Author Topic: Snow insulating the ice (Read 1723 times)

perchinmybucket · « **on:** Dec 25, 2012, 11:36 AM »

Honestly how much will the snow affect the ice we have? Were suppose to get a big boy tomorrow night into thursday bring 12+ in most of new york...Even if the temps are in the single digits will it slow down the ice making process enough to keep us waiting?

ship of fools · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 11:45 AM »

yup .... it will slow things down for sure

except .... most of the local waters are still open so it won't hurt them a bit

Finders Keepers · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 11:52 AM »

Yeah, anywhere where ice has already been created will be insulated by the snow which will prevent any further ice development. $:-\$

perchinmybucket · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 12:02 PM »

Theres no way it will stop making ice all in all.. 1 inch of ice covered by 12+ inches? Its gotta make some

bcons · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 12:07 PM »

Also under all the weight of the snow it will cause the ice to sink and water to upwell through any cracks, holes, & thin spots creating inches of nasty slush.
Basically some larger bodies of water that are still open or will only have an inch or less will fair better than those with 3" or more.
depending on the weather next week, some larger lakes may actually not only catch, but surpass ice production on the typical early ice spots.

bcons · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 12:09 PM »

Quote from: perchinmybucket on Dec 25, 2012, 12:02 PM

Theres no way it will stop making ice all in all.. 1 inch of ice covered by 12+ inches? Its gotta make some

ok, sure.......

If you're that certain, why ask?

AugustWest · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 12:17 PM »

Pray for winds with that snow...blow it all off the ice
It;s funny what kind of weather we Ice Fisherman ask for.
AW

filetandrelease · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 12:19 PM »

well you put 12" of snow on any ice the ice making stops , and weight will cause water to make a slush layer ,which it can soak into the ice and soften , unless it has changed in the last 45+ yrs. of fishing

perchinmybucket · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 12:22 PM »

So basically what ya'll are saying is its like putting a warm blanket on a baby...no ice.. Great, grand, wonderful! Merry xmas!

filetandrelease · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 12:25 PM »

Quote from: perchinmybucket on Dec 25, 2012, 12:22 PM

So basically what ya'll are saying is its like putting a warm blanket on a baby...no ice.. Great, grand, wonderful! Merry xmas!

yes sir i know it's not what you or i want, pray for less snow or some wind to keep it clear

Svengalli · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 12:31 PM »

Quote from: perchinmybucket on Dec 25, 2012, 12:22 PM

So basically what ya'll are saying is its like putting a warm blanket on a baby...no ice.. Great, grand, wonderful! Merry xmas!

Yeah snow is never good for making ice but it's mother nature and there isn't anything you can do about it so sit back, relax and enjoy Christmas. If there are any lakes without ice the snow will help by lowering the water temp further.

ship of fools · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 12:57 PM »

One of the posts on here talked about a pond with 3 or 4 inches of ice covered by snow that didn't make any additional ice overnight in 10 degree temps (something along these lines)

snow is not our friend

trapper2000 · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 01:03 PM »

Quote from: perchinmybucket on Dec 25, 2012, 12:22 PM

So basically what ya'll are saying is its like putting a warm blanket on a baby...no ice.. Great, grand, wonderful! Merry xmas!

thats eactly what were saying!!!!! ..... ice fishing will be canceled for this season .... your best bet is to simply give your ice fishing gear to us and wait for open water fishing ....... oh and please ,don't bother thanking us, were just really helpful guys like that

filetandrelease · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 01:09 PM »

nice trapper

emtorn · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 01:16 PM »

Quote from: trapper2000 on Dec 25, 2012, 01:03 PM

thats eactly what were saying!!!!! ..... ice fishing will be canceled for this season .... your best bet is to simply give your ice fishing gear to us and wait for open water fishing ....... oh and please ,don't bother thanking us, were just really helpful guys like that

Seriously though best case is that the lakes are not iced over when this big snow comes Wed night, otherwise we have to hope that the snow either blows off if there is decent ice set up already or that the ice is real thin so the heavy snow will bust it all up and sink it so it can start all over from scratch.

scout57 · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 02:11 PM »

temps in the teens with no wind tonight= skim ice on most lakes= not good with 10-16" coming tomorrow night.....let's hope that the lakes don't skim over tonight or that they break up with the wind coming with the snow......ice fishing can be so stressful sometimes

JJ · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 02:28 PM »

It does no good to get stressed out over things you can't control, like the weather.

ICE WANDERER · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 02:47 PM »

Quote from: CAPTJJ on Dec 25, 2012, 02:28 PM

It does no good to get stressed out over things you can't control, like the weather.

I agree JJ

adkRoy · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 06:11 PM »

Quote from: CAPTJJ on Dec 25, 2012, 02:28 PM

It does no good to get stressed out over things you can't control, like the weather.

x100....Too much whining on here lately.

o2rmk800 · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 06:43 PM »

somebody has to have a pic of the worlds smallest violin, or maybe some nice cheese with the.......wine!!

bigpike8 · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 06:51 PM »

finally fixin to get some cold and bam we get snow.Dang winter!!!!!and to top it off my snowblower didnt get the chains on the wheels and has a small leak ive still gotta fix.ugh!

scout57 · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 08:18 PM »

was just kidding boys,trying to pass the time between seasons

....sounds like yall need to take a pill.....believe me not being able to ice fish is the least stressful thing I know of

Finders Keepers · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 08:21 PM »

I'll take the snow over the tornadoes down south today!! The ice will come, hopefully...

fordman · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 09:10 PM »

Calling for some decent winds keep your fingers crossed

hunts2long · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 10:11 PM »

Temps in the upper 20's with wind and next to no ice on the lake=Not a lot of ice being made....At this point it is best that there is NO ice. Let it snow then COLD temps. The ice will come....just my .02 cents....hunts2long

AugustWest · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 25, 2012, 10:24 PM »

Quote from: scout57 on Dec 25, 2012, 08:18 PM

was just kidding boys,trying to pass the time between seasons ....sounds like yall need to take a pill.....believe me not being able to ice fish is the least stressful thing I know of

Now you can't golf either

I will see you on Saturday at our favorite first ice Perch spot

AW

scout57 · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 26, 2012, 05:43 AM »

Quote from: AugustWest on Dec 25, 2012, 10:24 PM

Now you can't golf either
I will see you on Saturday at our favorite first ice Perch spot
AW

I hope your right brother....

s10xr · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 26, 2012, 05:56 AM »

It will be like 2 years ago on oneida. we got 6" of ice then 2 ft of snow on top. Then it was cold so we had no thaw to melt the lake down on top. we had 2 ft of slush every where we went. and ice making wasnt happening. If we had those temps with a couple of thaws or not as much snow there would of been 2ft of ice when all said and done.

filetandrelease · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 26, 2012, 06:24 AM »

that sure was a tough one , there was about 20 days of fishing that was pretty quite out there , fishing was good but a little tough getting around , i made platforms by letting the water soak through the snow , so the next day i was high and dry, it was to bad we had the temps to make ice but it was to well insulated 10x your right we would have had lots of ice , wish Ontario would get cooled down , shes a snow maker for sure

scout57 · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 26, 2012, 07:01 AM »

I'm guessing that oneida skimmed last night.....10 degrees on the south shore.....I hope a good east wind tears it up with all this snow coming then starts a good freeze friday....maybe be on her by next weekend

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