Ice update 2/27
 

Todays view from space…..

Ice out mid to late May...

Not funny


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Is that Sebago that looks unfrozen?

It sure is...most of it never seems to freeze.

A week go we were staining my deck framing outside in 50 degree weather while looking at open water, now it looks like the arctic tundra.

I was liking my March 2nd ice out guess and thinking about launching the boat.... dope!!

Yes it is. It rarely freezes entirely anymore. All that ice you can see in the photo formed in the past week. The lake has been wide open all winter so far. Only the small coves had some ice at times…

So you are the culprit, you can't think like that it leads to a late freeze everytime!!!!!!!!!!!

Todays view from the arctic tundra we call home :D

Yes....it's all on me! Wait a minute...have you been talking to my wife?? ;-)

sure is pretty up there!!

March Launch
 

I think we will still be on the island in March Steve...All that ice in the broads is so thin one warm or windy day will blow it away. Glendale will be the last to go at least for those of us in Gilford...

Keep the faith!

Dan

Even with all this recent white stuff the lake is beginning to open up. Along the shore it’s just sludge. More snow today and 6-8 tomorrow. As our forefathers said “March comes in like a lion goes out like a lamb”


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Any Ice Updates/Photos?
 

Has anyone driven by or have a lakeside camera to show recent ice conditions? Just curious how it is looking these days with the more moderate temperatures.

Here’s a pic from my security cam on the south side of the lake by Ellacoya State Park looking at Welch Island….everything is still iced in.

The ice is Very Very thin here so it won’t take long to go…

Dan

Someone was brave (or stupid) enough to set up a shack just northeast of Diamond Island yesterday. It was still there this morning when I left. Dan got a pretty good pic of it on his camera.

Drone Video
 

Here’s a drone video I just made just for you! Feel free to scroll through it as it’s 4 minutes long and basically just turning left and right showing the entire lake. For logistics, the drone was basically directly above Ellacoya State Park 500 meters up looking North…. Make sure to put your YouTube settings on the highest definition possible…

Dan

https://youtu.be/9zQTa1ycDik

That's very cool! Does it have the range to make it out to the house?? I hope you kept it under 45! [emoji16]

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Yes it has a 1 1/2 mile range and I have used it to go to my camp from the mainland!

Dan

That's awesome!

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Warm Weather
 

Todays warm weather has started cracking the ice in the broads at least between Belknap Point / Ellacoya and Welch. Should start seeing some open water in the next few days I would guess…

Dan

My birthday is Thursday. If you were wondering what to get me, a drone video of the Gilford islands would fit just right! :)

Winnisquam Open Water
 

The ice was locked in out front on Sunday morning when I left the area.

Same view from the web cams this morning around 8:00 AM. When I checked around 3:00 today, ice all gone from the main body of the lake, Sanbornton to Laconia. Still a chunk of ice between the sandbar and halfway up to smith point, gone tomorrow, for sure!

During my 60+ years on the lake, this was the first winter that I could not go out on the ice out front!

There were a few winters with 3-4 inches of ice along the shoreline, center still open, and we still safely fished during the derby.

When my dad taught me how to ice fish in the late 60's we chopped through 24" of ice with an ice chisel, the deeper you go the smaller the hole!

Happy Birthday J.

Drone Flight
 

I'll see what I can do! :)

I may have to do it tomorrow or Friday as weather is not looking good for Thursday (Rain)....

Dan

I have added my LIVE WEB-CAM at WIERS BEACH
 

HI I just added my "NEST CAM" for public use. You can now see, on the left side of the picture, "OPEN WATER" extending out from the "CHANNEL"

"CLICK' on the square box, on lower-right of video screen for a "FULL-PAGE" View.


JUST "CLICK" on the URL or TYPE https://video.nest.com/live/Me8JpsyLhc


Good luck

WINNI BOB @ rcoff194033@gmail.com

Winnisquam
 

After today's warm weather and tomorrows rain, I wouldn't doubt if Winnisquam is mostly ice free by Friday...We shall see!

Dan

North End
 

The north end of Winnisquam is still pretty iced in. No more bob houses but you can still see snow mobile tracks. Counting on the rain to do some good damage and get to ice out though.

Yes, still lots of ice north of the state park. And with the current weekly forecast should be there for a week or two more


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2023 Ice
 

****NEWS FLASH**** The ice will not be going out this year! (now i'am going to go run and hide......lol):emb::emb:

Not funny.... :mad:

On a serious note I figured it would be gone by now the way things were looking in mid February. We were looking out at plenty of blue water on February 18th. Here we are just over a month later and things are still locked in pretty well. Lily Pond was still covered yesterday, and I am still seeing brave (or crazy) souls walking around on Alton Bay and off Ames Farm.

my normal ice out predictor is Wheelwright Pond in Lee....usually goes out a week before Winni. This morning I saw a lot of open water...maybe another couple of days I'm thinking.

Happy Birthday!
 

Happy belated birthday CampEye!! Here ya go…. It was really windy so I couldn’t go out far. This drone video is taken and starts approximately 500 yards west of Ellacoya State Park looking due North, by the end of the video the drone is 500 meters high…

https://youtu.be/CnDDRvnoHuY

Hope your birthday was a good one!!

Dan

A clear shot to Welch for ya Dan! ps... my birthday's in August if you want to start planning now! It's a big one... the candle power on my cake would probably bring out the " Lake Jake" !

The band of open water from Belknap Point Rd out to Welch is pretty large. It starts north of Broadview and south almost to Ellacoya.

Dan could probably kayak to his house.

From the east side of Welch it’s open across to Long Island.

Taken from the deck:

Two hours Later!
 

…and here’s what just a couple hours of wind can do…Same view as the previous drone video I did…in my best Scotty from Star Trek voice…”She’s breaking up Captain!”

https://youtu.be/8nYEB0z32Ak

Dan

I want to be fishing on April 1st….!!

Dan

that's an amazing difference in a short time!

My Eastern is in my yard waiting…..

Dan