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Pretty sure we were in same place, same time. Chasing wabbits myself tomorrow and flags on smaller northern waters Sunday in Essexco. . I'm not scared of ice, I'm much older now. Stay safe folks so the other half don't just junk all our valuable equipment 😂
Was that last year? If so we were there - got out early and clearly saw open water so we walked a ways north to avoid it and then back south and he just walked straight out. I had just set up and heard him scream help and by the time I popped the shanty up and stood up he was out and walking towards shore.
Year before last. Those guys coming down the hill seen you guys over across the lake and were determined to get there, even if it meant walking right into the open water, lol.This weather sucks.. not even good for wabbits.
I've been out twice for pike with zero fish and one flag and I'm not too excited about the lakes I can fish so I'm working. Hopefully it doesn't rain the entire month of May again
Feel better RJ. There is some hope, I found local ice in CT that is reasonable. Id rather be up there though.
Was on 8-9inches in CT today. Felt odd driving south for better ice. Got one small pike and a solid bass. I did however have a small black bear come check me out. He was prob 80 yards away and wandered into the woods after a couple minute staring match.
A bear this late that's cool.
cool if your not an ice fisherman that means too warm! this week looks chilly at the lake but rain and 40s by the weekend, no one ventured out this weekend?....
I found some access and went out on the narrows yesterday. Had ~ 8" of ice, 1.5-2" of it being cloudy with the rest clear. Managed 5 with two over 18" so no complaints there. Had to keep downsizing as the day progressed to keep the fish interested. Fingers crossed shorelines doesnt take too much of a beating this weekend
i was on the north end by the island saturday and had no problem with the quad had 6-8 everywhere we drilledas for the fishing we only landed a few rat lakers 13-17inches on the jigthe tip ups were just for show not one flagit can only get better next weekend ill fish where i usually do very well and cash in on some schroon gold
The QPF is 1.5 to 2" of rain. The snow pack equivalent is 1.5 to 2". If we get the rain they forecast the lake will rise and there will be a gap of open water to the ice. Re the quad...on another laker lake not far from there a quad went in. 80 fow. This lake freezes before schroon. Be careful.
explain the severity of this for the guys pushing the envelopes... I don't have the patience
I found open water on New Years Day. I'm sure if you know the lake very well and spud like crazy it is fishable but theres about 3+ months to get on there so what's the point in risking it.
Pat the issue is the lake rises after heavy rains and I expect it will for Sunday. Last year we got out one morning...ice tight to shore. 10 hrs later and there was a 10-15' gap between the edge of the ice and shore!
I did get some good news this afternoon. My friend Walt went back out from the dock at Schroon and drilled holes from there to the Island, and south of the Island. Measured 9-10" ice each hole, including about 2" white ice, the rest clear black ice. I waited on shore for him to get back to get a firsthand report. This isn't off Fowler, or the Narrows, or the south basin. That amount of ice regardless of this weekends crappy forecast should be fine, the edges will probably be compromised for a time, but that will recover as well, IMO. Tomorrow, Friday might be a very good day to fish.