UP ice conditions?

[ceo32312]

Any ice up on the pen yet? anyone fishing

[backwoodswalker]

No safe ice yet. Most of the lakes are skimmed over pretty good though. Flat 0 degrees this morning here at Witch Lake. Been in the single digits at night for a few nights. Perfect ice making weather, Keep our fingers crossed, Maybe we can get on by Christmas.   Steve

[UP jigstick]

Took a drive past the west end of lake Antoine this morning, ice as far as the eye could see!! By the tracks on the ice it looks as if someone was out fishing yesterday. There was a lot of open water in this area sunday morning, so there can't be much ice yet.

[axtell31]

Shore lines are getting ice up in Escanaba, So I would say by next weekend we might be able to walk out to some close locations if we are careful, but I have been on some small lakes in delta county, with 2-4 inches.  Depends on how much you think is safe for you.  I would say 4 but if you are careful you can make 2 inches work.  Good Luck on the ice Boys it wont be long now!

[Handlining Rules]

Axtell, I was out around Marquette today and actaully walked on a couple of lakes....found a couple of holes where people had already drilled....I would say some lakes up here have at least 2 inches, possibly 4 right now.

[northern45]

harlow lake in marquette has 21/2-3 inches today didnt walk out too far tho some spots looked a little sketchy.

[northern45]

well the snow screwed up the ice out at harlow about 2 inches of slush on top ice is very ify

[Letha_Face]

Shore lines are getting ice up in Escanaba, So I would say by next weekend we might be able to walk out to some close locations if we are careful, but I have been on some small lakes in delta county, with 2-4 inches.  Depends on how much you think is safe for you.  I would say 4 but if you are careful you can make 2 inches work.  Good Luck on the ice Boys it wont be long now!

What lakes you talking about? Im from around Cornell and would love to get out on some ice.

[Handlining Rules]

As of today, there were shanties out on Teal Lake in front of Paisono's. Not too far though..however, there is still a lot of open water out there!!

[Chris Raymond]

If it weren't for the fact that bird season is still open and there is little to no snow on the ground, I would have been on the slab this past weekend in Chassell Bay.  Monday is the closing day of the grouse season, just have to hope it doesn't get warm after that as my dogs will still have dibs for one more weekend. 

[dabber-doo]

Cowboy lake in kingsford mi has 5 to 6 inches bad waters in iron mountain has anywhere from 3 to 6 inches in the bay. stay off river channel though.  i  heared sawyer lake in channing has 4 to six have not verified that myself yet. going up there on sat morning will give a report sun. fisher lake in aurora wi has 5 to 6 inches.
and i have not heared anything on the mined ponds yet.

[killitandgrillit]

I've heard that the mine ponds have 5+ on them. I'm going Saturday and Sunday, I'll post a report.

[srobocop]

alot of the smaller lakes, how much varies. sporely i've heard has 6in and thats central UP, i've heard grove mine ponds have 5-6in. thats more western, i've heard some small lakes up by houghton have about 6-8in also.