With the mild temps the last day and the rain that we had late last night and into this morning will definitely have an effect on our ice covered lakes. Whatever snow that was covering the ice will turn to slush and be a mess on top of the ice. The rain and warm breeze today could possibly loosen the ice from its clear solid state to a softer and possibly honeycomb state that occurs in the spring. If there are any hills or higher ground surrounding the water the runoff will be running onto the ice and these areas of ice could possibly be weakening as well for points to get onto the ice. These changes are going to be unique to each body of water as none of them are ever the same as the others. Caution needs to be taken if venturing out onto the ice the next couple of days and thankfully the long range forecast is calling for cold nights so this should firm things back up. The season is very early this year and waiting another week or so may not be a bad idea as we generally are not on the ice this early. Waiting is better than putting one's life in jeopardy as the fish are not going anywhere and will be there no matter how long it takes for us to have safe ice conditions. Be safe out there, bring all of your safety equipment with you and be ready to act fast if an situation occurs....
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