A week ago it looked like the event could be canceled because Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis was ice free. After our recent Arctic blast, all systems are 'go.'
The warmer than normal weather in Central Minnesota has caused a late start to the ice fishing season. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. Schmitt explains the temperatures are getting close to normalizing this week but the ice locally is generally not safe and he's waiting at least a week before giving ice fishing a shot here.