Well...so much for my Ice Out guess

Chris Exley · 04-15-2004, 08:09 AM

April 15 8:45 AM has come and gone, and once again this year I am wrong. Although, I think this is the closest I have ever been.

robjnh · 04-15-2004, 08:33 AM

I had guessed today as well. Any other optimists out there?

Melli_Fera · 04-15-2004, 08:45 AM

I think I guessed April 16 - my mom's birthday... ::sigh:: hopefully not much longer.

The Eagle · 04-15-2004, 11:38 AM

For the information of the people who guessed "Ice Out" to be today (April 15th), go to the web cam posted by Rattlesnake Girl, and see that "Ice Out" on Winnisquam, was declared today. You got the date right, just the wrong lake. I picked April 19th, and unless it really warms up over this weekend, I should be pretty close. I hope! In won't be much longer, in any case! Come on Summer!
"The Eagle"

RI Swamp Yankee · 04-15-2004, 11:52 AM

nah... we all know it will be the 23rd.

robjnh · 04-15-2004, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by The Eagle

For the information of the people who guessed "Ice Out" to be today (April 15th), go to the web cam posted by Rattlesnake Girl, and see that "Ice Out" on Winnisquam, was declared today. You got the date right, just the wrong lake. I picked April 19th, and unless it really warms up over this weekend, I should be pretty close. I hope! In won't be much longer, in any case! Come on Summer!
"The Eagle"

Our house is on Winnisquam and I guessed the 15th. Does that mean I win!!!!!

Island Girl · 04-15-2004, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Eagle

For the information of the people who guessed "Ice Out" to be today (April 15th), go to the web cam posted by Rattlesnake Girl, and see that "Ice Out" on Winnisquam, was declared today. You got the date right, just the wrong lake. I picked April 19th, and unless it really warms up over this weekend, I should be pretty close. I hope! In won't be much longer, in any case! Come on Summer!
"The Eagle"

Wrong lake again! Lake Wentworth was declared out today, Winnisquam has ice. Should be soon though.

KevinPlante · 04-15-2004, 11:58 AM

Mine was 26 April at 10:15 AM. This weekend might kill my chances. We'll see.

Merrymeeting · 04-15-2004, 12:26 PM

This from the Lake Wentworth site,

Ice out on Lake Wentworth has been unofficially declared today, April 15, 2004

MAXUM · 04-15-2004, 12:51 PM

Having been out with the boat last weekend and seeing the ice up close I figured most of it to be gone by the weekend, I still hold to that opinion. All that is needed is some wind and wave action. Now I'll be sure to help out some as the boat is going back in this weekend

. Keep in mind also with sunny days over the weekend and temps in the mid to upper 60s and dare I say I saw mid 70s for Monday, what is left is sure to be gone very soon

, especailly with the water temp @40 degrees. As I had posted before though, all those headed out early, be very careful as there is a TON of junk in the water this year, more so than I remember in years past

. Don't understand why everyone can't clean up after themselves.

Hoepfully I can hook into a fish or two while I'm out there enjoying the nice weather!

scott hughes · 04-16-2004, 10:58 AM

I need the ice to stay until the 23rd I guess every year and i,m going to be close.I can,t wait to get the boat in the water and start the season.

GWC... · 04-16-2004, 12:06 PM

***** Emerson is still holding to his earlier prediction that Ice-Out will occur on Monday, but admits it could go out as soon as this weekend.
Lily Pond is used as a barometer. Ice-Out on the Big Lake historically has occurred seven to 10 days after the pond is clear. The ice left Lily Pond a week ago. *****

Citizen link…

Grant · 04-16-2004, 02:11 PM

I'm way out of it this year. Based on the cold weather and extra-thick ice when the guessing began, I went deep -- May. LOL.

Cal · 04-16-2004, 02:37 PM

I was about an hour and a half off last year

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Didn't figure I could get that close two years in a row. It should be soon though. I do plan to go boating this weekend though...but I'm further south

Steveo · 04-16-2004, 05:02 PM

I took the day off today to open the camp up. Boy did I call it right. Fantastic day and great weekend coming up. I am in Loon Cove in Alton Bay and ice was well off the dock so I was able to put in water supply. Hope ice doesn't move in to destroy my intake. Oh well, still worth it. I didn't see any Loon but the Merganzers were all over the place. Saw one female with 6 males following. That a girl!!

Drove from Alton Bay to Laconia so I can give a little Ice Out info. Probably not worth much since it will be all gone by Sunday with the weather that is coming.

Ice out in Alton Bay up to Sandy Point. Ice is very dark and has many channels of water running through it. Can still see lots of ice throughout the broads but a good wind would destroy it. No ice in Smith Cove but still have some in front of Marine Patrol. Ice still in Saunders and in Weirs Bay but breaking up fast. No ice in Paugus at all from Weirs to Paugus Bay Sporting Goods.

As I said before I can't believe it will last the weekend but I would bet the official Ice Out won't be until Monday.

BTW: opened the camp and no leaks - my luck just keeps coming.

Gilly 20 · 04-16-2004, 06:53 PM

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: Say- I think my ice out guess is in trouble ( April 29th)-- do you think I could still try my new snowmobile in the middle of the lake?--LOL-- take care, everybody- Get the boats ready!

madrasahs · 04-17-2004, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Gilly 20

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: Say- I think my ice out guess is in trouble...do you think I could still try my new snowmobile in the middle of the lake?

Boy, I dunno...

It's 8:30AM, it's just above freezing, and there's a heavy cloud-cover, with a 40% chance of showers. Guess my painting plans are on hold.

The entire local weekend forecast is nothing to cheer about, either.

Half of the Lake is open water, but ½ of that re-froze last night. Whether to go "skimming" over the lake now is up to you -- it would seem ideal for skimming now!

My own ice-out guess "passed" (though I still think the Mt. could make its passage without difficulty last Thursday).

Hold onto that ice-out guess!

Cal · 04-17-2004, 11:14 AM

For all you really anxious people , at 12:10 pm today I just watched a boat , perhaps 20/22 feet go past the Weirs Channel cam

GWC... · 04-17-2004, 02:06 PM

Picture in the Citizen would suggest it might be best not to count your chickens too early, regarding ice-out.

Long Bay Guy · 04-17-2004, 02:59 PM

Paugus Bay is clearing out fast. I have seen several boats on the bay the last couple of days. Yesterday I flew over the lake and was a bit suprised how much ice was left. There did seem to be a lot of shifting around so we must be getting pretty close.

04-15-2004, 08:09 AM	#1
Chris Exley Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mirror Lake, NH and Royersford, PA Posts: 134 Thanks: 26 Thanked 15 Times in 7 Posts	Well...so much for my Ice Out guess April 15 8:45 AM has come and gone, and once again this year I am wrong. Although, I think this is the closest I have ever been.

04-15-2004, 08:45 AM	#3
Melli_Fera Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well...so much for my Ice Out guess I think I guessed April 16 - my mom's birthday... ::sigh:: hopefully not much longer. __________________ *(formerly known as Emeljee99)* Oh let the sun beat down upon my face... stars to fill my dreams I am a traveler of both time and space... to be where I have been...

04-15-2004, 11:38 AM	#4
The Eagle Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Burlington MA & Moultonboro NH Posts: 218 Thanks: 17 Thanked 141 Times in 33 Posts	Right Guess, wrong lake For the information of the people who guessed "Ice Out" to be today (April 15th), go to the web cam posted by Rattlesnake Girl, and see that "Ice Out" on Winnisquam, was declared today. You got the date right, just the wrong lake. I picked April 19th, and unless it really warms up over this weekend, I should be pretty close. I hope! In won't be much longer, in any case! Come on Summer! "The Eagle"

04-15-2004, 11:52 AM	#5
RI Swamp Yankee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North Kingstown RI Posts: 688 Thanks: 143 Thanked 83 Times in 55 Posts	ice out nah... we all know it will be the 23rd. __________________ Gene ~ aka "another RI Swamp Yankee"

04-15-2004, 12:26 PM	#9
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,226 Thanks: 302 Thanked 800 Times in 368 Posts	It's happening all around. This from the Lake Wentworth site, Ice out on Lake Wentworth has been unofficially declared today, April 15, 2004

04-15-2004, 08:33 AM	#2
robjnh Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Meredith and Nashua, NH Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I had guessed today as well. Any other optimists out there?

04-15-2004, 11:58 AM	#8
KevinPlante Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Portsmouth, NH Posts: 49 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mine was 26 April at 10:15 AM. This weekend might kill my chances. We'll see.

04-15-2004, 12:51 PM	#10
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Having been out with the boat last weekend and seeing the ice up close I figured most of it to be gone by the weekend, I still hold to that opinion. All that is needed is some wind and wave action. Now I'll be sure to help out some as the boat is going back in this weekend . Keep in mind also with sunny days over the weekend and temps in the mid to upper 60s and dare I say I saw mid 70s for Monday, what is left is sure to be gone very soon , especailly with the water temp @40 degrees. As I had posted before though, all those headed out early, be very careful as there is a TON of junk in the water this year, more so than I remember in years past . Don't understand why everyone can't clean up after themselves. Hoepfully I can hook into a fish or two while I'm out there enjoying the nice weather!

04-16-2004, 10:58 AM	#11
scott hughes Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ice out I need the ice to stay until the 23rd I guess every year and i,m going to be close.I can,t wait to get the boat in the water and start the season.

04-16-2004, 12:06 PM	#12
GWC... Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,325 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Emerson says Ice-Out soon... *** Emerson is still holding to his earlier prediction that Ice-Out will occur on Monday, but admits it could go out as soon as this weekend. Lily Pond is used as a barometer. Ice-Out on the Big Lake historically has occurred seven to 10 days after the pond is clear. The ice left Lily Pond a week ago. *** Citizen link…

04-16-2004, 02:11 PM	#13
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,499 Thanks: 374 Thanked 229 Times in 123 Posts	I'm way out of it this year. Based on the cold weather and extra-thick ice when the guessing began, I went deep -- May. LOL.

04-16-2004, 02:37 PM	#14
Cal Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pitman , NJ Posts: 627 Thanks: 40 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts	I was about an hour and a half off last year . Didn't figure I could get that close two years in a row. It should be soon though. I do plan to go boating this weekend though...but I'm further south

04-16-2004, 05:02 PM	#15
Steveo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 523 Thanks: 47 Thanked 123 Times in 63 Posts	Ice Out report for Friday I took the day off today to open the camp up. Boy did I call it right. Fantastic day and great weekend coming up. I am in Loon Cove in Alton Bay and ice was well off the dock so I was able to put in water supply. Hope ice doesn't move in to destroy my intake. Oh well, still worth it. I didn't see any Loon but the Merganzers were all over the place. Saw one female with 6 males following. That a girl!! Drove from Alton Bay to Laconia so I can give a little Ice Out info. Probably not worth much since it will be all gone by Sunday with the weather that is coming. Ice out in Alton Bay up to Sandy Point. Ice is very dark and has many channels of water running through it. Can still see lots of ice throughout the broads but a good wind would destroy it. No ice in Smith Cove but still have some in front of Marine Patrol. Ice still in Saunders and in Weirs Bay but breaking up fast. No ice in Paugus at all from Weirs to Paugus Bay Sporting Goods. As I said before I can't believe it will last the weekend but I would bet the official Ice Out won't be until Monday. BTW: opened the camp and no leaks - my luck just keeps coming.

04-16-2004, 06:53 PM	#16
Gilly 20 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gil & Mary Anne Peck :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Say- I think my ice out guess is in trouble ( April 29th)-- do you think I could still try my new snowmobile in the middle of the lake?--LOL-- take care, everybody- Get the boats ready!

04-17-2004, 11:14 AM	#18
Cal Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pitman , NJ Posts: 627 Thanks: 40 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts	For all you really anxious people , at 12:10 pm today I just watched a boat , perhaps 20/22 feet go past the Weirs Channel cam __________________ Paddle faster , I think I here banjos

04-17-2004, 02:06 PM	#19
GWC... Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,325 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ice-out guess is just that... Picture in the Citizen would suggest it might be best not to count your chickens too early, regarding ice-out.

04-17-2004, 02:59 PM	#20
Long Bay Guy Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Paugus Bay is clearing out fast. I have seen several boats on the bay the last couple of days. Yesterday I flew over the lake and was a bit suprised how much ice was left. There did seem to be a lot of shifting around so we must be getting pretty close.