Just got done clearing the drive 6 inches of that heavy heart attack snow.   The kind that leaves the shape of the blade  in the bank.   They are saying could be some heavy lake effect in the future.......
 

Yeah clint, it was probably more before the wet cross over late morning/afternoon... now, i just checked a few different forecasts in which one totaled up 22 inches through thursday night.... scary stuff... im just gonna watch it happen at this point and see what it ends up in the end. I know i thought 12" by thursday but theres already 6" + and now we're about to get whooped hardcore

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Now that does blow.
 
 

I don't know much but I know when the ice goes off I bay the fish start to show in numbers.

Shovels are still out but at this point ive been just pulling in and out multiple doing the poor mans snow plowing :) its bad enough shoveling dirt and concrete all day long... but to go home and shovel snow afterwards is another thing :)
After tonight i may have to bite the bullet and do a little driveway cleaning though... we'll see

Thank god for four wheel drive!!!

Hey db, ever wonder where that cement comes from to make concrete ?
Now you know why I run all that heavy equipment .. Hee hee

well with the 22' wide by 8' high material blade on that 9, not only would I trench it out but leveling that sucker would be a piece of cake..
Now I'm hoping someone can answer my ice out question..
Speaking of ice & weather ,my fishin buddy is on LG now. About 1' of fresh snow and 10" of black ice..Is it Friday yet ???
Last Call...
 
Unrelated somewhat, topic. Figured this puter out today , ugh..
seems it's just plain tired.. That buzzing noise, well poor maintenance.. The fans were full of dust and gosh knows what else but that is all gone and so is the buzz..
The real issue is the processor and THOUSANDS upon thousands of file transfers that been coming through over it;s life.. I'm still using the orig, windblows xp.. The 98 was a good soldier in it's day too.
So my remedy is to start up the new system I have and try to baby the old one for only putting stuff on the i-pod.. 12,823 tunes and only 27,168 more to upload before the next one :)
 
Time to run the tractor now, at least it has heat and plug-in for the Tunes :)
 

Be careful out there on the ice guys. Freezing the past coupla days here with snow and in the 40s today. Can be kinda dangerous this time of year.

Yup we got about 4-6 last night clint... was still snowing hard this morning but it magically stopped at the parish exit :)

Tuna, no ice on the upstream side of rt. 3 nbidge... south side channel on downstream side was free and cleer... north side channel was bound up with a thin layer if chunks about 200 yards downstream... probably from that cold snap we just recently had.looking to the west and seeing a dome of gray clouds closing in... we'll see what happens. I was checking the doppler throughout the day and it looked like tug hill was getting some heavy doses from time to time... jefferson county really got pounded by the looks of the radar

Really glad we have global warming- cant deal with what it would be like if winter just dragged on and on.

Erie Fish Master 08

hey guys do you think that elk creek will be fishable tomorrow? also is there slush coming down the creeks?? are the creeks muddy??

Master, youve got the wrong site... this is the salmon river site... youre probably looking for the fish erie site over on the pennsylvania boards

Strange day indeed. 6:30 am sun rise to nice sun bake day. 12:00 snow with white out conditions.
Only 2 left on ice :)

Ya know when we always say quit when ahead. Humm . Some lake trout hit the snow butttt.
Please tell me ice season is over !!

Yep another 4 to 6 last night and this AM this time it was pretty bad till the brewerton bridge.  There will be no shortage of water this spring.   I think all the ice around here (even up North)   is OK  bit iffy.   Do not want to take a 1.5 hour drive to find out the shore had  busted up the night before so unless I get a valid report I  may hit the river Tuesday or Wednesday at least for a few hours.

Jack your are quite Right !!
4 lakers were iced and I took only 3 pic's , none of which were fish..
Bought a new trout net on way home and open water shopping with wife tomorrow.. I hear she wants a kayak to come play..
Ah welll, spring has sprung and I'm going to see what the sport creek is holding sunday.. Stripers...lol, doubt even the smallies are ready yet..
Please tell me Ice season is Over..
Glorious morning with 3 hrs sleep, if I was lucky..

 
Then the shanty went up:

 
And this Bird was waiting for me to leave, for GOOD !!

 
BTW:
 hows the weather up there ? I may just come steelhead fishing , if they are bitting..
 

Well looking at the 10 day for Pulaski it seems like the most stable pattern in a very long time.
Spring must have surly sprung as my old computer is singing some real sweet tunes to my iPod
Could be a sign of what's in store.

Charlie I think you may have hit the perfect time to make a multi day adventure trip on the steelhead chase . I hope your rod stays bent and a smile on your face the entire time.

Jack, you'll get em' no doubt !! The fish won't stand a chance once you get dialed in on them.

Enjoy all your adventures wherever they may lead

Peace & Tuna