Miserable Midwest Spring

[DeepCMark58A]

How is that possible the lake I am on is over 80% covered in ice I am probably 100 miles south, guess being deep makes a difference. It freezes up late here too.

 

[sangerwaker]

Deep and lack of current makes a big difference. Our lake place near WIMusky just opened up Monday, but ours is spring fed, so the small amount of water flow helps speed up the process.

 

[southkogs]

Can you ice break bass boat ?

 

[aspeck]

How is that possible the lake I am on is over 80% covered in ice I am probably 100 miles south, guess being deep makes a difference. It freezes up late here too.

Musky has a lot of hot air?

 

[WIMUSKY]

Musky has a lot of hot air?

There is that....

 

[WIMUSKY]

How is that possible the lake I am on is over 80% covered in ice I am probably 100 miles south, guess being deep makes a difference. It freezes up late here too.

There's still a fair amount of ice. The pic is a little deceiving, the ice is closer to the landing than it looks. Most of these lakes up here have springs....

 

[DeepCMark58A]

8 days until the dock is supposed to go in, I doubt it will happen. Luckily it will be wet, windy and cool during that period.

 

[Scott Danforth]

8 days until the dock is supposed to go in, I doubt it will happen. Luckily it will be wet, windy and cool during that period.

you could chainsaw a chunk of ice out .

 

[DeepCMark58A]

you could chainsaw a chunk of ice out .

Wind blowing the remaining ice around would be problematic.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Wind blowing the remaining ice around would be problematic.

like the guy on 'Bago... https://www.wbay.com/2022/03/24/huge-ice-shoves-cause-damage-oshkosh-area/

My bud lost the shoreline trees and a bolder the size of a VW bug on his property in Green Bay

 

[WIMUSKY]

like the guy on 'Bago... https://www.wbay.com/2022/03/24/huge-ice-shoves-cause-damage-oshkosh-area/

Wait till it melts? Get a skidsteer in there.... Tractor? Something that's bigger with a bucket...

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Minnesota you need to get a permit, and they are picky and they drag their feet.

 

[DeepCMark58A]

I can not imagine watching that wall of ice coming at the house.

 

[WIMUSKY]

Minnesota you need to get a permit, and they are picky and they drag their feet.

Same with WI. Legally you can't pull weed by your dock..... I would think there would be exceptions for natures wrath. Maybe not.....

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Same with WI. Legally you can't pull weed by your dock..... I would think there would be exceptions for natures wrath. Maybe not.....

The permit fee to have weeds treated around your dock is over 1/3rd of the cost

 

[martymcfly62]

Mowed Sunday. Might snow tonight/tomorrow. Go figure.

Boat is still shrink wrapped - was planning on opening it this weekend originally. Might be off a you must be from texas

 

[dingbat]

Was in Chicago on business all week.
Went from green to gloom in the process

It was 72 and green when I left home. 38, grey and not hint of Spring when I arrived in Chicago

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Well with the temp staying above freezing and with rain and strong wind parts of the lake are breaking up, kinda fun to watch in slow motion. Funny every place you go, I was at the barber shop this morning everybody is complaining about this crappy winter and spring.

 

[WIMUSKY]

Well with the temp staying above freezing and with rain and strong wind parts of the lake are breaking up, kinda fun to watch in slow motion. Funny every place you go, I was at the barber shop this morning everybody is complaining about this crappy winter and spring.

Same here. Even the local news everyone is giving the weather guys a hard time. But is this a prelude for things to come aka summer? Or we'll go from this to 80s. We seem to skip over 70s, the perfect temps.... Pretty much daily wind.. Rain all weekend.....

 

[WIMUSKY]

That's a pile of ice in N Mn..