Slush and water on ice.

[leech~~]

Coming to a lake near year!

 

Please give some reports of what you are finding as we start the melt down. If you don't want to say the lake just say "Up-By or Near XYZ, MN" to give others an idea of what they may be heading into.  Thanks.

[knoppers]

very little slush palisade area, most of it was near shore, out in the middle was fine.

[Surface Tension]

 Slush North of Duluth.  Nothing too bad and warmer temps hasn't knocked the snow down much.   Lake travel is pretty much snowmobile.

[smurfy]

from fishing reports i read this morning lakes like leech and Winnie unless you have plowed roads only sled travel is advised. and reports of slush!!!!!!!!!

[leech~~]

Was up on Grindstone today. Lots of heavy wet snow but no water yet.  Fishing suked!

[knoppers]

I almost went to grindstone today, good thing I didn't. still want to get out before the season is over.

[leech~~]

18 minutes ago, knoppers said:

I almost went to grindstone today, good thing I didn't. still want to get out before the season is over.

 

I was on a sled but there were guys blasting across the lake in trucks. As deep and heavy as the snow was and the ruts they were leaving it's amazing no one got stuck! I tried 6 spots from 6' to 72' feet.  Just small Perch and a few blips on the Vex. Ice was a good 1 3/4 to 2 feet thick yet.  I may be done on that lake for a while.

Edited March 4, 2018 by leech~~

[knoppers]

sounds like another foot of snow in that area on Monday.

[DLD24]

Quite a bit of slush in the Rapids area, some lakes were ok others were terrible.

[Mike89]

after today there will be lots more I'm thinking!!!

[ozzie]

went out in the Bay lake area north of Mille Lacs...on the little lake we fished every step we sank a foot and each step filled in with water!  It was a mess but we drove 1.5 hrs to get there so we stuck around for a few hours and caught a few crappies over a deep hole.  Nothing big...good to get out but was very sloppy

[Getanet]

1 hour ago, ozzie said:

went out in the Bay lake area north of Mille Lacs...on the little lake we fished every step we sank a foot and each step filled in with water!  It was a mess but we drove 1.5 hrs to get there so we stuck around for a few hours and caught a few crappies over a deep hole.  Nothing big...good to get out but was very sloppy

 

Shoot. My family's cabin in near Bay Lake and I was hoping it was freezing up a little more up there so I could sneak out for one last trip. But sitting in 6 inches of slush doesn't sound like much fun.

[castmaster]

Fished a couple lakes in the Prior Lake area on Friday and Saturday. Slush had firmed back up, but anywhere there were ruts from trucks driving through the slush were filled with water and looked to be a sure fire way to get good and stuck. Hoping with it staying below freezing for lows might be able to sneak tge house out one more weekend! 

[BobT]

Found about 14" of snow and slush on Big Swan north of Grey Eagle. Spent about 1-1/2 hours trying to get my ATV out of that mess. Of course, it wouldn't have taken so long if my noodle was working well enough that I went home after the first time but I was too stupid and had to try a different route and get stuck a second time. 

 

Got out of there and neighboring Long Lake was okay. I also notced Lady Lake had vehicles on it. 

[ozzie]

saw a guy on Mille Lacs as we drove by on our way home bury his ATV out from the Garrison Mcd's...looked like he was in a deep field of snow and slush.  Glad I was not in his position at that time!!