Will Rainy Lake Break the Ice Out Record?

Rainy Lake was racing to break the earliest ice out date ever. Last week the weather cooled, we received five inches of snow, and cloudy weather set in.  That has changed this week, the weather is beautiful.
Ice is starting to break up, there is large expanses of open water in many areas.

I just finished up the Northwest Sport Show on Sunday. The show was busy, houseboat reservations  were being made at the show and boat sales were going at a rapid pace. The Lund dealers sold 30 plus boats on Saturday alone. People are very excited for spring fishing; in fact many are going to come up and fish Rainy Lake before the walleye season closes on April 14.

I look for May and June to be spectacular fishing on Rainy Lake. We have openings yet in May and a few in June. May reservations are 20% off daily and weekly rates until June 1st, also four days for the price of three during midweek.  Check out last May and June's fishing reports. Fishing will be even better this spring, I have a bad case of spring fever!

A blog note about ice out would not be complete without a prediction on the ice out date. I believe we will set a record and the lake will be ice free on April 7th. Last night the most open water was on the east side of Brule Narrows, lots of black ice in Seine Bay and the east end of Sand Bay. Time will tell!