Shrinking ice seasons

[jebra]

Interesting data (link below) that over the past 180 years lake ice has been forming 18 days later and thawing 18 days earlier. That means there is over a month less "ice-days" today than in years gone by.

So this gets me wondering.....

a) Is there anything that can be done to increase the chances that there is something left for the generations that come down the road a bit?

b) Or is this phenomenon out of our control?

I am hoping for "a)"


http://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/science/indicators/snow-ice/lake-ice.html

[fishville]

According to my math that means we lose 5 hours of ice every year.

[Fisher Kat]

Great post jebra.  Just another symptom of a very bad situation...

[WILLYTROUT]

everything is always changing thats why they call it climate change. in 10-15 years you may be on the ice on thanksgiving.
i know last year some guys in the north west were cutting holes on opening day.

[bugchazer]

Shades of global warming

[octanehi5]

if you go by what happened last yr ,theory  is not true.last yrs. ice out was one of the latest in recent history, over 95% of the great lakes were frozen.many outfitters in Canada opened late.This yr we will have nowhere near the ice we had last yr

[fishoninct]

The whole world needs to go solar

[Curley]

Just part of the ebb and flow of things. The guys out west have been having a good year.

[jammer icecube]

Out of state license is key certain years. Connecticut was great last year from Dec.14 to April fools day but drilling holes for 35 years I'm not waiting. We just put in 32 hours +/- in upstate NY.....priceless !

[PerchFace]

Living the dream jammer. How far up do you go in ny?

[jammer icecube]

Perchface...30 minutes before Plattsburg. Nightshift,Darci and i had the unexpected pleasure of fishing with three national tourney sponsored anglers for two days....awesome!

[jebra]

if you go by what happened last yr ,theory  is not true.last yrs. ice out was one of the latest in recent history, over 95% of the great lakes were frozen.many outfitters in Canada opened late.This yr we will have nowhere near the ice we had last yr

That's the scary part.....not really a theory....just data recorded over a period of 180 years.

Certainly there will be fluctuations from one year to the next. You have to look at long term trends. 

[lowaccord66]

Perchface...30 minutes before Plattsburg. Nightshift,Darci and i had the unexpected pleasure of fishing with three national tourney sponsored anglers for two days....awesome!

That is awesome.  While we didnt get to meet up this time it was fun trading weather reports Sunday....we'll hit the ice soon!

[jammer icecube]

Without a doubt Jon....didnt want you to leave fish to find fish. It was not the best weather conditions Sunday in both areas we were in for sure.

[lowaccord66]

Totally agree...I had a itch to hit champlain anyways.