Ice Out Update
Went over to Mink on Saturday Morning. Mostly clear from Glendale north but had to go around the east side of Round Island and push through a couple of ice-flows. That's why we have work boats.... The area around Timber, Mark and the West side of Mink were still locked up with large amounts of punk ice/slush. The wind really kicked up hard last night/today -- not so great for fishing, but it did move the ice out. This morning you could still see white over to the north (Moultonborough), but by early PM is seemed clear. Everything is now completely open from Shep Brown's east along the south side of Bear well into the Broads. Only protected coves have any remnants of ice. Official ice-out must be imminent!
Be aware that the lake level is still low and there are a lot of branches/debris drifting around. Also, my impression from trolling around is that ice damage to permanent docks appears generally worse than usual. The east side of Mink, for example, has three docks that have sustained material damage, including one that is essentially a total loss. Saw some banged up docks over on the south side of Bear today too.
Mount Washington cleared by noon, giving us our first clear view as a kick-off to our earliest beginning season ever!
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