I found this resource (again, this time I remembered to bookmark). As always with ice, use caution and be prepared. A big stick can sure help if you break through.
lake link is a great resource, I’ve been using it for years for fishing reports, for-sale items, fish stories, etc. The ice depths though seem to be exaggerated.
Granted ice doesn’t develop evenly across a lake but I’ve always found them to be less than listed even within 24 hours of posting and some times significantly so even in the same area as posted.
So take it with a grain of salt and use your best judgement when you get there.
It would be nice to see where the samples are coming from, especially on such a large lake as Winnebago. Despite the noise in the data, this info, plus the population of shanties and placement of ‘roads’, should give you a good basis for assessing the risks.
I agree, it sure would be nice to know just where these samples are drilled. There are a couple within an hour or so we still haven’t found and maybe by the time our break comes, more ice will have developed. In our region, what’s concerning is the huge amount of snow cover that we have. That stuff makes for a nice insulating blanket, plus you can’t see the ice to read it.
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