Category: Lake Monsters

Chicagoans like to sleep in during the summer which means that they often miss out on the best time of day. Last Sunday was noRead More

Another magical morning out at L1… We are on the verge of the summer solstice, so sunrise is an excruciatingly early 5:15am these days. TheRead More

With the overcast skies, a biting wind, high volume swells, and an air temp in the low 50Fs, this morning seemed more like late SeptemberRead More

It was quiet, calm, and beautiful out at L1 at 5:20am. The lake came in at just under 59F which was a welcome relief fromRead More

We were fortunate enough to get a 3F bump in the lake temp from last week, but we didn’t see a repeat of the calmRead More

After a slight regression, the lake temp jumped back above 50F coming in at 53F at 5:40am. While still a bit crisp, it was temperedRead More

Thanks to the cold spell which arrived late last week, the lake temp backslid a bit to 49F yesterday morning. However, this was still warmerRead More

The hot weather spell faded a bit on the weekend, but we still had a 54F air temperature and a calm lake at 6:00am. TheRead More

After the late week cold snap, we lucked out again on Sunday. The air temp was a very tolerable 40F at 6:40am. But the bigRead More

The surge of warmer weather continued into Sunday with the air temp coming in at 67F at 7:00am. The lake came in at an evenRead More