Had about half an inch this morning, so nothing crazy. But it's definitely early winter.

4 minutes ago, Michigander said:

Had about half an inch this morning, so nothing crazy. But it's definitely early winter.

 

After the snow that started this thread and another that dropped a few inches, we had a warm spell that melted it all away. Now we're having 30s and 40s during the day without a flake in sight for the next week.

We’ve got a bit on the ground! Whats the phone number for the national guard????

25 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

We’ve got a bit on the ground! Whats the phone number for the national guard????

It's on the ground!? Well, the Army can't help you now. Best to lock the doors and windows and wait it out in the basement. ?

 

Thankfully it will be back to the upper 30s this weekend so I won't totally freeze my caboose off on the kayak.

No snow, but 25* tonight. Way too cold for this Rebel.

 

 

Any day now ~ 

This was 18 Nov 2018, so we're a little overdue.

A-Jay

3 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

No snow, but 25* tonight. Way too cold for this Rebel.

Trade ya - we're already at 25 and still dropping. Suppose to get down to 15 tonight.

1 hour ago, MN Fisher said:

Trade ya - we're already at 25 and still dropping. Suppose to get down to 15 tonight.

15 is in the “too cold” category for me. I’ll fish until about 26-28. After that the guides freeze over. And I sure as heck ain’t fishing in the dark below freezing.

 

i remember fishing when it was 13 once. Catch a trout and throw it on dry land, they were frozen solid pretty quick. I probably won’t ever do that again but I’ve fished beautiful sunny 70 degree days and got skunked so it beat that!!!

Pack the boats up, boys and girls. Just got back from an errand and Cooks Bay on Minnetonka is socked in. I wouldn't want to try and walk on it yet, but at least 90% is ice-covered. Emerald Lake and what I could see of Seton Lake were also solid.

 

Boating season on 'Tonka is now over until at least April...unless we have a REAL early ice-out.

Here’s the grizzly scene in my front yard .............

A view of the dry valley against the snowy mountains 

And some bucks my fiancé photographed in the smokies today 

29 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Pack the boats up, boys and girls. Just got back from an errand and Cooks Bay on Minnetonka is socked in. I wouldn't want to try and walk on it yet, but at least 90% is ice-covered. 

So you're saying it's still 10% fishable then......

Just now, Michigander said:

So you're saying it's still 10% fishable then......

If you can get to it - the only open spot I saw was out in the middle.

On 10/16/2020 at 9:29 PM, Crappiebasser said:

We would be sold out of bread, milk, and eggs with a blizzard like that.

Funny you say this. Years ago I was in Nashville for a consumer electronics show and it snowed 2-3”. Nashville was shut down, but those of us from the NE were the only ones out and about.

 

As long as I can get open water, I’m in!

1 minute ago, MN Fisher said:

If you can get to it - the only open spot I saw was out in the middle.

Wouldn't be the first time I've broken ice with my kayak....

 

Also, if it's just a thin skin, you're in prime ice punching time. 3oz weight and a metal marlin leader.

12 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Here’s the grizzly scene in my front yard

Grizzly scene lol

 

The grass is still plenty green there you terrorist

11 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Here’s the grizzly scene in my front yard .............

That ain't even enough to get the shovel out...a broom will handle that easily...or just wait for it to melt in a couple hours.

Just now, MN Fisher said:

That ain't even enough to get the shovel out...a broom will handle that easily...or just wait for it to melt in a couple hours.

Heck even a leaf blower could send that fluff flying

December 1st, and it looks like old man winter has showed up right on schedule ?. This is my driveway when I got home from work this morning, and it’s still coming down. 

46 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Grizzly scene lol

 

The grass is still plenty green there you terrorist

My feet NEARLY got wet 

Had some skim ice on the pond in front of work when I left this morning, most of it was gone when I came in tonight. Not ready for it but at the same time we haven't had a good freeze over on the lakes for several years and I think it does them some good to let them settle and clear up a little bit so they're clear in the spring like they're supposed to be instead of stained from the howling winter winds constantly stirring them.

10 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Had some skim ice on the pond in front of work when I left this morning, most of it was gone when I came in tonight.

Central Minnesota is already seeing people out on the ice.

17 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Central Minnesota is already seeing people out on the ice.

Ice fishing does nothing for me. I'd rather be on my couch watching Elite series reruns. Or practicing my pitching accuracy in the snow in the backyard.

Crazy weather. It was unseasonably warm yesterday with a high of 52 degrees. Today it was windy, cold and snow showers all day. Nothing that stuck though thankfully.

People in Ely - northern MN near the Canadian border - are already doing some bang-up ice fishing.