Minnesota · Beltrami County
Little Bass Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Little Bass Lake around April 16 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: April 1 (1981). Latest: May 5 (1996).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
37 years on the books, 1981–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 19 |
| 2025 | April 18 |
| 2023 | April 30 |
| 2022 | May 5 |
| 2021 | April 2 |
| 2019 | April 24 |
| 2018 | April 29 |
| 2017 | April 5 |
| 2016 | April 2 |
| 2015 | April 12 |
| 2008 | May 2 |
| 2006 | April 12 |
| 2005 | April 10 |
| 2004 | April 15 |
| 2003 | April 15 |
| 2002 | April 25 |
| 2001 | April 28 |
| 2000 | April 2 |
| 1999 | April 13 |
| 1998 | April 14 |
| 1997 | April 24 |
| 1996 | May 5 |
| 1995 | April 15 |
| 1994 | April 15 |
| 1993 | April 17 |
| 1992 | April 9 |
| 1991 | April 8 |
| 1990 | April 21 |
| 1989 | April 26 |
| 1988 | April 16 |
| 1987 | April 8 |
| 1986 | April 11 |
| 1985 | April 19 |
| 1984 | April 18 |
| 1983 | April 20 |
| 1982 | April 25 |
| 1981 | April 1 |
When Little Bass freezes over
Little Bass Lake usually freezes over around November 18 — the third week of November. Earliest on record: November 10 (2018–19). Latest: November 26 (2024–25).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on November 19. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | November 19 |
| 2024–25 | November 26 |
| 2023–24 | November 23 |
| 2022–23 | November 13 |
| 2020–21 | November 16 |
| 2018–19 | November 10 |
| 2017–18 | November 23 |
| 2015–16 | November 22 |
| 2007–08 | November 18 |
| 2006–07 | November 11 |
| 2005–06 | November 17 |
| 2004–05 | November 24 |
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-in records. Last checked August 2026.
Late ice is unpredictable — no date on this page says the ice is safe.
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-out records. Last checked August 2026.