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Location: Menasha, WI | She starting to get pretty dark grey over here on the west side.
http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/modis.cgi/modis?region=m&pag...
There is still a lot of ice and the 10 day forecast includes some rain but no relly warm temps. I'm going to say we've got at least 14 more days until the ice is gone on April 9th.
BTW: Last year's ice out was March 27th.
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| 14 more days.....tough call my sources say as of sunday there was 2' of ice out there with the top 6" getting honeycombed.
I'm guessing ice on 'Bago til Tax day.
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| Why did you have to go and remind me that TAX DAY is coming up....
There were 2 guys in a boat today under the 41 bridge... with about 50 feet of the river open... crazy or what? |
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Location: Darboy USA | What kind of ice out, total ice out or just parts of the lake? Fully open for boats anywhere, I'd say April 18. |
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Location: Menasha, WI | Mr. Darboy - 3/26/2008 8:20 PM
What kind of ice out, total ice out or just parts of the lake?
To avoid disputes we'll use ice out as declared by the DNR. |
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| Does the DNR declare ice out? or the Corp when they begin the refill process? |
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Location: Menasha, WI | I'm pretty sure it's the DNR. I had searched back to find last year's date -- the copy-&-paste was from a Corp announcement on the refill in which they relied on the DNR's declaration. |
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| Sounds right.....okay. What do I win when I'm right?  |
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| I think the standard prize for WF winners is the naked autographed photo of Jerry, isn't it?
4/14 |
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| In that case, my guess is two weeks ago!! |
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Location: Menasha, WI | thumper - 3/27/2008 11:42 AM
I think the standard prize for WF winners is the naked autographed photo of Jerry, isn't it?
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| I'd like to remove my guess!!! hahaha
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Location: Port Washington, wisconsin | That's funny!! I'd guess April 13. |
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Location: Oshkosh,WI | I guessed 4/15 about a month ago at Jerry's in Osh & i gotta stick with it - I was out on Monday and there is like 25" out there. |
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Location: WI | which one of you took the picture? |
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Location: Manitowoc, WI | LOL......you guys are sick!!!!!! I'm thinking ice out can't come fast enough for some of you!!!! |
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Location: Neenah, WI | I'll decline the picture as well, but the way things look right now it could be after Tax Day. |
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Location: Oshkosh, Wisconsin | We'll know a lot more by mid week. Rain today and tonight. Sun and warm weather on Wednesday. |
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Location: Menasha, WI | The ice turned really black with today's rain. The northwest end has a lot of open water. With more rain, some wind, and warmers temps later this week, I'm feeling pretty good about my April 9th guess. |
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Location: in the boat off the east shore somewhere | just get that ice out and bring the water up up up.... lets get those big girls into the marsh and lil baby eyes out safe and sound.... woo hooo bring on the spaun ......... millions of little eye frys all with there little vhs shots already... |
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Location: Menasha, WI | I'm out. Last night's rain dissolved a lot of ice and the entire west shore form Menasha to Oshkosh is wide open as far as I could see. With the west wind, I suspect the ice that remains has all been pushed to the east shore. Another day or two and it should be official.
Here's the USACE report from this morning:
Lake Winnebago Ice Conditions - Updated April 9, 2008
The recent mild temperatures and precipitation has caused the ice on Lake Winnebago to deteriorate. As of yesterday, reports from the WDNR pilots and property owners along the shoreline indicate that Lake Winnebago is still ice covered, but is shifting. The SW corner of the lake is wide open. Lakes Poygan, Winneconne and Butte des Morts are presently ½ open. According to the WDNR, break-up is imminent but no ice-out date can be estimated at this time. |
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| 6 more days til my hellish nightmare of owning Jerry's picture begins!!!! |
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Location: Menasha, WI | And the winner of the picture of Jerry goes to thumper! I feel for ya' Dave. 
This was posted at USACE on Tuesday:
As of late yesterday (April 14th), the WDNR reported that the ice on Lakes Winnebago, Poygan Winneconne and Butte des Morts was completely gone. The USACE will closely monitor lake level conditions and make the appropriate changes in accordance with our spring fill-up objectives as discussed in the 1 April 2008 conference call.
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Location: in the boat off the east shore somewhere | word on my street viking as that the ice on the west shorline was blown back out and in fondy yesterday with the wind the way it is it will be ice burg city on your north end by today,,,, i wouldnt be running the lake too much yet... give it another week or take it pretty slow... |
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Location: Menasha, WI | Looking at the satellite pics, it does look like there's some ice left so your warnings are well placed. I'm too busy to get out soon anyway. Hopefully, next week after the water warms up, some late evening shoreline trolling will be possible. |
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