March 28th, 2018:
There is open water west of Frontier Landing now. Jake sent us some pictures from Frontier Landing. One group said fishing was tough today. Another group did pretty good and came in with some nice eaters. Not many big fish were caught today with the cooler temperatures and wind.
Frontier Looking West:
Frontier Looking East:
March 26th, 2018:
Today has been a mixture of snow and rain but it isn't stopping our guests from fishing. This morning Cathy shared with us that the river is open 6 miles west of Birchdale. We also saw one Facebook from Jason Groll Fishing Guide that the county was down there breaking open Birchdale Landing. Thank you so much to the county!
Birchdale Landing (picture from Jason Groll Fishing Guide):
6 miles west of Birchdale (picture from Cathy):
March 24th, 2018:
There is open water about a mile west of Birchdale Landing. There is shore ice at the landing in Birchdale but you are able to push a boat over it. We did see a few boats out fishing when we stopped by before checking the landing in Pelland. The Kuttes Landing in Pelland is open for all boats.
Here is Birchdale Landing looking to the west:
Here is Kuttes Landing in Pelland:
March 23rd, 2018:
Jason Groll shared on Facebook that there was open water close to Birchdale.
March 22nd, 2018:
We checked the river around 5:30pm and the temperature was 40 degrees. We were surprised that the river is just about 1.5 miles east of Birchdale Landing. You can see open water to the east (where the river bends) while standing on Birchdale Landing. At Franz Jevene there is about 50 yards of shore ice. We did see one boat out fishing west of those rapids (we are not sure where they put the boat in). Rainy Lake tourism posted on their Facebook page that people have been walking down and fishing off shore at Kuttes Landing in Pelland (this access has not been plowed)
Birchdale Landing looking to the east river is open about 1.5 miles:
Franz Jevne looking to the east:
Franz Jevne looking to the west (1st boat we have seen while checking the river):
March 20th, 2018:
Cathy sent this picture tonight from Franz Jevne. We saw the channel was open on Sunday at Franz Jevne but was froze up to the east. We will be checking the river Wednesday or Thursday night. There are a few roads off of Highway 11 we drive down to get a better look at the river but right now there is about 2 miles we can't see the river.
March 18th, 2018: