In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report - 12/20/19

We went out on Lake Waconia today, 12/20 to get a checkup on current ice conditions. We checked Waconia Bay, Under the Wires, Center Reef, Pillsbury Reef and Wagener’s Bay.

Where there is no or minimal snow, ice thickness continues to improve. Where any significant snow is at, ice growth remains minimal. Today we were finding 4 1/2 inches to 6 inches of ice in the deeper drifts. Moderate drifts had 6 to 8 inches of ice under them. 10 to 12 inches of ice was easy to find where there was minimal to no snow.

As of now, we are letting ATV’s, Side by Sides and Snowmobiles through our access. Starting Saturday 12/21, very small skid houses less than 1500 pounds will be allowed through as long as you have an ATV or Side by Side ready to pull it out to the spot right away. Please do not leave them on the ice in front of the marina. Very small lightweight wheel houses less than 1500 pounds (most are too heavy) and lightweight trailers will also be allowed to be pulled behind ATV’s and Side by Sides.

We still have not put our rental fish houses on the lake yet because of varying ice thickness. As always, please check ahead of yourself before going anywhere off the beaten path.

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report 12/18/19

We headed out on Lake Waconia today to get a current ice report. The snow on the lake is still holding back consistent ice growth. Shockingly, in deeper snow drifts 5 to 5 1/2” of ice is still too common. In the moderate drifts ice thicknesses are in the 6 to 7” range. Where there is no or minimal snow We are finding 9 to 10” or sometimes more. We are seeing some liquid slush in areas that have deeper snow that had a crack run through it flooding the area. There is no freeboard in the areas with thinner ice, so water will come up above the ice in those spots.

We will not be putting our rental houses out this weekend because of the variable ice. We will update you when we will be able to do so!

Thanks, and see you on the ice!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report 12/14/19

We did a quick Ice check this afternoon to see how much things have changed since Thursday. In the deeper snow the least we found was 4 1/2" of ice. Moderate snow drifts have  6 to 7" of ice. In the areas we have checked where there is no or minimal snow, the ice is around 9".

We will allow ATV and Side by Side traffic through our access starting Tomorrow (Sunday 12/15/19).

 We are not allowing permanent houses through our landing yet.

As always please check ahead of yourself when venturing off the beaten path!

See you on the ice!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report - 12/12/19

We went out for our first ice walk today, 12/12/19. What we found did not surprise us. We’ve been given some great cold weather this week, but the snowfall we got before the cold did impact the variability of ice thicknesses in all areas checked. The first part of the walk began in Waconia Bay and continued past “Under the Wires”, out to Center Reef, west to Pillsbury Reef and south to the deep hole of Wagener’s Bay ending at the Wagener’s Bay access. The second part of our walk was to the “walleye hole” between the marinas and the south side of Cemetery Reef. What we found was ice as little as 4 inches and up to 8 inches. Where the snow was deeper, ice was usually 4 to 5 inches thick. Where the snow was not quite as deep we had between 5 to 6 inches of ice. Where the wind had swept the ice free and clear of snow, there was 8 inches of ice. The ice itself is in excellent shape. However, when you drill into the ice anywhere there was more than minimal snow, water instantly comes up the hole (no freeboard). Where there is 8 inches of ice, there is some freeboard and water does not come up the hole.

It’s certainly exciting that we are seeing thicknesses like this! As usual, we always caution to do thorough checking yourself if you intend to go out with anything heavy. We do our best to get accurate info for you, but we cannot cover everything! If coming out, we are only allowing walking through our access at this time. With continued cold coming this weekend, we will update when we will allow ATV’s, etc… in the future.

Don’t forget, we open for the season tomorrow at 9:30 am! Stop in to say hi, load up on bait or pick up your Winter Season Access Pass for $30.

We look forward to seeing you!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia - Opening for the Season on Friday, 12/13 at 9:30 am!

We are excited to open for the season this Friday, December 13th at 9:30 am. Early season hours will be Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 5:30 pm and Monday thru Friday from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.

We were hoping to avoid the blowing snow that fell last Sunday into Monday. Our first ice walk will be on Thursday and we expect to give you an update before we open on Friday. When we venture out after the current extreme cold, we expect to find varied ice thicknesses because of the drifted snow.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Closing for the boating season Monday, September 30th. We'll see you this winter!

Thank you for another great summer on Lake Waconia! This is our final weekend of the 2019 boating season. We close our bait shop Monday, September 30th and will be removing our marina docks the next couple of weeks in preparation of winter. We will remain closed until ice fishing season and keep you updated on store opening hours as we get closer to that time.

Some of you may have noticed our website was down for about a week. We have upgraded to a more mobile-friendly platform! We hope you like it! Check out the new In Towne Marina website at www.intownemarina.com

Have a great fall season! We’ll see you soon!

Waconia's yearly celebration, Nickle Dickle Day this Saturday, 9/14!

Waconia's yearly celebration, Nickle Dickle Day is back tomorrow, Saturday, 9/14! Lots of great deals, food and fun to be had all day throughout town. For those of you heading to the lake, we have 20% Off Bait, Tackle and our remaining stock of Rods and Reels. Enjoy what Waconia has to offer!

https://waconia.destinationwaconia.org/events/details/nickle-dickle-day-9203