water levels

[2 tone z71]

with all the snow this winter a ton of rain forcasted ,when can one expect the levels to rise ,the mouth of Georgian Bay here is open ,theres shell ice in patchs in places nothing extreme thou,the major inlets and outlets are open and the snows gone,this afternoon I noticed it looks to be theres another 6-8 ft beach shoreline exposed since last falls high water

[Sinker]

I think everything melted slow enough that we won't see much of a rise in water levels this year. Nothing like we had last year anyways. I think its going to be a weird spring. Things are going to start early.

 

Sinker

[2 tone z71]

your right ice out here this early is weird,gonna throw a screwing into the spring walleye again I presume, we had a hard time with them last yr

[Sinker]

The lakes around here will be wide open by the end of the week!! Last year I was icefishing still on april 13th........kinda sucks......but I guess I'd better get the boat going eh?

 

I find I do better when its a late ice out for eyes, but that's just me. Should be a killer crappie/perch season though.......can't friggen wait!

 

Sinker

[2 tone z71]

haha no no I hear ya lol,good luck out there

[EC1]

I don't know if it's been posted, but for those that want to check river conditions before they head out on a long drive could check this website:

 

Real-Time Hydrometric Data

 

Here, although it doesn't give you a visual of how the river is looking, it will tell you the levels and how high the river is running!

[boatman]

Highwater is long gone. The waterlevels should stay up for a little while, but the freshet is past. Waterlevels will increase faster than normal during rainfall events until the frost is thawed. Then its back to normal.