Ice Out

[getthenet]

Is it too early for an ice out contest ?

[Fort Wisers]

hahahaha ice is just setting in! Guess it's never too early to start wagering guesses though!

[puckster_guy]

When I was up last week i was advised to stay off the lake. It's a foot or so of semi frozen slush. Once the warm weather comes it might disappear quickly this year.

[Fort Wisers]

Hey @puckster_guy any idea how thick the actual ice is though under the slush?

[limacharley]

It was 12 inches on Dec 31 on Hunter's Lake.

[Fort Wisers]

Must be close to 2 feet now with all the recent cooler temps....?

[puckster_guy]

Yup. It was knee deep when I was up a week ago. The ice on the lake never really set this year due to fluctuating temperatures. Slush never freezes properly.

[crunchie]

Must be close to 2 feet now with all the recent cooler temps....?

Probably not, the added snow acts as an insulator thus preventing the cold temps to thicken the ice.  Slush accumulates instead.  Wish it was the opposite.

[limacharley]

Snow levels are very high this year. We need a couple of mild days with some rain to pack all that fluffy snow.

I tried to quad in to my camp on Sunday and there were so many downed trees, I got tired of cutting.
The snow is waist high in the bush.

Lets try this contest closer to April, shall we?

[crunchie]

Snow levels are very high this year. We need a couple of mild days with some rain to pack all that fluffy snow.

I tried to quad in to my camp on Sunday and there were so many downed trees, I got tired of cutting.
The snow is waist high in the bush.

Lets try this contest closer to April, shall we?

Well your wish may come true, calling for +4c on monday Feb 4th with rain.  I was out on the lake yesterday, jan 30th.  There wasn't near as much slush as about 20 days ago, at least were I was sledding.  Don't take this a general lake condition, this is just where I was, in the Bronson Island area.  There still was some slush.

[The Barge guy]

Hey I'm the new guy still trying to navigate the board.
Does anyone remember the date the ice went out last year

[puckster_guy]

Hey I'm the new guy still trying to navigate the board.
Does anyone remember the date the ice went out last year

http://kipawafishingforum.net/index.php?topic=880.0

[The Barge guy]

Yikes May 15th.
I'm hoping for May 1st.
Thanks puckster_guy

[puckster_guy]

 It's often out around the last week of April. I'm hearing of an early and warm spring. I hope so.

[Schneve]

I'll go with April 20th!  Good luck all.