Callander Bay Ice

Season Greetings,

Well, I just watched Kokemachine's video on Nip ice conditions. I'm glad it's starting to firm up around Nip but, I just drove by Callander Bay and it's white caps except the first 100 feet or so. It's gonna be a rough drive over all the broken ice when we are able to get out on the lake.

20 Days to go!

Cheers everyone.

Wind Wind go away, whenever we get nice cold temps, the wind is terrible.
Looks like next week we get 2 days of plus temps and rain.

I was just down the street and I see ice!

Some open water in the distance but it's looking good. -9 and frosty!

With current temps something should form but the coming above zero and rain some of it will be blown away….

-10 this morning, Pic taken while driving along lakeshore this morning.

Ice as far as the eye can see, gotta love the cold weather. cold tonight and zero wind.

The cold is back and some great really cold days/nights to come!!!!!
Reduced snow pack so some good ice should be added.
I heard besides skating already some snowmobile tracks had been seen on the ice in certain places too.

Some pretty good ice making temperatures till Xmas but a warming trend till the opener.

Just took a look at the bay and it looks very nice. I don’t know how thick it is at different points but visually it looks nice and frozen. Hopefully it thickens enough to withstand the post Christmas warm spell….

I expect with 3 or 4 nights in row forecast to be -20 to -27 and daytimes in the high negative teens plus no snow on the ice we could make 8 to 10 inches of good black ice before the warmup. Should be enough to ensure walk-on at Callander and depending on how things play out with the extended forecast maybe even sleds - but might not be enough snow for the sliders though.

Gonna sacrifice some virgin goats to Odin and Thor this weekend to make sure we are good.

I expect with 3 or 4 nights in row forecast to be -20 to -27 and daytimes in the high negative teens plus no snow on the ice we could make 8 to 10 inches of good black ice before the warmup. Should be enough to ensure walk-on at Callander and depending on how things play out with the extended forecast maybe even sleds - but might not be enough snow for the sliders though.

Gonna sacrifice some virgin goats to Odin and Thor this weekend to make sure we are good.

save your sacrifice There will be plenty of ice for the opener.

I expect with 3 or 4 nights in row forecast to be -20 to -27 and daytimes in the high negative teens plus no snow on the ice we could make 8 to 10 inches of good black ice before the warmup. Should be enough to ensure walk-on at Callander and depending on how things play out with the extended forecast maybe even sleds - but might not be enough snow for the sliders though.

Gonna sacrifice some virgin goats to Odin and Thor this weekend to make sure we are good.

save your sacrifice There will be plenty of ice for the opener.

Agreed that Callander will be good to go on the opener - but my hearts desire is enough ice to ride out to the Manitous. Not sure that will happen so thinking i will indulge my pagan nature.

Betcha it’s making ice out there

I think we are finally have a good year with ice a plenty......sure beats last year when I had to do most of my ice fishing in the freezer.....the only place I could find safe ice and lots of fish.


Arnie

Sounds like your freezer served you well. Mine had great ice but the only fish to be had was Captain Highliner fish sticks. Desperate times call for desperate measures.