We are on track with colder temperatures predicted beginning later in the upcoming weekend. We are hopeful to begin guiding operations for the 2023 season later next week. The main challenge is trying to figure out with the predicted temperatures when we will exactly begin our guiding operations. Like every year we will monitor it daily and walk the ice to ensure safe passage. We have all of our equipment ready to go. The ice shacks are ready, and the rods are tied. Just need the bay to freeze across and lock into the islands in the northern half of Green Bay.
Here is a aerial shot from today

There finally appears to be some cold in the near future. We have a lot of ground to make up in regards to our ice formation on the bay. This next cold snap appears to arrive over the next weekend. The anticipated cold will accelerate the much-needed ice formation on the bay. We are very hopeful that we will be able to begin guiding operations the first week of February. This all depends on how cold it gets and the amount of wind. This will be the latest start I’ve had in my guiding career. Myself and my team are really looking forward to seeing everyone and a successful season.

We are almost to the middle of January and the cold air that greeted us at the beginning of the year has come and gone. We have been in a very mild pattern since the first week of January. There is some ice on the bay of Green Bay and the inner harbors. We are optimistic and hopeful we will be starting the last week of January with an anticipated colder temperatures. This is the latest aerial shot of the bay as of 1-10-23.

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