I think Sunday may be the winner! Chris Bauer right?

Malmo's pick was today but it stayed too cold....

Thanks for the replies. Could anyone confirm that the ice is off? By the looks of the web cam it looks clear. Time is short, I'm trying to organize that last second dock put in party. We all know that attendance on this is subject is questionable.

The Minnesota Climatology Group still lists Mille lacs as 'Partial Cover' ice status as of today04/39/11. (University of Minnesota Climatology Study). They have been tracking ice out for 54 years on most lakes.... 

Here is the State DNR /Climatology site that lists all Minneosta Lakes and Ice Out status for 2011: (scroll down to East Central lakes region)...

http://climate.umn.edu/doc/ice_out/ice_out_status_11.htm

 

Just drove the north end. Three foot rollers coming in from the heavy south wind. All open from Malmo to Reddick Creek. Solid ice in a line from there in a line to Garrison.

If they don't declare ice out today, it'll be tomorrow for sure...

Ice out will happen  on Monday 9:00am and this is why....

first off i came in second with the college basketball pickum challenge  Doug set up.

then i came in second  with the walleye wanda challenge.

now i have picked  ice out on monday at 8:00am and someone has 9:00am...

Here we go again!!!

I',m putting my boat in next weekend.  I'm usually the second person in the marina.

MM, Messenger is not open on Sundays!

There was a sheet of ice out from Redding Creek up by Carlsona beach!

The nets that had been set Saturday evening out front are still in the lake. I would guess that the wind and waves have kept them off the lake?

Here is a quote from the DNR:

“When nets tear, they normally tear horizontally,” Kalk said. “Having the tags on opposite ends, top and bottom, will provide better accountability.”

The tags are numbered and permanently attached to the net. Each tag number is assigned to the permittee of the net for the day the permit is pulled. Permits are required for every net. The net ID tag number must match the net ID number identified on the permit.

New permits are required daily. For Mille Lacs Band members, permits must be issued by 11 a.m. for the net to be set that night. Most nets are  set at sunset. If a permittee pulls a permit, but for whatever reason does not actually set the net, he or she must contact a game warden immediately.

“This way, we won’t have employees waiting to creel that net the next day and the permittee must take full responsibility,” Kalk said.

If a permittee does not comply with the notification regulation, the permittee will be reprimanded, “grounded” or restricted, from netting for three days. If it happens again, the permittee may not be allowed to net the remainder of the season.

Other changes to the nets themselves include a requirement for a 10-pound weight, or anchor, to be affixed to the bottom of each corner of the net.

Buoy lines are required to have at least 6 feet of slack on the surface so the buoys or floats will remain on the surface and visible if the net moves. Six-feet of line is required under the surface as well.

“We are trying preventative measures,” Kalk said. “In theory, this will create less drag, less movement and the net will lay down if ice moves across it.”

The permittee is required to monitor ice and wind conditions and pull their nets immediately if warranted or contacted by the game warden. If the permittee does not stay close to the net during the set, a phone number or contact must be provided in case it is needed.

Game wardens, either Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission or tribal conservation officers, will be monitoring sets this year. “Not every set will be watched, but people should be aware the possibility exists that an officer is watching,” Kalk said.