Iced In

[Big Water]

It looks like the lake is 100% ice covered as of today.  Did that even happen last year???

[Yankee Troller]

It is not, and it never did last Winter either.

[Yankee Troller]

http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/modis.php?region=o&page=1&template=subℑ=a1.15043.1750.LakeOntario.143.250m.jpg

[Big Water]

So where are they getting that data?

[PeltHunter]

I go to school at Oswego and theres maybe 200 yards of ice off the shore then open water

[Yankee Troller]

So where are they getting that data?

 

Not sure bud. We haven't been as cold as last winter yet. Lake O has too much depth and not enough surface area to expand the heat in the core enabling it to freeze over.

[finsntins]

lake o has never froze 100% as long as records have been kept.i believe the winter of 78-79 was the most ice coverage which was around 75%,last year was close.

[spoonfed-1]

According to Canadian Senior Climatologist Dave Phillips, Lake Ontario has frozen over on two recorded occasions. The first came during the winter of 1874-75. The second came during the cold winter of 1934 (February).

[rolmops]

My main worry is that salmon fishing will poor again like last year.

[finsntins]

i was pretty sure it never froze over,but after "googleing"it,you may be right glen,but,all the info that says it has was from the canadians,ill dig a little deeper.

[PeltHunter]

Oswego today

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[JJBat150]

Rochester news was saying that there is a "strong potential" for lady O to freeze this year. Said the last time was in the 1930's.

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[Chas0218]

Thats crazy, I hope it doesnt im sure the salmon will take a beating if it does.

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[Gill-T]

I think I will set up more 2 colors.

[Gill-T]

For July

[Frogger]

What will be interesting is the run off picture this spring. Seems we have more of a chance to get run offs at peak with the amount of snow.

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[bout time]

looks like some nice open water as of yesterday......

 

[Capt Vince Pierleoni]

What will be interesting is the run off picture this spring. Seems we have more of a chance to get run offs at peak with the amount of snow.

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The run off, although it will be destructive will be the savior. The sheer amount of run off will cause harbor water levels to change busting up the thick ice and blowing it out. Another excellent shoreline bite should  occur with all  the color sure to be present. 

[brucehookedup]

Last spring right on through till the end of june was by far the BEST salmon fishing I can remember in the Rochester area. I am going to back to 1977 when I first got my feet wet. I can also say that last year L.O. had the most ice cover I have seen. I can only hope this year does the same. Bait might suffer a little but we will never feel the impact.

[Missdemeanor]

100% right on Bruce.....Last Spring was a s#!& show....hopefully this spring falls right in line....

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[RUNNIN REBEL]

Last year had the unusual Phenom. of the Lake itself warmed up faster and before the Niagara River did (because of heavy ice cover and constant supply of COLD Lake Erie water coming down for extended period last winter) This limits the Niagara rivers normaly attractive spring quality on bait fish.. When this happens the "Rochester Basin area has BY FAR the most natural supply of lake shoreline warming capability. With numerous bays (Irondequoite & Braddocks) --Genesee River-adds tremendous "water color/cover)  and  endless SHALLOW ponds in between, along with many feeder creeks, All this warm water capability being held together by 2 HUGE natural land points that stick out into Lake Ontario (Hedges 9 mile Pt. and Braddocks-Lighthouse Pt) These natural Points KEEP the water conditions stable by giving protection from heavy East or West winds. This shallow water shoreline produces the warmer water "areas" and water color needed and sought after by baitfish, (most important- ideal spring spawning conditions for ALEWIFES). Spring kings will hunt/search this entire lake over and over to find/feed on Alewifes OR they will stress while searching-thus skinny king conditions. 2014  Rochester had it's most consistant king fishery EVER starting in spring and lasted MONTHS. Next couple of weeks weather patterns will determine the ice cover/temps for this year.

 

As a side note-living on the lake shore I have only had 1 lake diver duck "rest" in my yard this year. last year I had over 30 birds in yard or on pave street.

 

 

Jerry

Edited February 18, 2015 by RUNNIN REBEL

[baitrigger]

Rochester is the best spring fishing in the whole world. If I lived out of state and wanted a trophy brown or king...Rochester it would be.

[brucehookedup]

That's right jerry. Damn it, now the cat is out of the bag.I can see it now, boats everywhere in genny water,,,,,NOT. It is beginning to look like the same scenario as 2014, lets' hope so.

[Yankee Troller]

God I hate when Salmon show up in Rochester or East of there before July. I'm a selfish fisherman and I want them all to us West end guys all Spring! 

[baitrigger]

Yankee you know rochester has the best spring fishing every year. Your just wasting time out west.