Lake Erie ice

[GAMBLER]

It is shrinking fast. Looks like it will be ice free a lot sooner than last season. Take a look. Last year at this time, there was a lot more ice. http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/ ... 3.250m.jpg

[Yankee Troller]

Still a lot of ice B money. However, I can remember years when there was ice flows still coming down the Niagara in May.

[Chromeslayer]

Just talked to someone that works for the Power Authority... still over 1000sq miles of ice.. they were up flying yest for inspections... needs to be around 250sq miles before they start pulling it... these warm temps are def what we need.... the boom has to be pulled by april 15th regardless of sq mile of ice

[GAMBLER]

With the warm temps, rain and wind things should be cleaned off quickly. The 15 day forecast is totally above freezing for highs.

[waterlogged]

We also need above frrezing nights!!!!

[times two]

East wind today got things moving....lots of water from my window in Dunkirk.

[Gill-T]

Yep, drove along the lake yesterday....very little shore ice this year. It will be early trolling this year. Good news because the ESLO is early this year.

[Gill-T]

lake erie ice is GONE!!!!!!

[Time Out]

Not all of it.

http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/ ... 3.250m.jpg

[AustinWilliams]

Ice is gone for me on the north shore. However it looks pretty dirty yet, not sure if it's worth trying to get out.

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[jkarol24]

AHHHHHHHHHHH its that global warming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sorry, couldnt help myself

[Legacy]

NICE!!

[Yankee Troller]

Should make things interesting this Spring. I can't remember seeing the lack of ice on Erie at this point in the last 6-8 years that I have been fishing the Bar. Time will tell boyz!

[Tim Bromund]

Hopefully that means the fish will spread out along the Niagara Co shore and we'll have decent numbers in front of Olcott instead of having to make the 18 mile run to the bar.

Tim

[Tim Bromund]

Should make things interesting this Spring. I can't remember seeing the lack of ice on Erie at this point in the last 6-8 years that I have been fishing the Bar. Time will tell boyz!

I seem to remember this happening maybe 5 or 6 years ago, NE winds pushed all the ice southwest into the warmer western basin and it melted there and never came back. I also seem to remember that year, whenver the fish started to spread out, we kept getting E and NE winds that pushed the warm water and fish back across the line into Canadian Waters

Tim

[Chromeslayer]

Ice boom will start being pulled on Monday. They didn't start last year till april 6

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