Lake Mille Lacs Report

WE HAVE ROADS TO THE BOOT FLAT STAKED.

Over the night we got about an inch of snow, it looks like there may be a little more coming, but we will be updating with any changes here.

The ice in the interior is still a bit rough but once we are able to get some trucks on it that will be smoothed out, just remember to take it slow and be aware of your surroundings.

The guys have already been out checking this morning, we are still looking at a 9-11" of ice on average.

WE ARE ALLOWING SxS, four wheelers, and walking.

Small utility trailers will be allowed to be towed behind.

**You need to stop into the bar and get an updated map and road pass**

We were out on the ice all day today. We now have the main road, Archers Ave, Walleye Dr. to the end of the reef, Lake St to Perch Parkway, and all of Perch Parkway staked.

 

We stopped staking at noon and concentrated on plowing some of the worst areas of ice where broken chunks of ice were sticking up, hoping to smooth it out before the snow and wind tomorrow. We have a crack with a bridge over it and a bad area near it staked out.

 

We will be opening our access on Friday for walking, ATVs, side by sides, and

snowmobiles.

 

No wheelhouses yet. Ice thickness has been averaging 10-11 inches.

Starting tomorrow, we will be allowing up to half ton vehicles with up to 8x17

wheelhouse.

We currently have 14-15" of ice within the truck boundary and 12-14" out to the Atv/UTV boundary.

Yesterday, I spent the entire day on the ice, checking ice thickness and pulling the disc on the ice roads to smooth out the rough areas before today’s snow and wind. Roads are established to Pope’s Reef, Ray’s Reef, and the Graveyard up the east side, and the NW side is headed out to the east side of the Tullibee Hole. The Tullibee Road is established from shore to the Banana Reef, past the NW side of Gull and NE Spider Reef, and up the NE corner headed towards the Tullibee Hole. The Tundra Road is headed west south of the Banana to the east side of the Tundra. So we should have some smooth roads this year despite the areas of rougher ice.

 

Ice thickness ranges from 14″ in the first 150 yards from shore to 12″-13″ within the first mile and 11″-12″ as far as 2 miles. A wide band of extremely rough ice comes down from Big Point, encircling Hennepin Island, and heads SW across the NW side of the Banana Reef, the Tundra’s NW tip, and west from there. Some are going to find out where that rough ice is; it is almost unfishable due to the layer upon layer of 3″-4″ sheet ice and slush pushed underneath from the wind.

The red line is our boundary line for now, beyond that is a series of cracks we are unable to cross at this time. Tomorrow morning, we will allow single-axle wheelhouses to be dollied out with ATVs.

 

We have a dolly to rent if you need it!