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Title: Deep Creek ice?
Post by: bigsteelie on Nov 24, 2008, 06:35 AM

Anyone know if it has any safe ice yet?  Wondering if it has had a chance to lock up with all the wind.

Title: Re: Deep Creek ice?
Post by: Bean on Nov 24, 2008, 06:43 AM

There is just a little(about 1 foot) around the edges by the honi bar that I saw on a webcam.  Some of the coves may have a little more, but this is such a big lake that it will take a while.  The lake temp at the beginning of November was 52*, so it had a ways to go.

Title: Re: Deep Creek ice?
Post by: bigsteelie on Nov 24, 2008, 11:59 AM

Thanks for the info.  All of this cold weather is giving me the ice fishing itch bad!  The rain they are forcasting today isn't going to help. 

Title: Re: Deep Creek ice?
Post by: jig-jig THUMP on Nov 26, 2008, 09:12 PM

I drove by DCL on the way to hunt deer in WV on 11/23 and came home on 11/25.  The lake is still open.  The wind was going strong and had the waves rockin on Tuesday.  I did see ice on the little ponded area above the culvert on McHenry cove so I figure the main lake will follow shortly if the cold continues.  Other small lakes in the area had ice cover but did not look safe yet.

Patience.....patience.

jjT