I know this may be a little premature (that's what she said anyway), but do I see (from Flag Island web cam) open water just north of the can's???? May be time for the ice out predictions. Got me fired up anyway.
Wow, felt like a cold Jan morning ride in to youngs bay this morning..2 above ...looks like its the last blast..looks to very nice next week 50"s . Think I am moving to my camper on the mainland tomorrow. This ice wont last long..
The open water was still open this morning, but is skimming over right now.
The earliest we have seen, was April 8th. Don't know what the lake record is. I guess someone with time on their hands can research it.
Man was the lake loud today. Was thundering the whole day. Here's today's picture of the lake from my balcony. If you look closely, you can see the open water between Oak & Flag. As well as from Flag to Minnesota Point. Just think what it would look like on a warm day.
Ok Frank, so how come it appears the only open water on the lake is outside your window? The rest of the lake looks frozen, most of the lakes in the central part of the state still have ice on them, granted, it is getting way soft and open around the edges? You flushing your toilet into that side of the lake, or emptying your hot tub that you share with the Swedish Bikini Team out there?
If it is current, I would think that other smaller channels would be open too.
First question. Was Pike Bob shortened from Piker Bob??????
Jump on the webcam, and move around. You will find it wide open between Flag and Passage, Flag and Minnesota Point, Passage and Cyclone, and the south shore of Passage to Centre. Also wide open between Oak and Birch/Squaw. And around Blaze.
That's all I need to know about. I'm done with ice. Except I just rode out a few hundred yards on the wheeler to dump some dead minnows. Sleds are put away, and going across the island via wheeler to the Post Office.
Besides, the open water is much closer to Pearson's place.
Tell Captain Ruhm-hab that his vessel is still floating on a bed of sea ice, but I expect it to be mobile within a week. I have a small boat sitting near Porno Point that I could run, if I had a darn motor, but will be different next year.
I must say that the world is worse off than I thought it to be if, and when you start posting video clips for crap like that. It also sickens me that I actually watched a few seconds of the clip before closing it. Now I have to go wash the vomit from my taste buds.
Funny thing, now that I have a brand new 2003 computer (since I had to 100% wipe the hard drive to rid myself of that virus), and I have new counter measures installed, I can't view all these cool (I'm pretty sure they would be anyway) pictures in this post. I'll have to have my geek show me how to disable the iron curtain so I can see what's up....
Anytime Pearson wants to sound like me.... has to be worth tuning in for.
Wow. Now what a difference. Took my first boat ride yesterday. Could only get about halfway down the island to the east. And almost to Brush Island to the west. Won't be long.
After looking at the Flag Island Cam I now can make a prediction. Ice out will be April 9th at 15:45. Walleye should be easy to catch Frank. Make sure you take pictures of your best fish and post them on a new thread.
Status report?
Last I heard Frankie had made a run for Twin Islands and an ice flow had moved in and cut him off.Guess he was surviving on perch somewhere around 'Chucks' spot.
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