The Outdoor Report is updated every Wednesday afternoon. Previous outdoor reports are also available on-line. Snowcover remains light across most of the state, frustrating the attempts of snowmobilers and skiers to get out and enjoy their activities. Ice conditions are variable with 5 to 6 inches of ice reported in some northern areas but safety officials are emphasizing caution everywhere.
Most snowmobile trails remain closed except for a few far northern areas.
Call ahead for local conditions. Evening hours appear to be best for walleye with good action reported on the Rainbow Flowage, and Twin and Lac Vieux Desert Lakes. A few bald eagles remain in the Eagle River area near open water on the Wisconsin River. The light snowcover has benefited grouse, hare and late-season archery deer hunters. Around Marinette, grouse hunters are finding birds in heavy cover and rabbit and hare hunters using beagles are having some success on new snow.