Late ice-out?

rADK · 03-09-2014, 03:33 PM

It's been a cold winter, any reports on ice thickness or predictions on ice out? Might be a late one.

Pic from Long Lake, early May last year right after ice out:

yellowcanoe · 03-09-2014, 04:12 PM

I think you will have to specify location. IIRC lakes above 1500 feet were not so cooperative in early April last year.. I think it was May for some of the High Peak area lakes.

vtflyfish · 03-09-2014, 09:33 PM

See my post in the Environmental Issues area. The best predictors are March and April min temperatures, followed by April snow cover. It's not looking good.

Gman · 03-09-2014, 09:49 PM

It's going to be like a "western" season this year. Cold but fishable streams early in the season (April) followed by stillwaters open end of April, early May. High, unfishable runoff streams until June.

serotonin · 03-09-2014, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by rADK

any reports on ice thickness...

March 9, 2014

There is open water on mid-big lakes at elevations between 1800 and 2257.
The open water is in the form of polka dots, about eight inches in diameter.
If you have a small canoe...

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In between the polka dots the ice is averaging 16-20 inches at those elevations on the mid-big lakes, and thicker at the more northern latitudes.
At night, the polka dots freeze over, but in the mornings recently, you can usually break through them if your craft is small, sturdy, and pointy enough.

yellowcanoe · 03-10-2014, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by serotonin

March 9, 2014

There is open water on mid-big lakes at elevations between 1800 and 2257.
The open water is in the form of polka dots, about eight inches in diameter.
If you have a small canoe...

*

In between the polka dots the ice is averaging 16-20 inches at those elevations on the mid-big lakes, and thicker at the more northern latitudes.
At night, the polka dots freeze over, but in the mornings recently, you can usually break through them if your craft is small, sturdy, and pointy enough.

In the mornings beach furniture sometimes appears between the polka dots as well as the occasional strange motorized vehicle..often bearing a BBQ

A good predictor of ice out is when the little huts disappear as well as the vehicles and beach chairs.

mgc · 03-10-2014, 12:25 PM

Join the fun. It's an annual event. There's not much else to do between winter and bug season:

http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise....html?nav=5008

Slamdog · 03-10-2014, 02:00 PM

Drilled through 28" of excellent ice Saturday on Piseco Lake. A friend who was up on 4th Lake said still 34" of ice up there. Late ice out for sure.

vtflyfish · 03-10-2014, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by yellowcanoe

In the mornings beach furniture sometimes appears between the polka dots as well as the occasional strange motorized vehicle..often bearing a BBQ

A good predictor of ice out is when the little huts disappear as well as the vehicles and beach chairs.

That cracks me up!

We might as well laugh it up with 2 to 3 feet of rock solid ice and a polar vortex to get rid of.

EagleCrag · 03-10-2014, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by vtflyfish

We might as well laugh it up with 2 to 3 feet of rock solid ice and a polar vortex to get rid of.

Hopefully a tropics vortex will push the polar one back over to Russia soon.

serotonin · 03-10-2014, 05:08 PM

A friend fished 4th lake on Saturday; told me the ice was "at least 16 inches...".
If he tells me he caught a 16-inch fish, am I to think it was at least 34 ?

Now he tells me "...the ice was as thick as the auger is long".

I made a stupid mistake. I believed a fisherman's measurements.
Sorry for the bad info.

.

yellowcanoe · 03-10-2014, 07:06 PM

Vulcan may make for nice skiing and insulate that lake ice just fine..

Its augur time again!

Why is a storm named after the god of fire??

Has the staff at the Weather Channel gone nuts???

ripple · 03-10-2014, 09:44 PM

I don't know about the ponds but I will still be walking on Lake George in April..
14 weeks straight on ice and see no reason I cant make 20

BleeckerMtn · 03-11-2014, 07:17 AM

24+ inches here too. going to be streams for me in April too.

Rusty and the Maniac · 03-11-2014, 08:05 AM

Fingers crossed for easter weekend. Something'll have to be open by then!

Ryan Ball · 03-11-2014, 04:59 PM

30-38 inches of ice in the Saranac Lake region. It will most def be late april before it thaws out. The fact it is clear ice strait through it will take longer to thaw.

vtflyfish · 03-11-2014, 06:37 PM

We have met a fitting end: Hell really has frozen over this time.

wildbrookies · 03-11-2014, 08:42 PM

I like VT`s very accurate statement!!

chaser · 03-11-2014, 09:53 PM

At least the black flies aren't biting!!

Sorry, cabin fever has dulled my humor to the point that I'm using kindergarten teacher like optimism to get me through to ice out.

vtflyfish · 03-12-2014, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by chaser

At least the black flies aren't biting!!

Sorry, cabin fever has dulled my humor to the point that I'm using kindergarten teacher like optimism to get me through to ice out.

No, they'll be comfortably sleeping under their fresh blanket of snow. Never fear, it should all melt by August.

03-09-2014, 03:33 PM	#1
rADK Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NY Posts: 242	Late ice-out? It's been a cold winter, any reports on ice thickness or predictions on ice out? Might be a late one. Pic from Long Lake, early May last year right after ice out: Last edited by rADK; 04-08-2014 at 04:43 PM..

03-09-2014, 09:33 PM	#3
vtflyfish Brookie Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West coast of New England Posts: 2,538	See my post in the Environmental Issues area. The best predictors are March and April min temperatures, followed by April snow cover. It's not looking good. __________________ Oscar Wilde:Work is the curse of the drinking class

03-10-2014, 12:25 PM	#7
mgc Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 347	Take a guess Join the fun. It's an annual event. There's not much else to do between winter and bug season: http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise....html?nav=5008

03-10-2014, 02:00 PM	#8
Slamdog Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Syracuse/Speculator Posts: 162	28" Drilled through 28" of excellent ice Saturday on Piseco Lake. A friend who was up on 4th Lake said still 34" of ice up there. Late ice out for sure. __________________ Why wait until tomorrow..............

03-10-2014, 05:08 PM	#11
serotonin ember Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,345	A friend fished 4th lake on Saturday; told me the ice was "at least 16 inches...". If he tells me he caught a 16-inch fish, am I to think it was at least 34 ? Now he tells me "...the ice was as thick as the auger is long". I made a stupid mistake. I believed a fisherman's measurements. Sorry for the bad info. . __________________ The engine runs on glue and tar.

03-09-2014, 04:12 PM	#2
yellowcanoe Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maine Posts: 2,177	I think you will have to specify location. IIRC lakes above 1500 feet were not so cooperative in early April last year.. I think it was May for some of the High Peak area lakes.

03-09-2014, 09:49 PM	#4
Gman Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Standing in a stream waving a stick Posts: 1,009	It's going to be like a "western" season this year. Cold but fishable streams early in the season (April) followed by stillwaters open end of April, early May. High, unfishable runoff streams until June.

03-10-2014, 07:06 PM	#12
yellowcanoe Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maine Posts: 2,177	Vulcan may make for nice skiing and insulate that lake ice just fine.. Its augur time again! Why is a storm named after the god of fire?? Has the staff at the Weather Channel gone nuts???

03-10-2014, 09:44 PM	#13
ripple Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 176	I don't know about the ponds but I will still be walking on Lake George in April.. 14 weeks straight on ice and see no reason I cant make 20

03-11-2014, 07:17 AM	#14
BleeckerMtn Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 226	24+ inches here too. going to be streams for me in April too.

03-11-2014, 08:05 AM	#15
Rusty and the Maniac Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Plattsburgh Posts: 486	Fingers crossed for easter weekend. Something'll have to be open by then! __________________ "Ahh! The old fishing hole... so peaceful and relaxing. Doesn't even matter if I catch a single fish -- ah! Come on you stupid fish, take the bait! Don't make me come down there!" -Homer Simpson

03-11-2014, 04:59 PM	#16
Ryan Ball NYOutdoors Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Saranac Lake NY Posts: 367	30-38 inches of ice in the Saranac Lake region. It will most def be late april before it thaws out. The fact it is clear ice strait through it will take longer to thaw.

03-11-2014, 06:37 PM	#17
vtflyfish Brookie Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West coast of New England Posts: 2,538	We have met a fitting end: Hell really has frozen over this time. __________________ Oscar Wilde:Work is the curse of the drinking class

03-11-2014, 08:42 PM	#18
wildbrookies Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,463	I like VT`s very accurate statement!! __________________ "Get your mind off trout,if you can.I know they`ve got you.I can see it. Every fraternity of sufferers knows its brothers.Trout hook men;men don`t hook trout.Better try and throw the hook while you can.By the time you`re a grown man there probably won`t be a pure trout healthy enough to fiddle with"... Quote from Emerson in the book "The Earth Is Enough"by Harry Middleton

03-11-2014, 09:53 PM	#19
chaser pond jockey Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Up on Whiskey Creek Posts: 472	At least the black flies aren't biting!! Sorry, cabin fever has dulled my humor to the point that I'm using kindergarten teacher like optimism to get me through to ice out. __________________ Red means run son, numbers add up to nothing.....

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