Lake Update

This picture was taken November 30th from our dock looking North to the narrows

Made our last boat trip November 29th, had to travel from Bare Point Around west side of Scotty's down to Elbow and east to home, saw 2 eagles perched in trees and 1 buck swimming.

Lake temp is 0c. there is lots of ice and open water around our island. Thorburn's said they have ice as far south as they can see from their island.

This morning the bay out front flashed over,but broke up when the wind picked up.If the wind drops tonight I expect her to freeze solid.

Lake froze November 23 in 2006

Lake froze November 27 in 2007

Lake Update

We made it to Bare Point Marina on Sunday morning. We had to dodge some ice to get there. Yesterday when we came home the only ice we could see was in Big Stone Bay and that ice was east of Kipling Island. The ice south of us (French Narrows) is gone as of this morning.

bigstone bay

You can make it to camp either leave from town or Bare Point. It is a turkey trail but do-able. This picture is of copper island in Bigstone, the inlet to the right is Northern Harbour. You could leave northern harbour but would have to follow shore line back to Bare point and then down.

Ice conditions

Flew to Bare point this afternoon,the only thing stopping us from boating out is the stretch of ice around the Hades,Scotty,s area to Bare point. This should be open in a couple more days.
Surface temperature is 5c, the frogs started croaking on 5th and sitting in the hottub last night the skitters were a nuisance.
I don't think anybody boating out of Northern Harbour will be able to get to there camps this weekend the 9th. the ice is white and is solid to the shore.

Ice

Just a quick note, I was flying today and its not looking good for boating. Bigstone is solid as is Clearwater bay. I have to fly Wednesday afternoon,will post a picture and an update of conditions at approx. 17:00. If your packing up for the weekend of the 9th --- don't pack the perishables!!!!!!!!

Ice

Was out playing in the boat this afternoon and it was snowing.This is what we are pushing through in our aluminum boat,this sample of icewas taken in front of Dick and Linda Frazell's Island. The top 2" is quite solid and the bottom 7.5" is candled and very brittle, and goes good with the RUM. From our place to Frazell's its open water then 100yards of this ice and took about 10 minutes of back and forth to travel through,then open water to Bald Island(green day marker) took 30 minutes to get through the next 200 yards, then open water to N.W. corner of Queer. That's as far as we can get by boat,solid ice as far as you can see. Last night we dipped to -5c and made another 1/4" of ice. Still can not boat around our island. French Narrows and Dorian still ice bound but that is receding. We are probably just as anxious to get out of here as everyboby else is about getting back here,so will let you know when we make it out.

ice conditions

Beautiful day here May 01. +12c , sunny N.E. wind 15-20K. We still can not boat around island,ice is 1" thick on surface and 8" long fingers (candled) underneath. You can step out of the boat and it will support you.Was out flying today and there is enough open water to travel from town to N.W. tip of Scotty's Island. Solid ice till Queer Island, Lots of open water around Queer, ice again to Bald Island,then open to Dick and Linda's Island ,then some more ice and then open all the way to our place. Dorian and the rest of the bay are still choked with ice.Most people should be able to access there camps by next week end if the weather co-operates????????????.
Bigstone is still frozen to the shore and doutful if that ice will be out till after the 11 th.