03-01-2020, 10:43 PM
To add misery to my failed attempt to the 2 trips I made to Bear L last week I stopped by north marina to put in. I checked on launch conditions Feb 26 and it was all open water then. Ice receding back at north but ice was still thick enough for ice fishermen to drill & drop lines close to the docks. I got to float around an area inside the marina along with 2 other boats fishing for perch. After an hour I made my exit with no catch. To my amazement Willard had recapped with ice making it impossible to hit main body. From the mountain road Hi89 it looked like it was open water.