12-11-2013, 06:03 PM
I use an axe for my early season ice assessments. I saw solid ice into the narrows with some cracks and areas of overflow - where at some time the crack had allowed standing water on top. This new water dissolved the thin layer of white "snow" so that you could see it, however had frozen again so that the bottom line was the entire thing was solid - including up into the narrows as far as I could see...
The "snow" on top was probably frozen fog or something since it hasn't snowed since Saturday. Based on the temperatures and lack of a real insulation layer, this ice should get thicker in a hurry. I am thinking that people will be ice fishing by Friday. You could ice fish right now back in the boat parking area of the Cottonwood jetty.....
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The "snow" on top was probably frozen fog or something since it hasn't snowed since Saturday. Based on the temperatures and lack of a real insulation layer, this ice should get thicker in a hurry. I am thinking that people will be ice fishing by Friday. You could ice fish right now back in the boat parking area of the Cottonwood jetty.....
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