Fished this morning 7:30-12:30. Pressure cracks & ridges growing like crazy! When I got out near Willard, a new crack had just opened 3-5" wide barely skim ice covering the water, it also is on the south side & extends out to 30FOW. It was level this morning, by noon 3-5" difference in height. Also about 26-27 FOW on the crack there's one peice shaped like a triangle, just floating about 120 square foot. I stepped on it, (didn't notice it) It moved.
I crossed it several times on foot, it's ok now, but after the draining that'll happen this wkend I doubt you'll be able to get anywhere near it.
The big problem is along the Shoreline. Pressure ridges grew from nowhere to 3-4' tall in a couple hours. In the middle of Bernhards from the RV park point (with the white cross on the end) to each side. The ice is SHOT around the ridge. It was still heaving when I left, constant noise, every couple minutes you could hear a peice breaking off and falling in the water. That ridge extends from that point east to the next point, with some visable open water, it extends west to the sled trail by the camps that face SE. Driving by the Park, It appeared the ridge continued to & past there, (although some areas looked ok from the road, I didn't stop) This same ridge comes & goes all the way to Manhattan moon, Constania didn't appear to have any at the launch point. Just pay attention, it's shallow, only 1-4 FOW under it where I saw it, but enough to stick a machine.
The first pic look at the sled marks & footprint in the snow, it's facing out, that's mine from 7:30, no ridge, no crack, nada. 12:30 3-4' tall water running on the ice, I broke through with 1 leg getting off. Sorry bout pic quality.
