First and foremost, no ice is ever safe ice.
I know a lot of folks are itching to get on ice, especially since we have had such mild winters as of late.
A couple cold snaps the last couple weeks surely got us started in the right direction, but with that said
extreme caution should be used on any of this early ice on Green Bay no matter what the location. You
should plan on limiting your travel to walking for your first adventures out. Just because you may see
other people never assume you can just head out onto that area. Check the ice yourself and use
caution. Use a spud bar and use it to work your way out \slowly, wear a life jacket or float suite, have
your ice picks ready, use the buddy system and let others know exactly where you are venturing out to.
As far as locations around Green Bay, there are reports of folks walking out by Joliet Park, and Volks.
Also reports of a few folks on the Fox river going into the weekend. ALL these locations should he
evaluated daily as we experienced some rain and a slight warm up the last couple days especially the
Fox River, there is more current than you may think.
If you are considering heading to the Green Bay to get your ice fish on, my advice is to wait for more
cold weather to really begin to firm things up. Even though the last few weeks did provide us with a
good start to making some ice no areas are in mid-winter form and should be all approached with
extreme caution. I can not over state that fact!
Many local inland waters also have seen ice from 3’-6” and are less dynamic than the Green Bay waters.
I suggest you explore with caution those fishing holes vs venturing out on Green Bay currently.
Also be advised that shipping traffic out on Green Bay does continue and can cause high potential for
issues even near shore.
Capt. Robert Claus
FinFanatic Charters
920-360-2904
finfanaticcahrters@yahoo.com
www.finfanatic.net
