Feels like April in December.

[limeyangler]

Another peaceful evening here in  balmy NW Ontario.

 

[Barry Willis]

Not in my neck of the woods. This started Wednesday afternoon and didn't stop until last night. -15 this morning. Over 30 cm of snow on the lakes I want to get out on. Now all this snow is going to keep the ice from building up as quick as I would like.  Oh well, tis the season I guess. 

[limeyangler]

27 minutes ago, Barry Willis said:

Not in my neck of the woods. This started Wednesday afternoon and didn't stop until last night. -15 this morning. Over 30 cm of snow on the lakes I want to get out on. Now all this snow is going to keep the ice from building up as quick as I would like.  Oh well, tis the season I guess. 

Yeah it’s the season. I have not even had to clear snow at all so far this winter, unheard of, it rained all day yesterday and I can see my lawn again….crazy! I am now worried about our pipes freezing with no snow insulation, not a good feeling, I’m never really eager for it to snow, but it needs at least what you’re getting before the temperatures drop….and they will…. Lol.

Edited December 9, 2023 by limeyangler

[Barry Willis]

Well I hope you do get some snow before it gets cold and set your mind at ease in regards to your pipes freezing. It's the best insulation there is. I just dug my carrots on Tuesday before this snow came and dug my potatoes two weeks before that which is unheard of this late in the year as the ground is usually frozen hard as concrete. This is actually our second big snow fall but I kept my garden covered with tarps so the soil didn't get saturated with moisture. I'm not very fond of the snow either especially since I can't get my snow blower to start LOL. 30, 40 years ago I loved it, couldn't get enough of it. 

[Fisherman]

A balmy +11C here today, what little snow we had is GONE, hopefully for a long time.

[CrowMan]

Looking at the long range forecast, it's going to be a while before we can ice fish in southern Ontario. Hopefully, it's not like 2002...most Simcoe operators didn't even get their huts out that year. That was an El Nino winter, just like this one.

 

Edited December 10, 2023 by CrowMan

[lew]

This was me Christmas morning 2015 and it looks like maybe a repeat this year too.

[BillM]

I should have been out chasing muskie yesterday.

[Fisherman]

There's another week of boating weather in store.

[AKRISONER]

7 hours ago, lew said:

This was me Christmas morning 2015 and it looks like maybe a repeat this year too.

2015 was insane, I specifically remember Christmas even night in st Catherine’s it was 14 degrees and we had a thunderstorm.

[Barry Willis]

I under stand this is a far cry from Ontario's weather as I lived there for over twenty years (born and raised) and now live about 3000 km west and north in Calgary, I believe it was around 1984 we had a chinook wind on Christmas day and on the way to visit my wife's sister and family I had the air conditioning on in the old Dodge as it was in the mid to high 20's. On the other hand I've seen the high ways shut down the month of July in and around Calgary due to blizzards. We never know what to expect from one season to the next out here.

[Fisherman]

Well from no snow yesterday, to 3 inches early this morning, BAH Humbug.

[Fisherman]

This weather is FUBAR, by the weekend it's supposed to be up around +8 for 3 days.

[LefroyFisherman]

My newly constructed 2 man permanent Ice hut is looking good sitting in my driveway in Innisfil.... Guess I built a new shed...

[Terry]

Yeah not looking good, even the bottom of Cooks could be well into January before there’s good ice 

[LefroyFisherman]

It's certainly been a later start to the seasons the last bunch and does go longer, but still... Guess I'll take the little boat to Angus between Xmas and new years a few times.

[AKRISONER]

I’m actually now a bit rattled that my boat is out of commission. 14 degrees and sunny, I should be out in the boat still if we aren’t going to have winter anymore.

[Barry Willis]

I'd be rattled to, a nice temperature to be out on the water.

[misfish]

19 hours ago, LefroyFisherman said:

It's certainly been a later start to the seasons the last bunch and does go longer, but still... Guess I'll take the little boat to Angus between Xmas and new years a few times.

Let's do it. 😆 

[CrowMan]

I don't bother to "winterize" my Lund...I'll bring it from Frontenac to my place in Oakville, and fish the lower Niagara (on the right day) right through winter..Once Erie freezes, it's clear water right through to break up.

[BITEME]

Just another day

https://www.windy.com/-Wind-gusts-gust?gust,39.445,-67.236,6,m:eQKaelL

[Barry Willis]

To quote Bob Dylan. Times are a changing.

[lew]

With some snow last night it's finally starting to look like Christmas.

[Fisherman]

Well the local Snowsquatch is pounding on us right now,  nothing in Barrie and 10km west it's sunny.  Humbug.

[CrowMan]

Forecast for the GTA is 7c and rain on the 25th..

"I'm dreaming of a White Christmas..."