Ice in 2017/2018

Dhuberty24 · 12-26-2017, 09:35 AM

Won’t be long now. Taken from cow island.

ishoot308 · 12-26-2017, 10:06 AM

With the upcoming 10 days of well below zero weather at night, there is a good possibility of having a very early ice in! Sure would be nice to have a normal, good, safe, ice year for a change!

Dan

tis · 12-26-2017, 11:50 AM

OMG, I hate to admit it but I thought the black was some kind of special type ice breaking boat. Now I can see it is the motor!

Guess I will have to look more closely next time. Thanks for the picture, PIG!!!!

Blue Thunder · 12-27-2017, 07:40 AM

I would think that IG's annual Ice in page would be up and running soon at www.rattlesnakecam.com soon.......

BT

8gv · 12-27-2017, 10:23 AM

Regarding using an aluminum boat as an ice breaker...

My friend and I went fishing in my 12’ aluminum boat one March right after an early ice out. We encountered ice blocking our accees to a cove where the fish were congregating. A gentle push with the bow broke the ice so we headed in with increasing speed. When the boat climbed up on thicker ice a bit of rocking broke it and we continued.

The fishing was great.

A week later we tried again but with three in the boat. With cold weather the ice had reformed rather than decreasing. The previous trip had taught me how to break it so we continued.

My brisk approach to the first ice sheet came to an abrupt stop. The guy in the bow started yelling. With the extra weight the boat was sitting lower in the water. The bow hit the ice edge straight on instead of climbing up on it. Water as pouring in.

So what do three guys in their twenties do to save themselves from a sinking boat in ice water? Well, we moved the front two guys aft to keep the bow up and attacked the ice again. It worked and we caught plenty of fish.

ishoot308 · 12-27-2017, 10:26 AM

Zero degrees and calm in Gilford this morning and 12 below just few miles south in Loudon! The lake effect is really throwing some heat! Once it's capped with ice that will be the end of that! Brutally cold weather for the next 10 days or so should lock the lake in nicely.

Keeping my fingers crossed!!

Dan

Blue Thunder · 12-28-2017, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

I would think that IG's annual Ice in page would be up and running soon at www.rattlesnakecam.com soon.......

BT

I just chatted offline with Island Girl. She has been very busy with other things.... Her Ice-in page is up at:

http://www.rattlesnakecam.com/watch.htm

I'm sure it will get posted here on the forum soon.

BT

jetskier · 12-28-2017, 06:40 PM

Hi all,

We drove up this afternoon. About 1/2 of Winnisquam is iced over and Paugus Bay is iced over. It was 5 degrees and it is going to be very cold for the next week....not long till ice in.

Jetskier

fatlazyless · 12-29-2017, 09:56 AM

......oh......what a difference a day makes.....la-tee-da!

Yesterday: Dec 28, 2017; It was all open water with small ice padiddles float'n about.

Today: Dec 29, 2017; It's all frozen solid for every direction. From Horse Island to Dolly Island to Penny Island to Bear Island to Mark Island to Mink Island(?) to Timber Island to Governor's Island to Meredith Neck. It's all frozen in with smooth, mostly white colored ice.

If you is soak'n up that Florida sunshine down in Palm Beach and reading this, it's time to call someone to make sure the ice eater at your Governor's Island, mega million dollar mcmansion is working correctly ..... capiche!

webmaster · 12-29-2017, 10:22 AM

The ice is in on Meredith Bay this morning:

ishoot308 · 12-29-2017, 02:32 PM

From my vantage point in Gilford it appears everything north of Welch is locked in. There is a lot of ice forming in the broads but nothing locked in just big thin sheets of ice all over.

Dan

AC2717 · 12-29-2017, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by webmaster

The ice is in on Meredith Bay this morning:

that's the Weir's pier, no??

webmaster · 12-29-2017, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AC2717

that's the Weir's pier, no??

Yes, the WeirsCAM is located at Weirs Beach.

PaugusBayFireFighter · 12-29-2017, 04:06 PM

Been running my aerator for pretty much five days straight and it's barely keeping up with the ice horseshoe I formed around my docks.

It's so cold we had to chop up our piano for firewood..but we only got two chords.

LadyJane · 12-29-2017, 09:35 PM

Thanks for the chuckle PaugusBay

TiltonBB · 12-30-2017, 10:02 AM

This was taken at 7:30 this morning. I am 1,600 miles south but it is nice to look at.

Slickcraft · 12-30-2017, 11:10 AM

View today from Belknap Point. As ishoot308 reported yesterday, ice north of Welch. However open water out to Welch and the Broads.

SAB1 · 12-30-2017, 10:02 PM

Plenty of snowmobiles on the northern end. One ice shack out in 19mile. Friend drilled holes out at mouth of twenty and had ten inches

MAXUM · 12-31-2017, 10:30 AM

How's Alton Bay looking? I got to believe the lower end below sandy point is getting close to being safe enough to venture out on.

Slickcraft · 12-31-2017, 11:43 AM

First bob house on Alton Bay

12-26-2017, 09:35 AM	#1
Dhuberty24 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hooksett,NH Posts: 84 Thanks: 13 Thanked 33 Times in 20 Posts	Won’t be long now. Taken from cow island. Attached Images

12-26-2017, 10:06 AM	#2
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,364 Thanks: 2,421 Thanked 5,345 Times in 2,092 Posts	Early Ice In? With the upcoming 10 days of well below zero weather at night, there is a good possibility of having a very early ice in! Sure would be nice to have a normal, good, safe, ice year for a change! Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

12-27-2017, 07:40 AM	#4
Blue Thunder Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Eastern MA & Frye Island/Sebago Lake, Maine Posts: 952 Thanks: 256 Thanked 351 Times in 158 Posts	Island Girl's Ice In page?? I would think that IG's annual Ice in page would be up and running soon at www.rattlesnakecam.com soon....... BT __________________ " Live for today because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come"

12-27-2017, 10:26 AM	#6
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,364 Thanks: 2,421 Thanked 5,345 Times in 2,092 Posts	Lake Effect Zero degrees and calm in Gilford this morning and 12 below just few miles south in Loudon! The lake effect is really throwing some heat! Once it's capped with ice that will be the end of that! Brutally cold weather for the next 10 days or so should lock the lake in nicely. Keeping my fingers crossed!! Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

12-28-2017, 06:40 PM	#8
jetskier Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Reading, MA and South Down Shores Posts: 855 Thanks: 58 Thanked 183 Times in 114 Posts	Paugus Bay Hi all, We drove up this afternoon. About 1/2 of Winnisquam is iced over and Paugus Bay is iced over. It was 5 degrees and it is going to be very cold for the next week....not long till ice in. Jetskier

12-26-2017, 11:50 AM	#3
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,824 Thanks: 759 Thanked 1,474 Times in 1,029 Posts	OMG, I hate to admit it but I thought the black was some kind of special type ice breaking boat. Now I can see it is the motor! Guess I will have to look more closely next time. Thanks for the picture, PIG!!!!

12-27-2017, 10:23 AM	#5
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,126 Thanks: 64 Thanked 752 Times in 486 Posts	Regarding using an aluminum boat as an ice breaker... My friend and I went fishing in my 12’ aluminum boat one March right after an early ice out. We encountered ice blocking our accees to a cove where the fish were congregating. A gentle push with the bow broke the ice so we headed in with increasing speed. When the boat climbed up on thicker ice a bit of rocking broke it and we continued. The fishing was great. A week later we tried again but with three in the boat. With cold weather the ice had reformed rather than decreasing. The previous trip had taught me how to break it so we continued. My brisk approach to the first ice sheet came to an abrupt stop. The guy in the bow started yelling. With the extra weight the boat was sitting lower in the water. The bow hit the ice edge straight on instead of climbing up on it. Water as pouring in. So what do three guys in their twenties do to save themselves from a sinking boat in ice water? Well, we moved the front two guys aft to keep the bow up and attacked the ice again. It worked and we caught plenty of fish.

12-29-2017, 09:56 AM	#9
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,887 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 304 Thanked 1,044 Times in 761 Posts	......oh......what a difference a day makes.....la-tee-da! Yesterday: Dec 28, 2017; It was all open water with small ice padiddles float'n about. Today: Dec 29, 2017; It's all frozen solid for every direction. From Horse Island to Dolly Island to Penny Island to Bear Island to Mark Island to Mink Island(?) to Timber Island to Governor's Island to Meredith Neck. It's all frozen in with smooth, mostly white colored ice. If you is soak'n up that Florida sunshine down in Palm Beach and reading this, it's time to call someone to make sure the ice eater at your Governor's Island, mega million dollar mcmansion is working correctly ..... capiche! __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store! Last edited by fatlazyless; 12-29-2017 at 10:42 AM.

12-29-2017, 10:22 AM	#10
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,476 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 463 Thanked 3,985 Times in 854 Posts	The ice is in on Meredith Bay this morning: Attached Images

12-29-2017, 02:32 PM	#11
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,364 Thanks: 2,421 Thanked 5,345 Times in 2,092 Posts	From my vantage point in Gilford it appears everything north of Welch is locked in. There is a lot of ice forming in the broads but nothing locked in just big thin sheets of ice all over. Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

12-29-2017, 04:06 PM	#14
PaugusBayFireFighter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 837 Thanks: 361 Thanked 674 Times in 264 Posts	Been running my aerator for pretty much five days straight and it's barely keeping up with the ice horseshoe I formed around my docks. It's so cold we had to chop up our piano for firewood..but we only got two chords.

12-29-2017, 09:35 PM	#15
LadyJane Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: northern Ct. Posts: 335 Thanks: 129 Thanked 50 Times in 33 Posts	Thanks for the chuckle PaugusBay

12-30-2017, 10:02 AM	#16
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 3,054 Thanks: 726 Thanked 2,231 Times in 952 Posts	Gilford this morning This was taken at 7:30 this morning. I am 1,600 miles south but it is nice to look at. Attached Images

12-30-2017, 11:10 AM	#17
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,339 Thanks: 1,247 Thanked 2,119 Times in 969 Posts	View today from Belknap Point. As ishoot308 reported yesterday, ice north of Welch. However open water out to Welch and the Broads. Attached Images

12-30-2017, 10:02 PM	#18
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,253 Thanks: 193 Thanked 334 Times in 242 Posts	Plenty of snowmobiles on the northern end. One ice shack out in 19mile. Friend drilled holes out at mouth of twenty and had ten inches

12-31-2017, 10:30 AM	#19
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	How's Alton Bay looking? I got to believe the lower end below sandy point is getting close to being safe enough to venture out on.

12-31-2017, 11:43 AM	#20
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,339 Thanks: 1,247 Thanked 2,119 Times in 969 Posts	First bob house on Alton Bay Attached Images