Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Open Water in Minnesota

I should have mentioned that other ponds and lakes in the area don't have any open areas unless they are aerated.

I agree with Theo Gallus and h20fwlkillr that lakes and ponds usually thaw first from the north and near the shoreline. Also, the wind can significantly affect the thaw in an unprotected body of water.

I think there may be another reason. After all, this is Minnesota! A pond or lake thawing to open water generally doesn�t have a prayer of happening until at least mid-March.

The earliest I have ever had a boat on the water in southern Minnesota was on February 28, 1987. How I remember that date is a story worthy of a campfire!

Dwight