this weather SUCKS !!!!
boy was the farmers almanac dead wrong... Rain, Rain and 50 degs.. Man where did winter go ????
Hope I don't need a plank to get on the 12" ice monday..

Hooray Tuna, Master of Lemonade!!
 
I fear we will endure much more ice making time before the mayflies start to stir and the NYS Saltwater Fish starts up the Hudson!
 
May your crampons be unnecessary but the ice always be adequate!
 
L13  

45 and sunny tomorrow!!! Bare ground for a lot of large lawns and open farm fields... thick brush in my backyard is still holding near a foot while my lawns are bare! Pineville, Albion, parts of town of Richland and of course Altmar are holding deeper snow. Village of Pulaski still has some snow with large plow piles still. I agree with lucky... still more to come. No where's near half way mark of winter yet and some areas may already be near the 200" mark... I'd say I've had at least 100 maybe more. The three seperate thaws we've had have done a number though. I'd say no more than 2500 cfs at this point probably early this week in to Wednesday... the snow is really packed to the north and east and as clint said not too much rain. On and off snow showers so far today with temp right around freezing point.

Holy **** yeah!!! The gauge up in Adams just finally cracked loose last night. I think its been close to a month its been ice locked. No San. Almost hit 4000 cfs just at midnight. Did you get any pictures clint? I imagine Mon mills looked more than scary.

The gages get shut down by USGS, if they were actually freezing you would not get any stage reading either.  When they are reading ice, you can get an approximate discharge by typing 60 or 90 into the right hand box for period and comparing stages from when there was a discharge with what you currently show for stage.  Whoever is cooperating on that gage must have made some noise about wanting the current discharge, not the blue line.
 
L13

Here is a video of the North at Up the Creek Campgrounds.   It flipped over a camper
 
https://www.youtube.com/w...XeyFvt_NPvo&sns=fb

Rich,since you're a great guy and "die hard" ice guy I will do my "bring winter back dance" for you starting this morning.The change in weather may take a few days to take affect after the first dance but I predict you will have winter again by the end of the week.Get out there and enjoy the winter weather 'cause after awhile I'll really be sick of the cold/snow/dreary days and my "come on spring" dance will begin and that will be the end of "hard water".

 I'm dancing for you Rich but you must have some patience as it will take a day or two but winter will come back I promise you

The one thing that is worse than "warm" flooding rivers is "frigid" flooding rivers,time to stay by the fire and tie flies.

Yes Jack thanks so much but the damage was too great from the rains..The big lakes are almost impossible to access without waders, to much water coming in and is floating the ice..
Looks like we will be targeting the smaller ones for pike,perch and walleye..
Next week should be GREAT !!!!!! COLD,COLD and COLDER .. I LOVE IT !!!!!
 
p.S. I know my posts are usless info

But then some of the blown out big rivers will be come fishable again. 
 
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twobob
Tuna its nice that you know.I'm still clueless that mine are useless. My water is going to drop to nothing and put an end to fish movement with this cold snap coming.See what I mean.

I heard a rumor that all tribs of lake Ontario that host anadramous strains of rainbow trout are gonna come to a screeching halt with this upcoming cold snap... people traveling more than 50 miles to fish should stay home and save their money for next snagging season

I walked down a steep trail today to this gorge on the Battenkill to test out some new  crampon straps I made up. It still had some ice in the shady stretches.  Normally this falls would be an impressive display of ice formations, and were just a short time ago.  The Hudson has opened up a channel where it was solid last week.
Strange roller coaster. I hope the lakes are going back in good shape.Attachments are not available: Download requirements not met
Despite the rumors, I think I'll still fish when I feel like it.
 

About 4 inches or so is right on here.  South got a bit more, C square , brewerton 6 inches.  

It is as cold as a witches butt crack out there... long term shows arctic vortex sticking around for a while.... could we go a month without above freezing temps??? Next question is how much snow is gonna come before April 15th is here??? Wonder if some towns/villages or hamlets come near or brake any records for snow totals. Wed have to get a big bomber to do that I'm sure but still 2+ months to go here...