Short of ice fishing enthusiasts and ski slope downhillers…  There aren’t too many folks in the world who eagerly anticipate cold weather (start of winter).  Maybe humans acting like polar bears with their plunging?  Anyway…

Hello sports fans.  Looks like the next 8-days are calling for highs in the 30’s and lows in the 20’s here on Lake of the Woods.  To date (NOV 29) only skim ice appears on parts of the Rainy River and shallow bay areas of the lake.  If you’ve seen or heard of a cold snap, please send it our way.

In the meanwhile, we have Vikings FB (recent loss to the Bears) to drone about.  Is there a bear theme here in our world (Polar / Chicago)?  And secretly, in exchange for a future Viking victory, all we really want is some early ice and the opportunity to set the hook on a walleye!

It will happen sooner or later.  It always does.  And then the great ice fishing festivus on this gi-hu-gic ice cube we call Lake of the Woods will begin.

SET THE HOOK!