ice out

Ice fishing is done for a large portion of the state. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says there are reports of open water in southern Minnesota with places like Fairmont and Windom seeing ice out on area lakes. Schmitt expects Central Minnesota to see ice out within a few weeks.

Temperatures in the 70s this week are chipping away on the ice on area lakes. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says ice fishing in Central Minnesota is done and now we await the ice to melt on area lakes.

Will there be open water for the fishing opener this year in Central Minnesota? Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says he's been asked that question a lot over the past week.

Central Minnesota lakes have already seen ice out this spring but northern Minnesota lakes still largely have it. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON this week. The state of Minnesota is just over 2 weeks away from the fishing opener.

Ice fishing can still happen in the state of Minnesota this week according Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News but he says "it's pretty much done around here". He says those that want to continue to ice fish could drive as close as the Brainerd lakes area or further north.