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Spring Cabin Opening-When?

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My plan was to open the cabin on Rush Lake (dock, lift, water pump..) this year on April 26th weekend. I'm really starting to doubt whether the ice is off by then. This is only TWO weeks out! Anyone have any guesses? Should I plan on May 3rd weekend instead?

Maybe I should plan an ice fishing trip on the 26th grin.gif

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It's going to be really close. That's also the weekend we have scheduled to put in the boats. I'll be depending on the folks in this forum to keep me posted. However, we'll probably go up then anyway. There's always something to do this time of the year. I'd say you should be alright turning on the water & everything else that goes along with it.

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Just got an on the ice report from some buddies up there...Ice was right to the motor on the Jiffy still...I would guess there will be ice that weekend still...

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I would also agree that it would be cutting it close for the weekend of the 26th. I'm going to have to delay it for opener weekend this year as we have something going on the weekend before.

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I already moved my work weekend back to May 3rd. Of course I could always head up and do yard work and other stuff on the 26th.

Then again when I'm up at the lake, I'm not sure if it qualifies as work. Don't tell my wife that!!!

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I just thought about going ice fishing one more time. I even put a plank out.

I could get out easily, but with this big time sun today, the shores will rot fast.

With all the winters worth of doggie doo revealing itseld now, I think I'll work at home and think about open water stuff in a few weeks.

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Went out last night, the shore lines are getting bad and full of slush. I fell through up to my knees, caught some really nice sunnies and hope to get out a couple more times before the end of the week. There is plenty of ice once you get out there the shore lines will be a major problem by the end of the week.

Time to walk the plank...

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With the temperatures in the 60's, strong winds, possible rain... ya think the ice will be off the smaller lakes by the weekend?

I am thinking it will be off or certainly coming off, but then I been wrong before. Getting late I was fishing open water last year already by last weekend.

Lynn

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There is still 25-30 inches of ice to melt. This morning it was in the upper 20's.

There is little chance of the ice coming off this week

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