Excess Rain

[woodchip]

  Smelt shacks will be moving with 2" of rain in western maine   

[Frontier87]

All the rain should make for easy walking after it freezes.

[MadFisha]

How long till it freezes is the question.

[MG39]

The drilled holes out there now, will be a problem for unaware sledders.  The run off of all this water will sure open up the holes and weaken the ice around them.

[woodchip]

Pretty sure the tidal rivers ice will go out to sea and have to start all over again.

[LimerickShaw]

This could really stink. Had a spot booked for Saturday night and I think it's going to end up getting cancelled.

[gamefisher]

This could really stink. Had a spot booked for Saturday night and I think it's going to end up getting cancelled.

Still better than death.   Cant imagine the flows right now.  Takes a ton of rain to knock down 2' of snow on the lakes and that's exactly what in did in central Maine.  Crazy crazy weather indeed.

[nbourque]

Still better than death.   Cant imagine the flows right now.  Takes a ton of rain to knock down 2' of snow on the lakes and that's exactly what in did in central Maine.  Crazy crazy weather indeed.

The couple lakes I drive by this morning looked like glare ice.

[woodchip]

Varying amounts of water on ice 3" to6" with the top frozen to 1/2" not good for walking a good cold night and it will be supporting with a layer of water between . Best to wait two more days.

[9huskies]

I checked 2 ponds this morning and found 12-18 inches of snow over a foot of slush.  20-24 inches of solid ice under the slush.

[gamefisher]

I checked 2 ponds this morning and found 12-18 inches of snow over a foot of slush.  20-24 inches of solid ice under the slush.

Fun times!!!

[Bout-Time]

Alot of standing water this morning, sheesh!

[413iceman]

Yep not good...need to wait for this next cold spell...should be much improved by next weekend. Replace your hooks and a good carb clean on the sled be ready for some snow and fishing in 7 days.

[LimerickShaw]

Jim's just cancelled for the weekend.

[9huskies]

Next weekend won't be any better with 10+ inches of snow forecasted for Tuesday and Wednesday. It's more insulation on top of the slush to keep it from freezing solid.

[Fish Wayniac]

I found glare ice where my shack is. No slush , there was a layer of ice with water underneath that supported my atv. I did have to re- jack and block up the shanty .

[woodchip]

Holes around shack drained off excess water,,,, Areas  with 12 to 20 or more inches of snow with slush on bottom . I have seen a longtrack snowmobile with no trailer Make multiple passes fast with out stopping maybe 5 or six  tracks let it set over night and it freezes up solid to make a solid road  to your fishing location . in a couple of days no slush under the path