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PHIL'S WEATHER REPORT
 
Pictures taken Sunday, Feb 5, 2012
Feb5
37 degrees and sunny at 2 PM. Colder in the forecast after Monday. Chance of snow.
Feb. 4
3 DEGREES and Clear skies. Highs predicted to be in the mid 30' with some sunshine. Geat forecast for the fisherman but not so great for the snowmobile trails
Feb. 2
Happy Groundhogs Day!
28 degrees with overcast skies. Received a little snow overnight.
Forecast for mid 30's for highs and lower 20's for lows.
Jan. 30
Currently 9 degrees and snowing. We have received some snow each of the past several days.
The forecast is a little warmer with more snow!!
We have 18 inches of snow on the picnic tables by the lodge.
The ice is 15 inches thick but there is some slush developing in the areas that have not been disturbed.
Jan. 25
Currently 12 degrees with light snow falling. The 5 day forecast is Excellent withtemps in the med 20's and lows in the low teens. Chance of snow every day. We received 8-10 inches of fresh snow Monday and Tuesday so it looks and feels like Winter.
Jan 23
25 degrees and snowing hard at 8AM 5 inches already and it looks like more on the way. Forecast is great for the coming week so if you were thinking of heading north--this is the time!
Jan. 19
BRRRR!! Currently -10 degrees and windy--wind chill of -30 degrees. It has been lightly snowing everyday and the ice is starting to get THICK as well. Supposed to warm up for the weekend--but not too much.
Jan. 16
An excellent weekend with 10 inches of fresh snow and ideal temps.
Currently 25 degrees with some COLD weather early in the week and warmer for the weekend.
Should be an excellent for the Derby Weekend.
Jan. 12
SNOW!!!!!
We have 5 inches since last night and the wind is blowing and it is stiill snowing. Currently 16 degrees and more snow and cold in the forecast.
Jan. 8
We have had 15 degrees below 0 one morning and 43 degrees the next afternoon. We have had some light snow. There are a couple of upper 30 degree days and then Wed. it is supposed to get winter like--finally.
Jan. 2
About 8 inches of snow the past couple of days. Currently 10 degrees with NW winds and light snow.
DECEMBER 31st
HAPPY NEW YEAR! There is a snowstorm in the forecast for tonite and tomorrow.
Colder windy and snow.....hope the weather man is right.
December 29
It is snowing and 18 degrees at 8AM. Things are really looking good for a great New Years Weekend! Temps are supposed to be in the upper 20's each day for highs and teens for lows with snow in the forecast for every day. I know that it is hard to believe that it really is winterlike in the Northwoods when you can look out you window at Green Grass!
December 27
It is cold, windy and snowing. Yeah!!!!!
Dec.26
It has snowed each of the past 3 days and conditions are improving for the snowmobile trails and are excellent for ice fishing. Today is supposed to be warm and windy with a cooler and snowier forecast.
PHILS' FISHING REPORT
Feb 4
There is definitely slush out there but people are still driving all over. I would recommend getting on the lake as close as possible to where you are fishing. Fishing (and catching) has been good. Lots of gills and some dandy pike in the fish house this morning.
Feb. 2
The Milwaukee firefighters are cleaning fish every night so life is good.
The slush is getting better so it should be a great weekend of ice fishing.
Stable weather and warmer conditions should be conducive to a good time.
Jan. 30
Heavy fishing pressure this weekend with the Lions Club fishing tourney. There is some slush in spots.
Be careful or you will get stuck--ask Bob Zima. Everyone who was here seemed to catch fish this weekend.
Northerns, crappies, bluegills, and perch were the predominant species.
A few walleyes caught early morning and late afternoon.
Jan. 25
Steve B and the group of guys from Suring are catching lots of gills--more than they can eat.
They are concentrating their efforts over in Rice/Indian Bay.
Good ice and good fishing so come on up!
Jan. 23
Bill and Kevin Ecker reported some walleyes, northerns, and lots of crappies near the islands.
More fish than 10 hungry guys could eat. Thursday and Friday were brutally cold and action was slow but Saturday and Sunday warmed up and the fishing really turned on.
Jan. 19
The Slowey group just checked in--I hope they brought some warm gear. They always seem to find fish. Otherwise nobody fishing since the weekend. The Lions Club fishing jamboree is next weekend--not too late to come on up and enjoy the fun!
Jan. 16
Dan Wagner, Fred Lowy and the gang set up ice fishing central right out front of the lodge and bagged a lot of nice northern pike on . Then filleted them up and cooked them right on the ice. Yummy!
Small panfish on the west shore when they tried jigging.
Jan. 8
Lots of fishermen all over the lake. The west shore, rice bay, and thunder bay all had lots of trucks, 4 wheelers, and shanties. People are catching fish. Everyone who left this weekend had good action. Again it was northerns, bluegills, and a few walleyes and crappies showing up in the fish house.
Jan. 2
Lots of northerns on the west shore. 10-12 inches of good ice. Some snow on top now but still easy access. Strong NW winds today will make a shanty a must! There are trucks driving all over the lake.
December 31
Lots of northerns on the west shore. Tip ups with shiners seem to be the best. Perch everywhere but small. Some nice bluegills from people in rice bay. Waxworms or wigglers are the baits of choice.
December 29
Fishing reports have been mixed. One thing they all agree on is that ice conditions are good as far as no slush amd you can easily move around the ice. A few walleyes and northerns on the west shore on shiners. Perch in Misery Bay and gills in Rice Bay. Have no crappie reports yet.
December 26
Good condtitions for moving around the lake. 7-10 inches of good ice. Jimmy caughta (and released) a 28 inch walleye Friday night and his son caught (and released) a 38 inch musky. Should be a good week to get out there as the forecast looks good.
SPRING, SUMMER & FALL SAW LOTS OF HAPPY FISHERMEN AT SUNRISE.
 
 
 
 
PHIL'S SNOWMOBILING REPORT
Feb 5 4 PM 35 degrees and clear skies
Davey and I just returned from our pre Super Bowl ride and the trails were surprisingly good. Conover just groomed and the trail was sweet--Phelps was pretty good and the trail into LOL was not so great but the grade up to Watersmeet looked white!
Feb. 4
Trails still holding up but the combination of heavy traffic, no snow and warm conditions have definitely had a negative impact. Very good in the woods and the grades but thin around towns and areas in the direct sun.
Feb. 2
Conditions are still good.
I would love for some fresh snow and more importantly--COLD.
Not in the forecast so I guess we will work with what we have.
I should not be complaining as our conditions are pretty darn good.
I always want things to be better!
Jan. 25
We ended up getting 8-10 inches of white gold Monday and Tues so things went from good to great! Dick has been giving that John Deere tractor a workout lately. The Grants crew and Dug and I are going to get out there on the trails this weekend so everybody better beware!
Jan. 23
Snowmobile trails are in AWESOME condition. You can go any direction and have great riding. It really can not get any better than this.
Jan. 19
Cold and snowy. The trails are in the best shape of the year. Cold today and tomorrow and then warming into the 20's for Friday and next week. The perfect time to come up and enjoy excellent riding!
Jan. 16
An awesome weekend to be in the Northwoods. Fresh snow and ideal trail conditions. The Frosty Club (and all area clubs) are grooming daily. The weather forecast is for another great weekend. We still have a few openings so come on up!
Jan. 8
Been riding almost every day--except for Friday when it was 43 degrees. Trails are holding up from the weekend traffic pretty well. They could definitely use some more snow but the groomers are doing a good job. Even though there is less snow in WI the trails seem to be in better shape than in the UP. Traffic has been very heavy aroud Lake Gogebic and the Houghton area. A couple more days of warm weather and then winter returns. Some snow in the forecast but no major storms.
Jan. 2
Great winter conditions. All clubs are grooming a regular schedule and all trails should be good to excellent by today. The Cisco and Eagle Chains are marked as are North and South Twin. Just don't try to skip the open water between the lakes--you can ask John and his F7 Arctic Cat why.
December 31
The Frosty Club groomed last night and it was 4 degrees this morning. The trails are smooth and hard so if we get the forecasted snow tonite we should be ready to rock and roll. We'll start grooming dailt then. The Michigan groomers will be out as well. Congratulations to Davey and Alexa for passing the Snowmobile Safety Class. Trails Beware!
Dec. 29
Good to see the groomers out again. Not alot of snow to work with but it is currently snowing and every little bit helps.
December 27
It has been snowing all day--hard at times. I am going riding with Kate and Alexa at 2 PM--will update trail conditions when I return. Looks like winter at least. Current conditions available at snowtracks.com
December 26
You can ride but conditions are not ideal. Forest roads and trails with smooth bases are pretty decent but if the base is rough there is not enough snow to fill in the ruts. We have received snow the past 3 days but today is forecast to be 40 degrees with wind and sun. The rest of the weeks forecast looks better. As you go north there is defuinitely more snow.
For current conditions click:
www.snowtracks.com/reporter/wisconsin/land-o-lakes-wisconsin
www.johndee.com
PHIL'S HUNTING REPORT
A decent Hunting season is in the books. Still some bow hunters out in the woods. There are deer running all over the grounds eating anything they see so far this December. I think Dick's flowers are in trouble come spring.
No Buck for Bob Zima but they better watch out for him next year.
Oct. 26 Congratulations to Gregg Mallick on winning the Ruffef Grouse hunting championship.
Our Lakeland, FL. boys finished in the top 5 and would have done better if they could shoot straight. The dogs did their job.
Grouse hunting has been excellent - the MI side of the border even better.
I am seeing lots of deer and some nice racks as well.
Dave Price has been guiding his wife to some dandy crappies off the dock recently.
She also arrowed a nice 6 point buck and Dave got his bear with a crossbow.
PHIL'S WORDS OF WISDOM ???
Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.
PHIL'S PACKER REPORT
GO! PACK GO!
Wait til next year! Now I sound like a Bears fan!
Packers 15 - 1
Davey's Flying Monkeys won our fantasy league Super Bowl.
He'll be buying at the draft next fall!
Davey's basketball team finished a perfect regular season--must be good coaching.
Packers 2 Bears 0
I know you Bears fans will say we beat the 3rd string QB (who looked pretty good) and the 3rd and 4th string RB's ( who also looked pretty good) but a win is a win and this win means the Miller Lite truck will be backing up to Sunrise Lodge for another delivery courtesy of some Bear fans.
Thanks Bob W. and Jimmy R. for backing up the Miller Lite truck to pay off last seasons bet!
Augie - Here is that picture of you wearing a Packer shirt!
It isn't easy being green.
Go Packers!
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