12-18-2009, 05:39 AM
Hi All - New to this Forum
Been a lookielou for some time now and since I live near and drive by Pineview daily I thought I'd start with my first post as a caution to all ice fishermen.
The Valley experienced an early and severe cold spell about the last three weeks but that ended with last weekends heavy snowfall. North Fork, Gertsen Bay, and Middle Fork were ice covered with clear ice early last week (Dec 7th), the rest of the reservoir was open water all the way to the dam. Overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday the mercury hit 7 below. When I came home from work last Thursday, the entire lake had capped and things were looking great. Friday night it began to snow and didn't quit till late Sunday dumping nearly 20" and since then it has warmed considerably with temps around 25 lows and 35 highs. Today the warmer temperatures are settling the snow to about 1 foot near the caretakers home near the dam. Pineview is still completely iced over but looks like April ice conditions. The snowfall must have been too heavy for the ice to support and it all looks saturated and slushy.
I have not ventured out to even check the edges yet but plan to this weekend. I have not seen anyone on the ice even near the docks at the Port Ramp. Parking will be a problem again this year as the plows have just cleared the roadway and nothing more. The small parking lot near the old windsurfer beach and trailhead is closed (gate locked) and the Port Ramp is walk in or snowmobile only. Parking across from the caretakers home has not been plowed and looks miserably messy.
This morning was heavy fog lasting all day and probably all night tonight. It's 18 degrees right now (1030 pm) and maybe things will start to set back up. If anyone wants to try it on their own, I wouldn't recommend it!
Hope this helped? Be Careful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Been a lookielou for some time now and since I live near and drive by Pineview daily I thought I'd start with my first post as a caution to all ice fishermen.
The Valley experienced an early and severe cold spell about the last three weeks but that ended with last weekends heavy snowfall. North Fork, Gertsen Bay, and Middle Fork were ice covered with clear ice early last week (Dec 7th), the rest of the reservoir was open water all the way to the dam. Overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday the mercury hit 7 below. When I came home from work last Thursday, the entire lake had capped and things were looking great. Friday night it began to snow and didn't quit till late Sunday dumping nearly 20" and since then it has warmed considerably with temps around 25 lows and 35 highs. Today the warmer temperatures are settling the snow to about 1 foot near the caretakers home near the dam. Pineview is still completely iced over but looks like April ice conditions. The snowfall must have been too heavy for the ice to support and it all looks saturated and slushy.
I have not ventured out to even check the edges yet but plan to this weekend. I have not seen anyone on the ice even near the docks at the Port Ramp. Parking will be a problem again this year as the plows have just cleared the roadway and nothing more. The small parking lot near the old windsurfer beach and trailhead is closed (gate locked) and the Port Ramp is walk in or snowmobile only. Parking across from the caretakers home has not been plowed and looks miserably messy.
This morning was heavy fog lasting all day and probably all night tonight. It's 18 degrees right now (1030 pm) and maybe things will start to set back up. If anyone wants to try it on their own, I wouldn't recommend it!
Hope this helped? Be Careful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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