dheitzner Posted December 1, 2008 Report Posted December 1, 2008 Hi Folks, Anyone out there from the Callander area of Lake Nipissing? Just sitting here thinking about my Jan 1-4 trip and wondering if any ice has been made yet? Thanks for the replies, Darcy
Bernie Posted December 1, 2008 Report Posted December 1, 2008 Drove by Callander Bay on Saturday. Want to go for a boat ride? It was pretty much wide open other than a hundred feet out from the shore. It may be a blessing though Darcy. Once we get a cold snap it shouldn't take long to freeze up. The South Bay is frozen over, unfortunately though. With 2 ft of snow on it the ice will be a longer time forming and slush will be a problem.
Muskieman Posted December 2, 2008 Report Posted December 2, 2008 No frozen over yet....some bays are frozen, north shore is about 300 yds out ...be a few weeks yet.. It needs to stop snowing. Like Bernie said... slush will be a problem I think... Smaller lakes were being used on 3" of ice last week ... kiss that ice goodbye!!... a foot and a half of snow will have fallen in two days by tomorrow...there goes the ice.. now if all that slush can freeze we'll be in good shape.
BassAsin Posted December 2, 2008 Report Posted December 2, 2008 any lake thats still open at the moment is lucky, too bad the little lakes got that quick 2 " of ice is now covered with a ton of insulation.
magicfingers Posted December 3, 2008 Report Posted December 3, 2008 I too am heading to calender on Jan 1 .last year we went on the 14th and missed the bite.Hopefully we have some good ice. Im fishing out of hayatts. magic
lunkerbasshunter Posted December 3, 2008 Report Posted December 3, 2008 they are getting hammereed with snow so its not likely going to help the ice build up on the smaller lakes. I wouldnt expect ice to be full out until xmas on nipissing. Cheers!
buddyphil Posted December 7, 2008 Report Posted December 7, 2008 (edited) We' re goin out on jan 6....the earliest we've ever gone....every other year we seem to take a beatin so we decided to go ealier this year.....i've heard that the ealier the better for fishin but what about the ice conditions are they pretty consistent year after year? phil Edited December 7, 2008 by buddyphil
Clampet Posted December 7, 2008 Report Posted December 7, 2008 Drove by Callander Bay on Saturday. Want to go for a boat ride? .. I bet you won't be ridin' no boat this morning!
buddyphil Posted December 12, 2008 Report Posted December 12, 2008 what are the ideal conditions to get some good thick ice?
Muskieman Posted December 12, 2008 Report Posted December 12, 2008 -20 for a week...... too much snow on Nip right now to make good ice.... I'm afraid. :wallbash: RFS
Clampet Posted December 12, 2008 Report Posted December 12, 2008 Hi Folks,Anyone out there from the Callander area of Lake Nipissing? Just sitting here thinking about my Jan 1-4 trip and wondering if any ice has been made yet? Thanks for the replies, Darcy I think you have bad timing. Jan 1-4 is usually known by the locals as the January "Thaw". The saying referring to January being sooo cold as to be as "Slow as molasses" doesn't apply in these new times. But....you can never really tell. I may be wrong, it could firm up real quick, let's hope so fer your sake.
Bernie Posted December 12, 2008 Report Posted December 12, 2008 I may be wrong, it could firm up real quick, let's hope so fer your sake.[/color][/size][/font] On the South Bay, I heard yesterday, there is only an inch of ice under close to 2 feet of snow. We need a thaw. There will be no ice formed until the blanket of snow is reduced.
JFish Posted December 12, 2008 Report Posted December 12, 2008 As of the 10th the whole lake looked covered but like others said, looks like lots of snow on top. http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/mod...on.143.250m.jpg
dheitzner Posted December 12, 2008 Author Report Posted December 12, 2008 That wasn't what I wanted to hear, but thanks for the update. Hopefully it will tighten up over the next couple of weeks.
Bernie Posted December 12, 2008 Report Posted December 12, 2008 That wasn't what I wanted to hear, but thanks for the update.Hopefully it will tighten up over the next couple of weeks. Darcy, other parts of the lake may not be quite as bad as the South Bay so don't get overly concerned yet. The main lake and Callander Bay just froze over so there isn't the amount of snow there as there is in the South Bay and the Sturgeon Falls area.
dheitzner Posted December 12, 2008 Author Report Posted December 12, 2008 Well Bernie, that is excellent news. My trip is to the Callander area with Rob Hyatt, so hopefully he can get his bungalows out in time. There are some cold temps forecast for the area, so we may be alright. Thanks so much for the update, I have my fingers crossed. Darcy
Bernie Posted December 12, 2008 Report Posted December 12, 2008 Just got off the phone with a friend who decided to stay at his island cottage for the freeze up. He fell through a week ago trying to cross a short waterway to mainland while on snowshoes. He said he wasn't going to join any polar bear swimming events in the future.
Clampet Posted December 12, 2008 Report Posted December 12, 2008 Bernie, Is that an 18' Giesler cedar strip?
Bernie Posted December 12, 2008 Report Posted December 12, 2008 Bernie,Is that an 18' Giesler cedar strip? It looks like the 18ft Nipissing model Paul. A little hard to tell 100% for sure from that angle though. I took the picture about 2 years ago and my memory isn't what it used to be
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