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caught a few small ones at Mabel Lake yesterday
Nice! Thanks Don!
So, average temp in March for Kamloops came in at 3.8 degrees, giving the average Feb plus Mar temperature at – 0.95 degrees. So using the formula I posted earlier, gives us an ice off for 6 mile at around April 10 or 11. From the pics posted the other day and the forecast for strong winds maybe a bit earlier…hopefully.
No posts for three days now. Hmmm….. Morgan and Stump have to be close.
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Only edges of Morgan and 6 mile. There’s a few photos posted on another well known website
you referring to photos posted March 30… or are there more recent ones?
Steve, what other well known website?
lol troutboi … I know it’s tough for me too but as soon as there is open water you can be sure it will be posted 😉
Stump isn’t all that close from what I have been told. The weather has generally been warm, calm and sunny during the day and cool at night which isn’t the greatest combination for melting the ice. Looks like some warmer/wetter weather coming over the weekend which should move some ice on Stump.
Hilarious! Fancy that – Stump is totally calm when we need the wind to melt the ice, but you better believe that once the ice is off it will be back to near South Carolina style hurricane gusts.
Thanks for the update lads.
Just in time for the weekend me thinks! 😀
Beauty pix, you’re the man Rob!
I have stopped seeing pictures. Anyone know why?
Can you see the one of six mile just posted below?
Yes pics are good now. thanks
I think it’s safe to record official 2018 full ice off for Six Mile as April 7. Thanks for the pic Glen! You were very close Daryl. 😀
I don’t mind being wrong if it is a little early. Four days off (it predicted April 10 or 11). That model is plus or minus 8 days, so technically it did do it’s job, but plus or minus 8 days is a really large window. Hopefully with more data that window will shrink and we can get better predictions in the future.
Ya 4 days is unreal close! I’d say the models there!
I record my ice-offs as the first time there is fishable water, not full ice-off. I totally get the purpose of tracking the full ice-off as it an absolute and not subjective. In reality, the only thing that matters to me is if there is enough open water along the shoreline to throw some casts.
Just got back from tsotin lake it’s dead as can be.. Id post pics but I can’t figure out how to
Hi Paul. Thanks for the report … as glim as it is 🙁
If you have your pics hosted somewhere you can just post the URL and they should show up here. Or if it’s easier you can email them to [email protected] and I’ll add them to your report. 🙂
I sent them off to you. The truck is not mine. But it is someone’s unfortunately!! The front was full of beer cans so that kinda explains it lol
Pics updated … Yikes!
Woods was off as of the 24th pretty sure skaha and vaseaux never iced over. Anyone know how gardom is doing?
logged Woods in for March 24th … thanks Chris!
Pretty sure you mean Wood Lake in Lake Country. Woods Lake is up behind Westwold and is definitely not ice-free.
Corrected thanks Art …
My bad sorry bout that.
Hi Art! What’s your prediction for ice off for bleeker? Thank you kindly sir
I’m glad you think highly of my predictions. They are based on nothing more than past experience, weather forecasts and the severity of the past winter. We have been having some very “melty” weather these last few days. Still, I can’t see Bleeker opening within the next 2 weeks. My guess is April 27th. Of course that date could change if we get a cold snap or some really warm weather.
Thanks Art!if you ever see a 12 foot blue duraboat and a guy with a Vietnamese farmers hat on. Come by and grab some flies??
Ha,ha. I will keep an eye out for you !
Talked to Roche resort today, they figure minimum 2 weeks.
Odd how Morgan at 600m is iced off before lakes lower like white and gardom. Stupid weather patterns…?
Morgan ices off almost every year (I can think of a couple of exceptions) before White/Gardom. The reason is pretty simple. Morgan is a grassland lake that is way more exposed to sun/wind than White/Gardom. Also, the Shuswap area tends to receive twice as much snow as the Kamloops area and is slower to warm up in the spring.
Has anyone there been out to see how stump lake is coming along?
Drove up Roche Lake way today, couldn’t get into Horseshoe, way to muddy under the snow, Rose had a decent opening around the aerator, a few dark grey patches, also mushy slush around the edges. Tulip, same thing as Rose, just not quiet the amount of Grey areas on the lake itself. Roche looked locked up pretty good. Didn’t even consider looking at Bleeker after seeing how muddy the road to Horseshoe was.
Add sawmill (burnell) not sure which day but is is being fished and fully iced off.
Thanks … put it down as yesterday
Monte today ……. 🙂
We are planning a trip to Red Lake soon. It will likely happen within a week after ice-off and our concern is turnover.
Anybody here with info about turnover there?
Like if it has a huge (full lake) effect on Red being the size it is; Have you experienced it, and how long it might last.
Red usually turns a few weeks after ice off.. But wind and temperature can shorten or lengthen that time. Turnover can last 10 days or so .
My experience is that it mostly effects the whole lake but have still been able to pull off some decent days on brookies tight to shore.
Fishing is poor to mediocre at Red during turnover. The water can get quite ugly! As Rob said, focus on brookies in shallow water when this happens. Oh, and use bright colours, beads, etc.