Put in Bay Ice Fishing Archives

Iconic winter ice-fishing scenes

Lake Erie Ice Chart Emphasizes Need for Caution

An ice chart of western Lake Erie, published roughly twenty-eight years ago by the Put-in-Bay Ice Yacht Club, presents a

Four inches of snow fell overnight and into early Sunday morning. The accumulation places an accent on the already dramatic

The Put-in-Bay Lighthouse air temperature never got above 19°F in the twenty-four hour period beginning yesterday at 5pm. Consequently, Lake

Put-in-Bay temperatures have hover in the low forties (F) and create a mushy mess on ice around South Bass Island.

The first 2022 Put-in-Bay ice shanty set on South Bass Island’s West Shore appeared Saturday afternoon. Owner Travis Kowalski is

The ice ramp at South Bass Island’s West Shore remains closed. New ice forms each night the temperature hovers in

After two days of below-freezing temperatures, ice-fishers eagerly returned to a smooth Lake Erie today. There are cracks and less-thick

Lake Erie is only partially frozen, but ice-fishers placed shanties on the west side of South Bass Island. The ice

Temperatures approaching 40°F are in the forecast through the end of January. This does not bode well for the multitude