I'm getting in the truck in an hour to see if longpond has froze I weigh 145lbs if it's got 2.5" on it I'm going just to go

Was up to indian on Sunday the 26th the whole lake had an ice cover some.side channels had 2 to 2. 1/2" it was all very soft from rain. We havent lost anything this week temps only been above 32 for 7 hours in the past 72 hours with the night lows around 26° until friday night not sure if it will be hardened back up with enough on it friday or not

Sorry to hear that. I will be making a trip up every weekend and making reports for the winter open water or ice. I'm off to loramie again this morning for the remainder of what good ice is left !

Drove over to the L channel at 119 was about 7-8 of us on the ice had 3.5-4" of pretty solid ice we fished 3.5 to 4 fow number 2 pimples orange and white tungsten spikes caught about 30 decent gills and 4 small non keeper crappie. Going to fish indian instead tommarow early morning

Drove over to lake loramie this afternoon at 3pm. The lake is 70% black ice 1.5-2" thick.. Earl's island has a few spots of colored snow ice mix. The snow ice is 1.5" black and 1.5" around 3" total took 3 good jabs with spud bar went to L channel off 119 found 2.5" of black ice with 2" snow ice right at 4" total never broke with 3 swings of spud got slightly moist 4th swing. I walked about 60 yards down channel seen one fisherman on a bucket didnt have a chance to talk. Will he out loramie or indian tommarow with reports

Will post this afternoon what I find at lake loramie with todays temps and tommarow still low ice should have formed enough in.places for some of the first ice ventures. I did see long pond at indian lake was froze over north fork as well so hopefully it's also got enough to get on !

Fished north side today had 6-7 inches of offshore ice the edges have hardened up anywhere from 2-4 inches most edges. Fished for saugeye from sun up till 10 am had 3... 16-18 inchers and 9 short. Number 3 pimple hot red. And a clown vib E . Was in 4.8 fow all fish stayed on bottom didn't suspend much on the graph. Fished from 10am until 1 PM for panfish. Fished 3.3 fow had 16 nice bluegill and 7 chunky crappie all on white tungsten. Will post later in week if.make it up after work.

Checked the ice at 1pm today. Blackhawk has ice but most edges are shot the end pier has safe ice dont.know how far out. Check some side channels and they had mixed edges some solid some trash. Ice is 5-7 inches in most areas not exposed to wind and current it is possible to get on with spud and being cautious..no ice is safe... did get a report that bluegills were biting good. I'm going up now.for few hours of.saugeye fishing will see how it goes