11-28-2008, 12:48 PM
[quote SkinnyLynnie]What about in the winter when the water freezes. I suppose there is no problem with walking across the ice, is there? That is, unless you find the warm springs by mistake (by walking across very thin ice above the warm water).[/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]As long as you get in or on the lake...or the ice...at a public access point, there are no legal restrictions. But, at Lincoln Beach, you cannot cross private property to access the lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The main springs at Lincoln Beach are all close to shore, with little potential danger of people falling through thin ice. Again, the water that comes out of them is not boiling hot...just slightly warmer than lake water. Only during very low water, with a heavy flow of warm water, will the springs remain open in the surrounding ice. In a mild winter they might stay open all the time and it can be good fishing inside them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But...in the Saratoga Springs area, there are some HOT springs that come into the lake. Some boil up out in the main lake, quite a few yards offshore. At least they used to. I have not fished that area for many years. One winter there was an open spot in the ice...over one of these warm springs...and it was possible to catch white bass from around the edges of that hole on every drop. Had a couple of guys walk too close to the thin edge and break through.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Many years ago, before all of the demands on ground water lowered the water tables and diminished the flow, the springs at Lincoln Beach maintained a heavy outpouring and the water was much warmer. In those days they had big swimming pools of the warm water and a resort that featured big dances and public swimming. All that remains are some old rock buildings and a few depressions in the ground.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]As long as you get in or on the lake...or the ice...at a public access point, there are no legal restrictions. But, at Lincoln Beach, you cannot cross private property to access the lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The main springs at Lincoln Beach are all close to shore, with little potential danger of people falling through thin ice. Again, the water that comes out of them is not boiling hot...just slightly warmer than lake water. Only during very low water, with a heavy flow of warm water, will the springs remain open in the surrounding ice. In a mild winter they might stay open all the time and it can be good fishing inside them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But...in the Saratoga Springs area, there are some HOT springs that come into the lake. Some boil up out in the main lake, quite a few yards offshore. At least they used to. I have not fished that area for many years. One winter there was an open spot in the ice...over one of these warm springs...and it was possible to catch white bass from around the edges of that hole on every drop. Had a couple of guys walk too close to the thin edge and break through.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Many years ago, before all of the demands on ground water lowered the water tables and diminished the flow, the springs at Lincoln Beach maintained a heavy outpouring and the water was much warmer. In those days they had big swimming pools of the warm water and a resort that featured big dances and public swimming. All that remains are some old rock buildings and a few depressions in the ground.[/#0000ff]
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