Ice Out

Well, according to sources from Lakeville, Duck Lake had ice out by April 1! That is unusually early. If I remember correctly, the average ice out date for most lakes in that region is May 1, an entire month later! What makes it more surprising is that this photo shows the lake as it was less than a month prior to April 1, when I was up for a week of ice fishing; there was about a foot and a half of ice at the time.

Anyway, the real question is how will it affect salmon and togue fishing? We'll have to wait 'til the first week of May, when we go up with Les & Trish and Magnolia, to find out. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!