Hi Everyone ~ It’s almost here! The 2018 Michigan game fish opener is May 15, and our bass season opener starts May 26. Since our chain has lakes in both Michigan and Wisconsin, the game fish opener for Wisconsin is May 5 with bass opening on June 16. Come on up! … Continue Reading
BASS SEASON OPENS ON MAY 27, 2017 – OPENINGS HERE!
Hi Everyone ~ It is just so hard to believe that we are so close to June already! Our game fishing season has been open since May 15th, but the bass season opens this Saturday, May 27th. Some nice big bass have been biting! We hope they’ll continue to thrill our fishermen after the… Continue Reading
Watersmeet Snowmobile Trail Report through March 1, 2017
Hi Everyone ~ We have an update from the U. P. Thunder Riders late this afternoon, so I wanted to get some information out to you. After our warm-up days we received about 14 to 16″ of new snow over a couple of days. The first was heavy wet snow…the second big snow was lighter snow… Continue Reading
Watersmeet Snowmobile Trail Report as of February 22, 2017
Hi Everyone ~ The Watersmeet snowmobile trails suffered a big hit since the end of last week with all the thawing. Through Friday, trails offered some really good sledding with lots of happy snowmobilers. Saturday and beyond brought weather that we are absolutely not used to here in the Upper Peninsula in February! Our U.… Continue Reading
Watersmeet Snowmobile Trail Report as of February 12, 2017
Hi Everyone ~ We have an update on trail conditions from the U. P. Thunder Riders Snowmobile Club. With the extra 8″ of snow this week, they say there is a world of difference on the trails. Our guests have reported they couldn’t have been happier to be here this week…great trails and… Continue Reading
Watersmeet, Michigan Snowmobile Trail Report as of January 12, 2017
January 12, 2017 by Editor • 0 Comments Trail Conditions: Excellent Snow Cover: 18″ Date of Report: January 12, 2017 Area Report: Hi Everyone ~ I keep up a snowmobile report up on the Watersmeet Chamber of Commerce website and at www.snowtracks.com. I finally decided it would be nice to put this on our own… Continue Reading
Snowmobile, Cross-Country Ski, and Fishing Report as of January 5, 2017
Happy New Year to All! The U. P. Thunder Riders of Watersmeet are now reporting a 12″ base on the snowmobile trails. All trails are being groomed daily and are in good shape including Trail 3 North, Trail 3 South to Land O’ Lakes, Trail 2 East and West, and Trail 13 South. There… Continue Reading
Fall Colors are on the Way!
It’s the end of August and a few maples are already beginning to show their beautiful new autumn colors! As each day passes, more and more will change into their fall garb. This is a quieter time of the year with great fishing and extra fantastic scenery. Most weeks still have some openings, so if you’re looking… Continue Reading
ICE OUT!!!
Just a quick note to let everyone know that ice out on Thousand Island Lake (one of the last lakes to give up the ice every year in our area) is today. Most ice was gone yesterday, but today it’s pretty clear out there, so April 20th is going to be our official ice out… Continue Reading
Ice Fishing Coming to an End – Game Fish Opening Dates
We had an unexpectedly short winter compared to the norm! Ice fishing has been good, but with the warmer weather that arrived, the ice fishermen started to hang up their poles and Vexilars! Now this past week, we’ve had some colder weather with snowstorm predicted for March 23 and 24. There are a few die… Continue Reading