Not much if you ask local anglers.
Ice shanties have been pulled from the lake after a recent warm-up created unsafe ice conditions. Recent high winds have caused some cracks in the ice and some locations may have 5 inches while others may only have 2 inches of ice. Snow on the lake makes it difficult to see the areas of thin ice. Anglers should avoid driving quads or snowmobiles on the ice.
According to an article in The Leelanau Enterprise, Bob Smith, owner of the Sportsmen’s Shop in Glen Arbor warns to be careful. A fisherman smashed his spud through just two inches of ice over the weekend well out on the lake, which also shattered his believe that the ice was safe. “The ice, for whatever reason, is very unstable on big Glen Lake. I don’t know if it is all the snow causing slush, or what.”
Fishing on Little Glen Lake has been poor even where safe. Shanty owner Annette Lewis has caught only two perch in eight different trips to the shanty she typically spends time in with friends and family.
Annette Lewis - Better Days
She reported to the Enterprise that she was fishing with a friend who brought an underwater fish camera and that they “saw just a couple little, tiny perch on the bottom.” Some are blaming construction noise at the Narrows Bridge. Others theorize that the perch have been locked into Big Glen by the silt barrier put up by MDOT at the construction site that prevents fish movement into Little Glen.
Not all fishing news is bad, however. Jason Gibson took home the Glen Arbor February 14 Perch Fishing Contest with a 12,7/8″ perch. Second place went to Jeff Tuardek with a 12, 5/8” fish. Congratulations Jason and Jeff!
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