In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report - 12/22/21 - Quick Ice update and description about springs.

This is a quick on the fly ice update. Avery and I are currently out on Lake Waconia and thought we'd post this video quick. From what we are seeing we have a lot of good usable ice out here. Just use common sense caution as usual during early ice periods. Thanks and be safe!

In Towne Marina Hours Update

 Business Hours Update

Daily 10 am – 5 pm

Friday, Christmas Eve

10 am – 3 pm

We are Closed Christmas Day

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Thanks!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report - 12/20/21

We headed over to the Wagener's Bay access today with intentions to walk out to Pillsbury reef and Center reef to do an ice check. Out in front of the access many of you might be aware of some of the small springs that sometimes are present. Pretty early in our walk Avery noticed one of the active springs. Ben doubled back to look for more where we thought they had been in the past and partially broke through the ice trying to mark one of them. Instead of heading out further on the lake we are going to take some time trying to mark whatever other springs we can find in the Wagener's Bay area.

 
Please remember this is still early ice and we always recommend checking ahead of yourself.
This year could end up being a more active spring year in general because of the low water of Lake Waconia. Again make sure to pay extra attention.

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report - 12/18/21

Ben and Avery took the marina’s first ice walk on Lake Waconia today, 12/18/21. They measured ice in the range of 3 to 4.25 inches from the marina out to Waconia Bay and between the marinas in the area we call the walleye hole. A lot of the ice was in the 4 inch range. However, where it was 3 inches, the ice had air pockets, which were scattered throughout the bay. When chiseling and you poked through those spots it would bubble for a couple seconds.

Last night we got about 1 to 1.5 inches of snow, so there is now a little bit of an insulation layer on the surface which will somewhat slow down ice growth. However, despite that and the scattered air pockets, the ice is in great shape. Thanks to the warm up earlier in the week, all the previous snow had melted which once it got cold again allowed the ice to freeze clear. We expect continued ice growth for the foreseeable future as temperatures are predicted to remain well below freezing!

We are now open for the season starting today from Noon to 5 pm. We will continue with those hours for the short term as we wait for the ice to thicken. We will not be renting fish houses until we get more ice, but if you’d like to reserve into the future, please call (952) 442-2096 for more info and to book.

Come do your last minute Christmas shopping! We’ve got plenty of good ice fishing items to stuff a stocking. If you’re not sure what to get, we have gift certificates for any amount you’d like.

We hope to see you soon!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report - 12/16/21 - Opening for the season on Saturday 12/18/21 from Noon - 5 pm

What a wild ride! We are happy to report that yesterday's extreme warm up and rain storm melted off all the snow that was on Lake Waconia! We were not very happy last week when all that snow piled onto Waconia’s freshly frozen surface. With the snow gone and some decent cold weather settling in, we are back on track to building ice!

We are also excited to report that we will be opening for the season this Saturday, December 18th! Our business hours will be limited to Noon to 5pm while we wait for the ice to thicken. We checked our immediate frontage today and found just over 2” of ice. We will do an ice check in general areas of Waconia Bay and the Walleye hole (area between the marinas) Saturday morning for some up to date numbers. We will post our thickness results on our website and Facebook by the time we open on Saturday.

We’ll see you soon!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia - 10/1/21 - Bait Shop & Access is Closed for the summer season. We'll see you this winter!

Another summer season under our belts! We very much appreciate everyone who was able to join us on Lake Waconia over the last several months! Our Bait Shop and Boat Access will now be closed for the open water season. We look forward to seeing many of you again sometime in December when we open this winter. Don't forget we rent fish houses! We begin taking reservations when we open in December. Winter hours will be announced when ice conditions allow. Have a great fall!

In Towne Marina Fall Hours Update

 With  Fall coming and school starting our business hours are changing. Monday thru Friday We will be open from Noon until 7pm Saturday and Sunday We will be open from 8am until 7pmOur Gas Pump will be open until 6pm when the weather allows We will be closed for the season October 1st 

Thanks, and we will see you on the Lake!