cold? where?

[Scoop]

Re: cold? where?

Roscoe, I know what your talking about. I have been swimming in Minocqua on Memorial day. It is not anything more than a get in the water and get out. I have also seen it snow 4 inches at the end of September. You are probably right on the weeks of summer. I guess I never really notice how many weeks we have other than the difference between here and Madison.<br /><br />How far east of Portage? I live about 6 miles east. Calicokid lives around these parts on Lake Wisconsin but that is west.

 

[roscoe]

Re: cold? where?

Yea, Its hard to get a feel for the change of seasons in a particular area until you spend a few years there. I week or weekend a couple times a year just doesn't give the whole picture. That was how I ended up here. Not enough info in my data base. I love it here about 5 months a year. But since I don't do the winter sports anymore, I have little use for all the cold.<br /><br />You swam, in a lake? on Mem Day? That just may qualify you for Polar Bear Club Membership!

 

[Scoop]

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Most people would call me stupid for doing it, but I find it exhilarating and a great way to start the morning. I don't suggest staying in for long. One year I stood in the water for a while talking to someone on shore. It took about 4 hours for my legs to get warm. Usually swim up there From memorial day until As late as the last week in October. The October/September swim has not been missed in 14 years. Water has rarely been colder than 43 F. Although one year the lake had a thin film of ice on it the next morning. There is nothing like swimming when its snowing. Again, it is more like jumping in a few times and getting out right away.

 

[mellowyellow]

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Scoop, you crazy! way too cold 4 me. <br />1 degree this am in 14479, plow filled the drive<br />and my wife tried to gun her MPV through, didn't work...<br />the thaw we had a little while back made my whole<br />property like an ice rink when it got cold again.<br />2" of ice....<br />farmers almanac predicted a tough winter too.<br />will feed a lot of streams when it melts <br />about 20% of all of the freshwater in the WORLD<br />flows 20 min from me, so more snow is good for<br />fishing. I keep telling myself this

 

[Scoop]

Re: cold? where?

The snow keeps missing us. 30 mintues south got 6 inches and we got a dusting a couple days ago. We have maybe 3 inches when I would usually have to snowblow 4 foot drifts across my driveway. <br /><br />Mellow Yellow, Sorry about the plow and your van. I hope there was no damage. I hit one of the banks after it had melted slightly and refroze on the edge of a parking lot. Stopped on a dime.

 

[roscoe]

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I've done the snow swimming. But it was in an 85 degree pool on the patio of a ski lodge in Colorado. All of the women got a chill when the got out of the water.

 

[NOSLEEP]

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-13 and blowing snow on the drive into work<br />this morning. We can use the moisture, but I <br />was hoping for a little warmer weather for the<br />week end. It makes it more work to keep the ice<br />holes clear.

 

[gonfishn]

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Big one supposedly coming through Southern Ohio today and could stretch thru Sunday. Rain,ice and snow in that order. Wife wants to do some warmth and is thinking of Florida for a week. Heaven forbid she says I can take my fishn stuff. I'm looking on the map as we speak............

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

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WOW! It got to 37 this afternoon, not bad since it was 5 this am. Acturally saw some of the grass in the back yard. Got to split a few pieces of wood to burn for the weekend. Now it starting to snow, weather band on the VHF says 4 to 8 inches. <br /><br />5 more weeks til Spring