Hi RG

I was really sorry to have missed you at the mini forum fest, and definitely look forward to meting you next time. Perhaps Pepper would be willing to host another "mini" get together before it's time for the regular forum fest?

As for seeing what I look like, I shouldn't think that that's any great treat! :emb:

Silver Duck

Lily Pond is all open water as of 5:30 PM today when I drove by.

A Path Well Travelled
 

I was less than an hour behind you at Lily Pond, and half an hour behind you with the same news!:laugh:

Looks like around April 6 - 10th!!!!

I noticed what may have been openings out near the end of Alton bay, and also around the markers at Sandy Point.

We'll see how the pictures go tomorrow. I think it will start really moving now. I notice in the West Alton Digicam that you can see open water around the SE end of Treasure Is.

Yes, you're exactly right. The area between Sleepers and Treasure Islands and Rattlesnake is now open water, and that open water area is extending further and further southeastward each day. As of late this afternoon, there appeared to be a finger of open water extending from between Treasure and Rattlesnake Islands about half way over to Ship Island. The ice got noticeable darker this afternoon, with the mild temps (high 40s) and full sunlight. It's supposed to be milder yet each day this week, with full sun every day. That combination of mild temps and full sunlight will hopefully make short work of the remaining ice!

I took an image from todays BearCam and looked for one from last year that was similar in the amount of open water. This non-scientific comparison has ice out coming 17 days earlier than last year.

March 27, 2006 looks like April 14, 2005.

Ice out
 

Thanks to all the people who keep us informed about ice out, it is really helpful to all of us who live a distance away. Sounds like we will be fishing out of our boats by the 1st of April.
Thanks again.
Lucky49m:D :D

Fairhaven is a private home about halfway between Shep Browns and Y-Landing.

Loon Island is on the right side of the image and Bear Island is in the distance.

Pic looking out across the broads
 

Looking towards the Belknaps from Tuftonboro Neck - the broads, taken today.

Not much longer at all.

-keith

The ice is increasingly looking fragile and disappearing. I'm half expecting to get up tomorrow and see that what happened on Wentworth happens on Winni (i.e, instant ice-out!)

I still think 38 degrees is the magic water temp number (sorry IG :laugh: ).

Does anyone know if the fly-overs have started? Any updates from above?

Alton Bay updates other than Baywatch
 

Here's a couple of pics taken on 3-28-06:

1st is Sandy Point open water by markers.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...andy-point.jpg

2nd is from scenic view on Rte 11. Little thread of water cutting across the bay.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...11-scen-vw.jpg

and last is Little Mark is in the clear!!!!

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...ittle-Mark.jpg

Thaaaaaattttttt's allllllll Fooooolllllllllllkkkkkkkksssssssss:D .

Thanks for the daily updates Upthesaukee !!
 

Just wanted to say Thank-you for the daily picture updates of Alton Bay....those of us with property on the Bay really appreciate it :) I feel like a little kid at Christmas time every day when I'm logging in to check out the latest pics ! You're the best :D

--Mee

I Just Can't Wait!!!!
 

Mee-n-Mac, I think we all feel like little kids at Christmas time! :laugh:
I was so encouraged by the webcams today that I cut open the boat and started cleaning! Come on ice-out. :banana:
Thanks Keith for the picture of The Broads! Also big thanks to Upthesaukee for all of your ice-out photos and DRH too! We are lucky to have you! :D All the fantastic webcams too, each and every one of them. Thanks!!!

Home brews!
 

Grant...

If you can navigate your way to Braun Bay, I not only have all of the home brew stuff (Braun Bay pilsner sounds good) but I got a Seadoo Scooter for Christmas! Does that sound like a summer afternoon?

Misty Blue.

Fairhaven Cam location?
 

Where exactly is Fairhaven cam on Meredith Neck. I have a chart but cannot find it. I'm trying to determine what I'm looking at with the Fairhaven Cam.
Also, it looks like Smith Cove Cam is back. Good job!

Fairhaven is a private home about halfway between Shep Browns and Y-Landing.

Loon Island is on the right side of the image and Bear Island is in the distance.



deja vu

Good Morning,I'm new to this site.I was wondering if someone could give me the site where you get all the camera shots from.I usually go out of center harbor.So to see the rest of the lake would be great.Thanks in advance.

Erbyjoe

Ice Out Page
 

One nice :D collection is located at http://www.rattlesnakecam.com/iceout.htm

Jetskiing in March
 

I got a phone call yesterday afternoon from two guys who were jetskiing in the broads. I wish I was there to take pictures... I would have loved to be out there..

... so guys.. what were the ice conditions.. how thick? how much?

Also how do you dress to jetski in March??

Thanks for the call.. buzz by on Saturday if you are there again. I will have my cameras ready!!!!

The Babes are doing the Melting Dance :banana:

IG
:coolsm: :coolsm: :coolsm: :coolsm:

Hey I was wondering if I could bother somebody enough to give me an idea of how clear Meredith bay is of ice from Meredith all the way down towards the Wiers. Planning to take the boat out fishing. Seems like Ames Farm is the best bet to gain access to the most open water, but if given the choice I think I much prefer fishing up around Meredith, provided there is ample open water.

Thanks all for the great information!

I will take the camera with me no matter where I go Satruday and will post pics...

MAXUM, I haven't been down to Meredith, but based on what I can see from the Weirs there is still a lot of ice from Spindle Point all the way to Meredith. It may even still be completely iced over? Weirs bay is open (save for some big ice bergs) from Spindle Point and the end of Governers Is., thru the channel, and about half way down Paugus.

This Just In From NH Fish & Game
 

Anglers Will Find Plenty of Open Water on Winnipesaukee for Season Opener

Good Luck Maxum - have fun! :D

Fairhaven / SunsetCliff Cam
 

Looks like a LOT of ice movement today on this cam!
The ice between the two trees just keeps moving back and forth, quite quickly it seems.

It's Looking Slushy
 

I checked Paugus Bay this morning. Everything between Four Seasons and Lakeport is looking quite slushy. Everything north of that is open water.

I'll be taking a few photos after work tomorrow that should give us a better idea the state of the ice. I'll be checking Paugus Bay and Glendale as well as heading up to one of the high points in Gunstock Acres in Gilford to get an overall view of the lake.

I guessing April 12th for Ice Out from what I've been seeing.

Melting Dance(ing) Away Here!
 

May I join ya'll? :laugh:

Sorry I missed everyone Saturday @ Pepper's, had planned on heading up with son and somehow RW got in the way..........:( ......... I like the idea of another mini-fest, however - Pepper, what do ya say?

A look at Tuesday's ride
 

Covered most of the middle portion of the lake, bays were still iced in. Clicked off 42 miles. Ice near Rattlesnake, just shy of the webcam location and we could not get to the site. Otherwise it was one of the best rides you could ask for.

Ice Thickness
 

How thick was the ice and is it punky or solid?

Thanks guys!

neat photos, thanks for posting. The top two look very cold still but the third looks like it could have been a late spring/earlysummer photo. thanks again for the report

Lake Wentworth
 

The ice is out on Lake Wentworth! Wow! I really feel like Spring is coming fast now!

From the Lake Wentworth site,

"

On Tuesday afternoon we found solid ice and punchy/slushy ice. The slushy stuff you can ride right thru. We've done this the past three years. It's fun to explore the different areas and ice conditions. Last year our first ride on the jetskis was April 18th.....almost a month earlier this year.:D

Aerial Shots from 3-28-2006
 

Our friend Bill Hemmel from Lakes Region Aerial Photography just sent me two aerial shots of the Broads taken on Tuesday.

I have put them on the ice out page at www.rattlesnakecam.com/iceout.htm

Enjoy... thanks Bill

IG

No hat?
 

Oh to be out on the lake. It looks very calm no other boats to create wakes.

Thanks IG and Bill Hemmel!
 

Those pictures tell it all. Great info and super shots posted.

couldn't find them
 

I only see the earlier shots at the bottom of the site.

Refresh your page or
 

Delete your temporary internet files (Clear the cache).

Interestingly.. Lake Wentworth shows a lot of ice... and it is out now... things are melting fast!

That worked.
 

Great Pix. Wish he had some looking the other way too!

WOW ! Great Pix !

Little project i started today....hopefully everyone likes it, will try to update it twice a day until its pointless, though tomorrow may be a little difficult as I will be up that way doing some spring cleaning around my grandparents place. (unless someone wants to private me some pics from late afternoon, I can get the morning ones!)

http://www.geocities.com/rslynch4443...?1143763972906

Click Refresh button - it'll rest your page to present.
 

:D Try refreshing - that get the most recent pics on your page.

It's Getting There
 

I took a drive around after work today, checking along Dockham Shore, Smith Cove, Ellacoya, and going to high ground in Gilford to check out Rattlesnake Island and Alton.

Smith Cove is open, though Fay's is still iced in. There's more open water there today than there was two days ago. Rattlesnake still has ice along the northern and eastern shore and the entrance to Alton is still iced over.

I've got a few photos, but at the moment I haven't edited or uploaded them Hopefully I'll get around to that a little later.

One View Of The Ice
 

Here's one photo I took of Rattlesnake from Gunstock Acres around 5PM today.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...1&d=1143767650