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ed
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Post Number: 297
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 7:58 am: | 
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Nice story Ghost-Brigade.
I will not be anywhere near the entrance of any river, as the ice leaves a Lake after reading that piece of prose. |
brian
Moderator
Post Number: 557
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Monday, April 17, 2006 - 5:36 pm: |
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Ed, have a look at today's sat photo that I just posted. You better get packing. |
ed
Moderator
Post Number: 299
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, April 17, 2006 - 6:38 pm: |
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Unfortunately, I need to be around here until at least April 20th.But, I was thinking that next Monday might be a good time to think about leaving for points North.
Definitely, everything I need to travel on over the next few weeks is already or almost ice free.
Now if only the back roads would dry up a bit..... |
bush_pilot
Member
Post Number: 87
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, April 17, 2006 - 8:55 pm: |
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I just flew over Lake Wanapitae, the sat. photo shows it clear of ice but it's not, although it does look very dark. All of the small lakes south of highway 17 are open and the larger lakes are about half open, surprisingly there are still patches of snow in the bush. |
brian
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Post Number: 558
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 10:26 am: |
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Bush_p, did you see floes or large sheets of ice? All over the lake or in some sections? |
bush_pilot
Member
Post Number: 88
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 8:00 pm: |
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This morning Wanapitae still had large sheets of ice on about 3/4 of the lake, there appeared to be a large opening at the mouth of the N. Wanapitae R. I flew up from Toronto this morning the only ice I saw was north of the French R. on a few of the larger lakes. The ice went out of Ramsey lake(in the centre of Sudbury)today. Wanapitae will be open tomorrow would be my guess. |
skippy
Member
Post Number: 8
Registered: 04-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 1:16 pm: |
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ETA village of temagami from BI would have to be Friday for some...Saturday for the rest. People don't have the patience anymore for breakup. George's Airboat goes by and the wake is free to run its course moving the ice wit it. This weekend will be travelling.. however i guess you don't want to be breaking ice with a canoe.. ice off lake by next weekend i say...whoo-rah. |
tsm
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Post Number: 57
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 7:26 pm: |
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I'm still sticking to my April 24th prediction.....I mean calculation! A lot of scientific data was used to come up with this date!  |
bush_pilot
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Post Number: 89
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 10:51 pm: |
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Hang on there Ed. I just did your route, Wawiagama still 80% ice covered, Obabika and Temagami 90% Chinigucci 60%. I think tsms calculations are pretty accurate. The good news is the bush roads should be drying up nicely with this incredible weather. |
ed
Moderator
Post Number: 300
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Friday, April 21, 2006 - 8:41 am: |
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Thanks Bush Pilot.
I was thinking about going on Monday in view of the weather, but I have some other issues that may keep me home for a while yet.
Then I also notice that the deep freeze is coming back next week, so if everything doesn't disappear in the next few days, it will hang around for a while as the temperatures drop again. |
skippy
Member
Post Number: 10
Registered: 04-2004
| | Posted on Friday, April 21, 2006 - 9:38 am: |
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rain rain will mess things over
and make the bush roads wet.
they only way through is with a boat and motor;
TSM just how big was your Bet?
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nature_freak
Member
Post Number: 16
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 2:51 pm: |
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Hi to all, My sister went home by boat today. As of this afternoon there is only small chunks of ice floating here and there on lake Temagami. It's wide open. Not raining as much as they said it would either. Only been raining here since about 11:00 this morning. Off and On. But not heavy like they said it would. I'll keep ya posted! } |
ghost_brigade
Member
Post Number: 20
Registered: 04-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 2:53 pm: |
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Bush Pilot have you had a look at Panache recently and more specifically Bassoon lake. |
otter_mel
Member
Post Number: 34
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 8:29 pm: |
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Good Luck Ed!
You'll enjoy this trip. The Sturgeon (after the meanders) takes on a rather southern look, with mature hardwoods lining the banks as you get to the portage to Maskinonge L.
If anything, I'd check into the ice conditions on Maskinonge (being one of the larger lakes on you route), I hope you don't run into heavy head winds on Mastagamassi (take a look at pictographs on the west shore after the narrow part of the east leg of the lake).
(Message edited by Otter_Mel on April 22, 2006) |
bush_pilot
Member
Post Number: 90
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 12:06 pm: |
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Ghost
I haven't been over Panache recently but I would bet that it is open since all the lakes near Sudbury are open. |
brian
Moderator
Post Number: 559
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 12:09 pm: |
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Ottertooth has set up a procedure for declaring break-up. We use Glen Toogood on Garden Island, Lake Temagami. Once Lake Temagami is fully open, as the deepest lake, virtually everything else is already. As well, the North Arm north of Garden, is one of the last big areas of the lake to go. Once Glen declares it open, then we call it break-up.
Glen has been recording breakup for 20 years.
http://www.ottertooth.com/Temagami/Seasons/Spring/ breakup-histry.htm
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tsm
Member
Post Number: 58
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 7:35 pm: |
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It'll happen tomorrow!! |
irishfield
Member
Post Number: 75
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 9:27 pm: |
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Well TLA was boating on her yesterday, the 22nd, and other than a few ice patches floating around sounds like she's open. I still say the official "Glen" ice out will be the 25th tsm! LOL |
tsm
Member
Post Number: 59
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 4:04 pm: |
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Wayne
Looks like this will be the earliest ice in in almost 20 years! Regardless of who's guess......um...I mean calculation is correct,we all win...more ice free days to spend on the water.
BTW Brian...what is the prize again for the correct date? |
tsm
Member
Post Number: 60
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 4:44 pm: |
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Make that ice OUT....... |
brian
Moderator
Post Number: 560
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 6:29 pm: |
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The prize is an ice cake. But you have to collect it yourself.
Note warning on the side: not to be used in cocktails. |
tsm
Member
Post Number: 61
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 7:32 pm: |
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Brian
I guess I missed the date by 2 days! I must of had some flawed data that I used to make my calculations!
When are you headed out Ed? |
ed
Moderator
Post Number: 301
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 8:26 am: |
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I was supposed to have gone yesterday, but it didn't happen, so maybe this next Monday. |
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