Still have ice....

The forest service sent out this little update this morning.....

Mink: Still froze over but open water near the shoreline
Kimball: Still froze but open water near the boat landing.
Elbow: Froze solid but open spots near shore & the boat landing.
Trout: Road is impassable to the boat landing @ this time. To much
snow/mud on road.
Devils Tract: Still froze, some open pockets near the shore. Is starting to
open up near the Seaplane dock.
Two Island: Still froze but opening up near the boat landing.

I can tell you that Aspen, West Bearskin, Swamp, Poplar, Hungry Jack, Flour and Clearwater still have ice but it is pulling out around the edges. Gunflint Lake has 11 to 15 inches of ice yet. Will it be off the lakes by fishing opener this Saturday? I doubt it will be out on the larger lakes such as Clearwater, Gunflint and Seagull but it MAY be out on the smaller lakes in the next few days. No guarantees.

In the meantime, we are doing our usual spring opening tasks. Mike is hooking up the water lines to the cabins just waiting for the right time to start filling the tank. We are doing the repairs that have to wait to spring. Boats are going to have to wait until we get ice out but the outfitting room is cleaned and ready to go and all the resort vehicles running.

More later when it comes to ice....