lake scugog ice conditions..

[northwood]

Hey everybody i went out today on scugog and cut a bunch of holes in the ice... to check the depth..

out from port perry there is 11 inches of ice it is like a skateing rink out there.... 8 inches black ice 3 of snow ice... with another layer of ice frozen.. from the rain.. some wet spots that will freeze tonight

tomorrow when the temperature drops at night... it is looking good for a new Years day outing...

now all we need is some snow to cover the lake.. for traction Sorry no pic's..."

[lunkerbasshunter]

wow im surprised there is 11 inches of ice with the mild temps and rain. good for the hut operators!!!!!

 

Cheers!

[Dondorfish]

Thanks for the effort and the info. I am sure alot of us will be glad to hear that!

 

 

Don

[andrew9660]

what does black ice mean on the lake? is it good or bad?

[Dondorfish]

Black ice is the best and strongest ice. Read somewhere before that 4 inches of black ice is as strong as 8 inches of white ice.

 

Hope that helps.

 

 

 

Don

[andrew9660]

I was out in caesarea last night and got 6 not bad size pickeral. The only concern was the really black ice and the ice making alot of noise

[lovetofish]

When it is really cold like that, the ice will make noise as it forms too.

[Terry]

nothing scarier then being in a fish hut by yourself at 2 in the morning and hearing the sounds of making ice

 

sometimes it sounds like a freight train coming through

[Bernie]

Had a big rumble at the cottage on Friday night. Woke me up, thats unusual, normally takes a lot to get me up. Probably formed a pressure crack somewhere. It sure was making lots of noise the last couple of nights on Nipissing anyway. Didn't take any ice thickness readings but there were plenty of full size pickups going across.