Thursday, January 21, 2021

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report #1 - 1/21/21 - Active Springs found and marked

We set aside a good portion of today to look for and find any active springs that we often find on Lake Waconia. In general, we had a much harder time finding them due to the current conditions of frozen slush and a little snow on top. We ended up marking 5 active spring locations (that have less than 1 inch of ice covering them) with lath board and flagging tape. 2 of the springs are between Cemetery Reef and Anderson’s Reef. 2 are between Red’s Reef and Reinke’s Bay on the NE side of the lake. Another one we marked is south and west of Keg’s Reef in deep water. The springs we found today aren’t affecting as large of an area as past year’s, but you will definitely want to avoid them. If you come across anything similar, we ask that you mark it with whatever you can and let us know.

If you aren’t familiar with these springs from past years, we are happy to show you in our bait shop where they are located. Watch the video below for the largest one we found east of Cemetery Reef in over 30 feet of water.