[4dabucks]

If anyone is up there later this week please give a report. I am debating on whether or not to make the drive. Only so many weekends away from family before wife gets fussy so I go to pick my spots

 

[ErieRider]

Just drove the sled around this morning on the lake and bay. There was allot of snow and it was wet. Did not fish, just traveled around. I could see quads getting bogged down in the wet snow that is now present. You had to hit the sled pretty good to get it moving in the snow but once you were going it was good travel. I would say personal call with quads right now but don't drift to far from main trails. My opinion fwiw. Be safe either way.

 

[Gator-Bait]

The problem is wet slush hidden around shoves and water underneath coming threw cracks are going to puss off a lot of riders of quads.......and going to be worse this weekend I was up there and cancelled my remaining to days of the room

 

[CleoSpooner]

I just had to go see the ice for myself at Crane.
Well it's back in,,,,,,,,, in pieces ! Miles of Big chunk ice. And there's no way to tell what's hiding between the chunks. No one had tried to go out

 

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[tomb]

This is from Sat. Not going to heal very quick with all that snow now.

 

[Duckman67]

Is that not an old sat pic the one from yesterday is different

 

[smfisher]

This is the one from yesterday 2-5

 

[tomb]

Yes. The one I posted is old from Sat. Use it to have an idea where open water was. Those areas are now dangerous.

 

[litg8r]

I just had to go see the ice for myself at Crane.
Well it's back in,,,,,,,,, in pieces ! Miles of Big chunk ice. And there's no way to tell what's hiding between the chunks. No one had tried to go out

Thanks for the report. Did you see any open water?

 

[blainem]

Was up out of catawba today tons of hard packed snow, I have a John deer gator it got stuck today a mile out and yesterday I was fine. Feel like there are gonna b a lot of 4 wheelers in trouble we helped a few get out and they headed in with us. Be careful I wouldn't go out right now without a sled. There are also a lot of shoves and cracks pushing up water under the snow that u can't see. Just an FYI if you are planning on going out.

 

[Rifraft]

Am out right now out of c p, 7 miles, doesn't seem to be any problems with slush or heaves but snow is a pain for quads and chains. Fishing is slow , picked up half a dozen on our third move. With warmer temps for sat& sun it will be a sloppy mess for a few days for sure , but a little melt down and a refreeze will make it better for travel, sleds will be the right choice for the weekend

 

[ress]

I don't have a ice report but I saw the forecast for next Thursday-Friday-Saturday on Ag-Day. Polar Vortex is on the way!

 

[cschuller6]

Anyone out of Catawba? Would like an ice report if possible. The wife agreed to go this am but want to know his slushy/nasty it is. Planning on heading out of Catawba.

 

[BIG JOHNSON]

Ice is fine, wet snow on top. A few slushy pockets but no big deal.

 

[rattletraprex]

We fished out of Perry and Catabwa Thur-Sat and the ice was good both places and no problem with cracks. Snow was another problem on a Quad pulling a shanty but wasn't impossible,sled would be the way to go if you had one. Be back up there in a couple weeks if weather permits.

 

[ErieRider]

Ice is fine, wet snow on top. A few slushy pockets but no big deal.

Mr. Johnson.... How was the snow and slush today??? LOL!?!?!?

 

[BIG JOHNSON]

Yeah....the slush definitely was bad in the afternoon!

 

[rl-]

My sled battled some of that slush on the way home from mbi, wouldn't have wanted to be on a 4 wheeler. Saw a few side by sides heading out around 3 without winches, what do they do if they get stuck?

 

[ErieRider]

When you say back from mbi where did you end your trip??? PIB or mainland??? Wondering how the route over was. Let me now