Ice Report
Progress....
Cut some holes over by the ramp where Maxum's picture last Saturday show'd open water. Now about 4" of black ice there -- I went out only about 50 feet though. Certainly wouldn't try to put a sled on there right now, but in another week, it will be a very different story given the weather forecast (excluding next Wednesday).
At Cattle Landing, I got on the ice a few hundred yards west of the public docks. As usual the fan boat has done a nice job destroying the area around the town docks as a safe access point onto the ice for the public. Live Free Or Die does not mean do whatever the F you want regardless of the impact on those around you. But I digress.....
Where I got on (near the bend in the road west of the parking lot), has been frozen for some time and there is a good 8" anywhere that has snow cover. Couple ice fisherman out there today. Out to the east approaching the town docks area is a different story. This too was clearly open water a week ago. I initially found 4" of ice as I moved onto the black ice, but when I got roughly even with the town docks near a pressure ridge, I measured a paltry 2" and stopped.
I want today to be remembered for the Pats winning another Super Bowl, not me getting wet because I needlessly pushed safety limits on the ice.
It will be in much better shape come next Thursday. FIngers crossed.
Mink Islander
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