Ice thickness

Still can not get past the 2nd green buoy @ Frezzell's, that is were I picked up this piece of ice for Happy Hour(3 7/8").Ice was pretty black(3rd time-so stay off!!)
The female Loon's arrived today-lots of calling back and forth.

Ice

This is the last picture I took before pulling her off the ice(tried taking pictures of your camps for you but they were all a blur-will try again)
This picture was also taken on 22nd. I'm on North side of Elbow looking South.-Oliver Island would be just out of picture top left corner.These 4 pictures were taken @ approx: 500 feet above ground.
As far as boating goes we cannot boat around our Island yet-made it past the Red bouy and 1st green bouy at Dick & Linda Frezzell BUT could not reach the 2nd green bouy.Ice up to the Outfitters Island and looks like lots of open water to the North.
Cannot access any of the docks in your bay, or Dorian Island and ice still blocking the channel in front of old Lodge.I'm still hopeful for boating out on May 4th but realisticly 7-8 th looks better.3 nights this week we made 1/4" ice each night and it does not melt till noon.Another rule of thumb is when ice goes out on Laurensons Lake-we can boat a week later.Apperently that lake is very black and could go this weekend.

beer

we'll all get together and have a couple of beers ,,, and the winner gets the bottles to return for the deposit ,,, and all the beers that are left over ,,, if we don't drink then all ,,, pt

Spring Thaw-Stalled

Half of the open water out front skinned over yesterday 1/4" ice.Still cannot make it to the Narrows--75 yards short-ice is 5 " thick but will not support my weight-got a booter!The next posting will be when we can get past the Narrows.Still waiting to hear back from Peter on our "wager--prize"?? You started it!! Book says its the male Loon that arrives first--still waiting for his mate. This picture was taken 22nd. Queer Island looking North towards Strawberry.

Loons

Saw the first loon the morning of 23nd. and in the afternoon they was another one North of the Narrows and they were calling back and forth.Can hear them calling now as I type this. If you double left click on the picture of the Lynx it enlarges it.
We took tin boat out today to see how far we could get--about 150 yards short of narrows.This picture was taken on 22nd.That is Queer Island on left-looking North to Hay Island-the white line is our old ice road.

Hey Rick......

Nice information you are passing on to us "lake people". Keep up the good work. Anxious to get out there. I'm thinking May 5th will see us getting out there.....wanted in on your estimated time of opening. Nice pictures.....keep them coming.

ice report

This picture is looking North towards the Narrows at 16:00 on 22nd.--our place is in the right foreground.Nothing new to report,Ice is melting slowly. There is an old wives tale the locals repeat and that is "after the ice turns black for third time stay off its no longer safe to walk on." We saw it go black on 21st. for the 1st. time.Changed the plane from ski's to floats on the ice yesterday.Today I will pull her onto land and take the quad off the ice,down to using the ice boat for travel.Looking out kitchen window The last of the snow has now melted in the bush.

lynx sighting

Spotted this lynx coming off the tip of East Allie around 15:00 on the 20th. and walking over to the Island south of us. He walked the length of that island and headed north to French Narrows about an hour later.Have seen his tracks in winter,this is the first sighting.Flying in to Bare Point on ski's this morning.Still 24" ice were I park plane but had to build a bridge to get quad onto ice .Will post a picture of ice with a report later today.

officially spring

Spring has arrived-killed 3 skitters on 16th. The Pelican's arrived this eve 17th.
While getting a boat ready @ the dock I noticed 3 deer walking on the ice from point of F.N.-they walked up to the open water-jumped in and swam to East Allie.Next day they showed up here.

ric's pictures

Spring Thaw Again

Was out flying today-this picture is of the ice road in front of Guy & Gaye's. The trees under the cowling are Dave & Pats point.Ice is deteriorating fast,Ice is starting to "candle" and shore lines are pulling away.I thought I might make 1 more quad trip to town but Queer Island route is definitely out,will have to go 12 mile route.
Mallards arrived on 13th
Turkey vulcher on 15th.
Blue Jays and Chick-a dee's have moved on
On the 12 th my 1st estimated boat trip to Bare Point was May 07th, after today Peter put me down for May02nd.

first open day for boating ?

lets do a, who can guess the first day you could boat to our camps?

peter thiessen---may 2

Spring Thaw

Not a lot of changes here in past week. The Goldeneye ducks returned on April 12th.
Was flying on 12th and there are still trucks travelling over 12 mile and a van was fishing @ Rocky Narrows.Saw a boat pushing ice in Keewatin Channel.
While typing this letter I'm watching 4 Eagles chasing an Otter around the open water out front.
The ice road is gone in front of Guy Belluz and have to pick your way around the tip of Queer-other than that travel is good by Quad as all snow melted off the ice on
11 th.