Ice conditions are looking excellent after the recent warm-up. We’re currently sitting on 20–24 inches of solid ice with no pressure cracks to report. The entire bay is completely locked up — north to south and east to west. It’s impressive coverage for this time of year.

I took a plane ride last week to get a full look at the area, and everything is in great shape. With the current forecast showing favorable temperatures, we’re expecting at least another two solid weeks of safe ice conditions if the weather continues as predicted.

Fishing Report

Fishing has been pretty decent across the board. A couple of groups have managed to get full limits, while most are coming in around half limits — and for late February, that’s good fishing in my book.

The deep water bite remains strong and consistent, which is exactly what we like to see heading into the back half of the season.

We still have some openings for the final couple weeks, and with warm weather and steady action ahead, it’s shaping up to be a great finish to the season.

Let’s go fishing.

– Captain JJ

We’ve been having some nice success the past couple of weeks. We are fishing our traditional deep water off shore spots, with a variety of different presentations. Seems the folks who stick withand stay consistent with their technique do the best. The fish size is very impressive this year, some real tanks! We have about 18-21″ of ice, and looks like we will be fishing well into March! I do have some open dates on the schedule ,let’s go fishing!

We’re Fishing!

Today we spent time checking ice conditions on several offshore structures where we typically fish. At this point, there are still a number of small open-water pockets, and overall the ice is rougher than what we’ve seen in the past 5–8 years. Because of that, we’re being extra cautious and are already scouting the safest and smoothest routes for access once conditions allow.

The good news is the forecast moving forward looks excellent for continued ice formation. If temperatures hold as expected, we should be crossing the finish line and gaining safe access within the next week. As always, safety comes first, and we’ll continue monitoring conditions closely before heading out.

Stay tuned for updates as things develop.

We’re gearing up for another exciting ice fishing season here on the Door Peninsula, and winter is definitely making its presence known.

Last week’s storms brought a mix of chunk ice and rough ice along many of the shorelines. While that makes for challenging conditions early on, it’s all part of the process. Our focus right now is putting in the work to establish safe roads and clear paths out to the whitefish grounds. It takes time, effort, and patience, but it’s how we make sure our season starts off right.

Currently, the whitefish spots are showing about 4–5 inches of ice, a promising sign for this point in the season. As conditions continue to improve and ice builds, we’ll keep working daily to monitor safety and accessibility.

We’re looking forward to what this winter has in store and can’t wait to get back out there doing what we love. Stay tuned for updates as the ice develops and the season unfolds.

We had a crisp -18 this morning on the off shore reefs of sturgeon bay this morning. The fishing has been pretty consistent the past few days with some limit catches. The biggest surprise this year is the quality of the fish, big, healthy fish, a great yielding fillet. I have two shacks open for this coming weekend Saturday  2/22. The ice is around 18-20”with cracks all healed up nicely. Let’s get fishing! 

Sure does good to be back out on the off shore reefs of Sturgeon Bay. The fishing has been pretty strong the last few days. The fishing look healthy,strong and BIG. We have about 17-18” of ice. The cracks are healing and welding together very nicely! I had a shack open up for 2/16 if anyone is looking to get out! Super cold next week, let’s go get em!

It’s been a while since I’ve done a report but I’m happy to say we are out on our traditional off shore fishing grounds. The ice  setup this year was challenging with boat traffic creating cracks that took a while to heal. we then entered a warmer stretch that prevented these cracks from healing.
I appreciate the folks who have had to reschedule because of the changing and dynamic conditions this year. We have a nice cold snap after the weekend to help grow the ice pack and weld the cracks back together. The fishing has been very good for the couple groups we have had out. We will be running full bore starting Friday 2/7. We still have a couple open dates in the schedule. Looking forward to seeing everyone this year! We got some new swag this year!
captain JJ

We have entered a period of intense cold for the upcoming week. We will have four days with highs barely getting above zero.
we have a pretty good ice pack across Green Bay and it extends north leads to chambers and green island. There however is still some open water on the west shore of Green Bay, but it’s rapidly freezing over. I’m hopeful we will be able to fish in a week or less. We have some southerly winds mid week so we will see how that impacts the ice. I plan on walking daily to conditions. Maybe a plane ride Wednesday Stay tuned

We have expanded the ice pack on the door peninsula a little more over the past couple days. The big issue is the wind. We have had unrelenting North West winds the entire cold snap and it has really impacted how the ice forms. The winds have slowed the expanse of the ice from about sand bay across to Menominee Mi. The winds will begin to lay down over the next few days, and the extended forecast looks good for ice formation. I am thinking it will be about two weeks.

Click below for a aerial video of Sherwood Point

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