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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | This morning has found the river quite unpassable, and not by a small measure. Even though there is a small window of above freezing daytime temps coming for a day or 2 I dont think there will be enough to make it passable by boat again till spring. So, officially we will call Ice up on December 9 2011. That makes it 112 days and a wake up till Ice out projected for April 1st 2012.
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | Well, it stayed as is so far. The ice is over 1" thick at the docks with a spud. I know its warming a bit but I dont see it leaving now. Have a great winter!!
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | The ice is melting away from the shore lines. It is now a ice berg floating as a whole piece and I gotta believe that the only reason it is not moving down is poygan is froze over. A couple more days like this and we may be back in boats this weekend. I winterized mine but I will rewinterize if I could get out just one more time. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | DONT GET THE BOAT OUT QUITE YET!! There is still ice on the river, I cannot believe it. It is one big cake that needs to be broken up a bit to melt, or some sun. Here are some pixs.
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | OK GET IT READY!! Just walked out back and the wind has got it all busted and pushed and is eating it away. I will take pics later today or tomarrow morn. If you have friday off and want a report just drop me a line.
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | This morning found the river clear of the big ice that was present for the last week and found a fresh shell ice on it. I am sure the sun will burn it off and if someone just had to go they could by noon. I am sure it will freeze over the next day or so and that will be it. Because of the danger in 34.1 degree water and the quickness it can freeze trapping someone down stream, I am leaving the original date as ice up. That will make it 105 and a wake up to april first. Remember that in 2010 we called it on 3-15 and in 2011 on 3-21. I could not go back to 2009 and 08. I think that is when I started it to see what them dates are. Maybe sworrall can turn on a 2nd page so we can get a average. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | Shell ice has melted away with the sun and the river has some shoreline shelf ice left but it is wide open and runable. There may be some bergs so if you go caution. I am sure morning will find some shell ice. That is your friday afternoon report. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | And just 2 hours later she is getting chunky with shell ice again. I can almost stand there and watch it form. Beware if you decide to try it in the morn. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | All covered at 12:45 PM. Rosie o'donnal is singing.
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | Still ice covered. 102 and a awake up. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | 110 PM Tuesday and the river has opened back up. There is shelf ice but for the most part she is open. It opened last night and was this way this morning. I dont know how long it will stay but with the weather report I would think maybe saturday u guys could get one last hurrah. I will keep you all informed. I may go wednesday.
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | The river from gills down is wide open. Launch and fish as you wish. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | She is shelling back over so if you see this and intend to fish saturday morning beware, it may be stiff in the morn. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | shell ice this morning and wide open areas as well. mid day will probably make things passable if you are you there getting bored. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | Shell Ice again today. I think a guy could break it up if he desired to. It is not solid, there are many spots open. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | last night when the wind finally calmed down, the remaining open water spots, froze over. I hope this cold sets in good and long and gets things so we can start river fishing through the ice. 88 days and a wake up.
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | Frozen, and not very goodly at that. 84 and a wake up. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | Weekly report:
After the 3 inches of snow the river opened up even more. It was almost half way open in places in fremont. What ice is out there is not very good at all. There are spots opened up in many places down here by Fort Fremont. Get your boats ready as I really dont see the ice making it very long this year. 77 and a wake up.
But I know I will jinx it by saying I think it will be about 50 and a wake up. |
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| If I don't have to get my second hip replaced I'll be in the Tuffy on the river March 12th. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | still froze and getting just about all the open water spots tight. It should get tighter with the impending weather. Lets hope for snow so we have water this spring.
Say, Has anyone heard of the event on April 7th at Gills landing called "The Clash"? |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | Started getting a little antsy to snowmobile on the river so this morning a couple guys went to drill holes out front. 4inches at the best spot and it was not clear blue ice. Really crappy ice. Its even wet on top. 68 and a wake up till april 1st. I got my boat work started sunday, I dont believe it will take much longer than march 1st. Its gonna need to get way colder my friends. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | OK, after doing some recon on sunday, I have the numbers. Any where from New london to the mouth, I did not see or hear of seeing anymore than....... 6....Inches.
More leaned in the 4 inch direction. Yes, there were sleds running from fremont to the mouth on sunday, but they did it blindly. There are spots that have just recently froze up where there is sled marks. These may open up when it warms up.
62 and a wake up, but only 31 and a wake up to March 1st.
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | Old lady river is giving er up. Fremont is partially open all the way to the new bridge. Its ugly out there. There is open water stretch just up from here and just down from here. If we get a sizable amount of rain it will flush the ice right out.
I have been on the water on valentines day. It froze back over but not hard. Lets see where it goes after the weekend. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | Oh she is so black today. The sun is going to do a trip on her. I will post yet today if something happens. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | She ugly guys. There is standing water in many areas and the trench from fremont continues to push open farther down river. I have watched ditches and the level of the ice in said ditches rise over the last 5 days. It is creating current for sure. I would bet that there are guys on poygan getting ready for spearing who are close to the river that can attest to the fact that the water is getting dirtier out there. Colder weather coming in and then some precip next week.
53 and a wake up. 22 and a wake up to march 1st. |
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