It is still pretty warm up here, and nothing is happening in the ice-making out there. After watching the weather forecast for the next two days, I will let the ice heal up and make some more before going back out. I plan on opening the access on Thursday after a day of cold weather for walking, ATVs, and portables. This coming weekend will be a good one!
Keep a Tight Line!
Eddy
Overnight it dipped below freezing briefly and today it’s in the mid thirty’s and some off and on rain showers. Are access will remained closed until Tuesday.
I walked out to the clear ice seen in the pictures yesterday to check it. The way out to it ice thickness was averaging 5″. But the clear ice was 3″-4″. so we will not be crossing that for awhile. We are supposed to get a shot of cold this week and as long as we don’t get much snow it will improve.
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The little bit of rain will help freeze the ice shavings on the road I established Friday so it will be good going with ATV’s when the time comes. Cindy is taking reservations for rentals at a pretty steady pace. So if you plan on a trip this winter I would start planning and give her a call.
Eddy
I spent all day yesterday on the ice, pulling the ice drag behind the Honda ATV establishing what will end up being our roads through the roughest ice to Pope’s Reef, Gull Reef, Spider-Island, and the NE side of North Twin Island. Using the bigger drag and pull with the Jeep would have been nice. But with only 4-1/2″ to 6″ of ice, I was pushing it with what I was using. As you can see from the pictures attached, even if I had opened it for walking access, only anglers would have had a difficult time. Now it will be much easier when we open.
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Today and tomorrow are supposed to stay warm so there will be no ice being mad out there. Monday the winds switch NW and it turns cold for awhile. My plans is to open up Tuesday morning for ATV’s, and walking portable fishermen. (No SxS yet.) There is a lot of ice out farther that is only 3″-4″ thick in spots. So we have a long way to go yet. Although if does stay cold it could happen pretty fast.
Keep a Tight Line!
Eddy