just out from the access

[LPCrowRiverFisherman]

6-8" of ice on a couple smaller hutchinson and buffalo area lakes

[Dhow]

Fished a couple hundred yards out on centerville last night, measured 7.5"... Caught some small crappies and sunfish

[Zoob]

South Lindstrom Lake (Sat Dec 04):

• North end of the lake, I walked out about 20 yards and drilled a hole, it was only 4.5 inches - and it was all white ice.
• The channel between Lindstrom and Chisago must be doing better - I counted around 12 ice houses on it already.

After last week's warm rain, we got this nice blanket of snow. I'd wait another week before even thinking about venturing onto the main body of the lake. I just don't trust that 4 inches of white ice near shore.

[tjbassmaster]

7" on kansas and st.james here in southern mn.

[frazwood]

I fished a small lake in the northern metro this morning. There was about 5 inches of black ice, with about another ice of white ice/slush on top of that. When I shoveled off the snow to fish, water pooled on the surface.

[Steve Foss]

Six inches of solid ice on Birch near Babbitt everywhere I drilled today.

[DTro]

Horseshoe lake on the Sauk River Chain had 6" of good looking ice with an inch of the white stuff on top. Had some moderate slush from the weight of recent snow, where we drilled holes.

[tjbassmaster]

Just got back from eagle lake west of Mountain Lake had 9" every where I tried.

[silverbulletguy]

6 up to 8 on Avon area lake. Couple inches of snow and a little slush after drilling holes. Couple of average sunnies and lots of little perch. Good to be on the ice again.

[vexi]

7 to 9 inches on the lake I was on here in wc minnestoa

[Jeremy airjer W]

Excellent reports, thanks everyone!!

[SKEETER-B]

Was on Round Lake today we had 8 inches where we were. Lots of shacks on the ice, its so good to be back on the hardwater.

[icekid10]

4-6 inches on a northeast metro lake with about 5 inches of fluffy snow on top of that

[Icerod]

I am new to the Ely area and am looking for a couple panfish lakes that are worth checking out. I've fished a couple of the smaller lakes in the area with little success. Has anyone fished little long yet this year. saw a snow cat fly across it yesterday but there were no tracks from fisherman on the ice. Any input would be greatly appreciated. thank you

[Northlander]

Icerod post your questions on the Vermillion area and them guys like Steve Foss and Mike Stark who live in Ely can give you better reports. This is basically a ice thickness report page.

Airman with that said some Duluth area lakes are reporting 6" of ice now but its not consistant everywhere. 4-6" to be safe.

[fishwacker1]

Hydes Lake - West of Waconia

6.125 - 7.5 inches from bottom of ice to waterline.

Every 30 yards to center of lake. Ice was actually thinner near shore.

[FLAG!!]

SUN 12/5- Upper Prior 4"-5" consistently south of Twin Island until we got out to 35-40 FOW where it was only 3" and a little spooky. The crappies were finicky as heck, marked a million and threw the box at em but could only entice 2 to bite. Maybe they pigged out last week?

[Gissert]

9 inches on the west end of Ottertail tonight

[bgreen82]

had 5-6" just across the border in sconni about 50 yards out from shore over 15 feet of water.

[IceCrappie]

Out on few lakes just outside Stillwater this afternoon, had a solid 6" of black ice with hardly any slush. Demontreville had a bad spot 50' out of the landing to the left a bit (right on the half plowed path), I suggest sticking to the path on the right. I'm bout 140lbs and got the ice to crack real good to the left.

[speedbump]

I went out on Whaletail yesterday and found 7" everyplace I drilled. I then went to Minnetonka and drilled the South Upper Lake. Only found 3" and some very loud cracking so I left. Keep in mind that the area I checked on Tonka was one of the last that I saw freeze. There has only been ice there for about a week.

[Jeremy airjer W]

Thanks everyone!

[Ziesmer]

My wife just called me at work and told me that there are 2 cars out on our lake. Little Stanchfield, just N of Cambridge. Yikes! Last I checked there was 7 inches last Sunday.

[CrappieNight]

I was told there were cars on Buffalo yesterday!