Things are pretty much wrapping up for ice fishing. Although there’s still plenty of ice in most cases, we are not seeing fishermen out there. It’s that in-between time of the year when it’s a little scarey heading out there on the ice. Some of the shorelines are opening a bit, and it’s better to… Continue Reading
ICE FISHING REPORT AS OF MARCH 24, 2015
Denver has been ice fishing the past couple of days, and we had guests in that fished a long weekend, too. Denver has been catching some nice bluegills…nothing huge but a couple of great meals will be had by the Yakels soon! He said that his Vexilar didn’t show as many fish as usual, but… Continue Reading
Winter Sports Update as of March 17, 2015
Warm temperatures have really taken a toll on the snowmobile and ski trails here. The trails in the woods are still good in some places but getting to them is another story. Basically the season is over. Even when we get snow (and we certainly will), it likely will be too late. Rivers and streams… Continue Reading
SNOWMOBILE, CROSS-COUNTRY SKI, AND ICE FISHING REPORT AS OF MARCH 11, 2015
Hi Everyone ~ We have had a huge change in weather here in the past couple of days. Last week brought us -10 to -30 degree nights. Yesterday we had 57.2 degrees! Our guests had “awesome” sledding in the morning. By the late afternoon, trails and driveways, etc. had really fallen apart. Reports were that… Continue Reading
SNOWMOBILE, CROSS-COUNTRY SKI, AND FISHING REPORT AS OF MARCH 6, 2015
Hi Everyone ~ We’ve had some really cold weather and some snow to keep our snowmobile trails in good to excellent condition. Trail 2 east is good to excellent. Trail 2 west is good to excellent. Trail 13 south is good to excellent. Trail 3 north is in excellent condition. Trail 3 south has been… Continue Reading
SNOWMOBILE, CROSS-COUNTRY SKI, AND FISHING REPORT THROUGH FEBRUARY 26, 2015
Hi Everyone ~ All of our snowmobile trails have been listed as good to very good for a long time now, since there really hasn’t been much in the way of changes. But now our groomers are reporting all our trails in our system as EXCELLENT! One of our groomers told me that he wishes… Continue Reading
Watersmeet Snowmobile and Cross-Country Ski Trail Report as of January 28, 2015
Hi Everyone ~ We have groomer updates and have seen tons of smiling snowmobilers here. We have the latest information directly from the groomers: Trail 2 east of Watersmeet is good to excellent. Trail 2 west of Watersmeet is good to excellent but with some icy corners in the woods. Trail 13 south is good to… Continue Reading
Snowmobile and Cross-Country Ski Trail Reports for January 21, 2015
Hi Everyone ~ Our snowmobile trails are in at least very good shape right now thanks to the great groomers in the U. P. Thunder Riders Snowmobile Club of Watersmeet. Last weekend with all the traffic of a long weekend and with warm temperatures, our excellent trails took a hit. Six-hour grooming runs took ten… Continue Reading
Snowmobile and Cross-Country Ski Trail Reports for January 14, 2015
Snowmobile Trail Conditions: Excellent Snow Cover: 20″ Area Report: Our U. P. Thunder Riders and Mother Nature have been doing an awesome job on the trails. The groomers are report trails in Watersmeet are all in excellent shape! We got about 1/2″ of new snow but continuing really cold weather really helped to make our trails… Continue Reading