Winnebago & Poygan~ Drone Ice Conditions January 17, 2025~ Merritt Ave and South Shore County Launch

CHECK CONDITIONS AS THEY CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY! USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU GO ON THE ICE! ICE SAFETY IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. BE SAFE!
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Winnebago @ Merritt Ave.
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Lake Poygan @ South Shore County Launch
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Friday, January 17, 2025
Remember NO ice is ever safe ice! I DID NOT GO OUT ON THE ICE... THIS IS ONLY WHAT I SEE FROM THE DRONE. Feel free to share this as many times as you like. Copy and paste the link or hit the share button.
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CORRECTION... MERRITT AVE IS NOT A COUNTY BOAT LAUNCH. SORRY ABOUT THE MISTAKE. GOOD LUCK FISHING AND STAY ONT HE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ICE!

[@wiscowalleye7954]

I don’t think that open water is freezing anytime soon. It’s been open all year. Something funky is up this year on Poygan. The brilliant army corps of engineers has the lake level way to low and those spring are keeping it open. We have had Super calm cold nights already and that stuff hasn’t frozen and is just steaming like crazy every morning. Thanks for posting the video!

[@timeintheoutdoors]

Thanks for starting your thoughts on what’s possibly keeping the water open. I would love to hear what others think. Stay on the right side of the ice and good luck fishing!

[@meatrunner9450]

I just put my SUV through the ice on poygan last night. About 400 yards northeast of the launch off badger Rd on West end. I've fished that exact spot for years. I know there's springs there..I was popping test holes and had 13"-17" all over the West end. Hit a tiny area of 3" of ice and down I went. I have never seen that much of a difference in ice thickness there.

[@timeintheoutdoors]

I'm glad you got out and are safe! Thank you for posting and watching. The ice this year on Poygan should be good. But it is ice and is never 100% safe. The experience you just shared shows this! How did you get out?

[@johnzink3309]

Thx

[@johnzink3309]

thx

[@timeintheoutdoors]

Your number one John! Thanks for watching as normal!

[@bobbergman6128]

Is it open in the middle?

[@timeintheoutdoors]

Thanks for watching! What you see from the drone is what I saw from the drone.