Early Bird?
 

Wondering if you guys think the ice will be gone by the time April hits. Anyone know what the current thickness is.

I was at the lake house in vermilion last week and it was still all ice as fair as u can see. And even seen 5 snowmobiles ripping past the house heading west. I plan on going this year so I hope its all gone by then

Was talking to a guy at work yesterday that has been ice fishing up there, he said out by west sister they have drilled through 29 inches of ice. He said it was at the limits of their auger.

Wow that's thick. I have a hard time getting the boat out when it's this cold. It would be nice to get a week of sunny warm weather to get it ready. We manage to go out the last weekend of the season but never the first.

I can't find the chart, but one I saw the other day showed that although there's almost as much ice cover as last year, it's not nearly as thick. Here's hoping that means it'll melt faster this year!

We went last year by boat, had a blast. It was just nice to be able to get out and do something.

I can't find the thickness chart, but here is the overall ice cover link. The thickness chart has to be in there somewhere...

http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/ice/

Looks like the mean thickness is about 10 cm more this year on Lake Erie as of current conditions. Huron is about 10cm greater this year as well. Superior looks like it is down 2cm in thickness. Ontario is up 2cm roughly. Over all ice coverage looks like it is down slightly from this time last year but ice thickness is up.

I won't chance it on a hard freeze winter, even if it seems melted there is so much crap floating still, and there can be ice under you dont see... I may take BOB if I am not bust that Sat...

I have a place in southern Michigan (Three Rivers) Inland lake -- Ice is a GOOD 18" think - everyone is still ice fishing and there was a least 3 ft of snow in most places.

Don't think it will thaw much before JULY!!!!


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X2 !! Why chance it, unless you have money to burn.

I didn't have a ice problem at all when I went out on the boat yesterday, though it was supposed to be 85 and it only got up to 81

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Ugh

Cheater ahha

We gotta meet up one day 440-476-4114 text me I am in garage a lot wrenchin haha

Are you asking for help? Lol. I'll shoot you a txt.

HAHA all good, see ya tomorrow bud

Last year one of the ever-helpful dockhands at Mackinaw City State Marina said they had ice in the marina past Memorial Day. This year looks almost as icy as last year overall. I can't get any time off work until late June to get up to the boat, so I think I'm safe, but it still sucks.

Even if the ice is melted in time for early bird there's the dock issue too. Most of the launches don't have the docks put in yet so that is another issue.

ice, what is ice?

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I dont know how you guys do it up there with snow and ice!!

We had some snow and ice this past week in north La. I would rather have chance of hurricane than deal with that "every" year! I manage operations at a large groc distributor, and its a pain in the a$$ to plan around ice and cold weather.

Doesn't your boat ever break? That's why we have winter.....

39 and partly sunny at kellys right now my ipad tells me, :drool1::drool1:

I will most likely be working on boat that weekend...

We have a snowmobile trip in the UP in three weeks.

Based off of that picture you guys got more problems then we do. Our lakes are frozen but at least they'll be flat when they thaw.;)

Waterfall. Lol

There is open water between Marblehead and the east side of K.I. There is ice about half way to the island...

Every time I think of Marblehead, I hear that guy from visit Ohio commercials in my head.

Hi from Marblehead!!!!!
Lol

Frick, I have only 60 hrs on black motors.. ;-P Not the fastest, but they rarely break.

The lake is in my back yard, lil ripples and always have a nice breeze. not sure why IOS turns my pics sideways?? crazy

This is r back yard as of last week at the lake house in vermilion
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We have been riding from Huron to Vermilion on the lake for a couple weeks now. Off of Cranberry Creek last weekend they measured 32" of ice. It's like a highway out there right now with the sleds!!

As much fun as this winter has been for the sleds I hope that it melts fast!

Huron River
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We are entering a cyclical cold period due to the Suns energy output IMO. There probably won't be global warming for a few hundred years at least. Hot tip, invest in real estate accordingly, unless you really love snow mobiling that much ;)

So when is early bird at the Casino on Kelly's??

Always second weekend of April..

Cool if ice is gone I will be there!!

April 11th

One month from yesterday.

So when do you really think you guys will be in the water. We're wanting to plan a trip up to put in bay.

July lol