12-14-2023, 05:47 PM
It's a frustrating ice season... Things were really close, in fact I probably could have gotten out one or two days, but my schedule wouldn't allow, then it warmed up and melted everything off that had started... Couple days ago it started to build again, and the last two days have warmed up and melted things off again... The ten day doesn't look good either too many 40 degree days without single digit nights so I'm not seeing ice before Christmas for the low elevations in Cache Valley... Do you watch the Hyrum Dam Cam? That will let you see when ice first hits it for the season.. I checked this morning just because, even though I knew it wouldn't be frozen yet... I was right no ice yet... Once you see Mantua freeze then the other ponds will be a week or so behind most years... Once in a while Newton will beat Mantua, but probably not this year with more water in the pond... I like to watch for a period of days with high and low temps added together and divided by two and the total is less than 25... You will usually see ice build in those conditions... As long as there isn't too much sunshine, that will sometimes burn ice off faster than cold temps at night can build it... Good luck and hope to run into you on the pond this year.. Later Jeff
When things get stressful think I'll go fish'en and worry about it tomorrow!