cold spell coming

[jdgambler2]

By mid week a cold front is going to bring winter back and i'm ecited to get back out. I'm thinking by this time next week it should be ok to get back out. Any thoughts on this? North of M-55 is where i'm headed

[Swedish Pimp]

There will be lakes that are good to go and others will be questionable. I am referring to machine travel.

[jdgambler2]

I allways walk and spud every 5 feet even if its a half mile before I take my sled out. where are you located Swedish?

[scout 2]

 Should be here today the way the wind is blowing you could sail across the lake

[tomturkey]

White caps on my lake. Not a piece of ice in sight. Needs to stay warm enough so I can get the toon ready for the water.

[jdgambler2]

there is still ice on most lakes north of m-55.

[scout 2]

 There is but I am not sure how far I would trust it. I was in towm yesterday (Lake City) and the ice there looked fare. I went to Houghton Lake last night and the ice there looked really bad. You could see where the shelf ice stopped and it looked crappy beyond there. Everything is froze solid here this morning and temps are suppose to be cold. If we don't get any snow it should firm up very good. I noticed the brush piles they put on Lake Missaukee were starting to set lower than they had been, but that may be from the sun hitting them and melting  the ice under them

[jdgambler2]

Me and a couple guys are going up on Monday for a few days . Hoping that this artic blast has really firmed up the remaining ice.

[jdgambler2]

A couple weeks ago the ice was bad and we got a cold snap and it firmed up for 5 days so I'm expecting the same to happen now. BTW I think I hear crickets in the backround  when I'm on this site.

[buddlakemusky]

There is fishing still going on in my neck of the woods. I'm going tomorrow, I'll let you know what it looks like, definitely on borrowed time. Gotta get some fishing in soon before it's too late.

[Duck-Hunter]

Down here in the SE all its doing is skimming up small ponds and freezing eyelets on the long rods. This winter has been the most bipolar "winter" I have seen in my life time. It's been done down here since the weekend of February 18th. Last time I was put down here was 2 days before the St Helen tournament and that was even iffy. Hoping for a better winter next year. For the guys still sliding out up north, play it safe!

[Wgorby]

Almost first ice for the.....let's see...3rd or 4th time this year. Sheeeish

[scout 2]

 I went by Houghton Lake today and it is open water along the south shoreline. Some places it is out a long ways

[compli123]

There is fishing still going on in my neck of the woods. I'm going tomorrow, I'll let you know what it looks like, definitely on borrowed time. Gotta get some fishing in soon before it's too late.

Yup. Inquiring minds want to know.

[river rat78]

I put the ice gear away after the warm spell but might have to bring down a few things. Might hit some early ice spots with a friend tomorrow morning.

[buddlakemusky]

Hey compli I just fished Budd Tuesday and didn't get skunked. Ice was 9 inches and the north end shore was still good to walk on going tomorrow in the morning. My last trip as my wife could pop any day.

[jdgambler2]

Crystal lake in Benzie had good ice where I was on the north east shore out to 40 fow. caught a bunch of perch and 2 nice coho. 8-10" of ice with 3' of snow on top.