Algonquin Adventures / 2018 Ice Out Predictions?

**Posted by AlgonquinLakes** 3/05/2018 4:24 pm

Ice out, April 14. Wishing I'd brought warmer clothes while waiting out a freak snow storm on Big Trout, April 20.

http://www.youtube.com/user/kayakcamper · **Posted by Uppa** 3/05/2018 4:42 pm

Snow in the Spring? That's crazy talk!

**Posted by boknows** 3/06/2018 10:11 am

Ice out, April 14. Wishing I'd brought warmer clothes while waiting out a freak snow storm on Big Trout, April 20.

Algonquinlakes......typo? You were into Big Trout on April 20th?

Bo

http://www.youtube.com/user/kayakcamper · **Posted by Uppa** 3/06/2018 2:13 pm

He was predicting the future, not lamenting the past ;)

**Posted by RobW** 3/06/2018 3:21 pm

Now that we're past my sarcastic Feb. 28th date with the lakes still well frozen, do I get to make a more serious guess?

**Posted by AlgonquinLakes** 3/06/2018 3:58 pm

Uppa wrote:
He was predicting the future, not lamenting the past ;)

Uppa's got it, although if I've had that experience already on McKaskill and once was enough.

http://www.youtube.com/user/kayakcamper · **Posted by Uppa** 3/06/2018 8:19 pm

RobW wrote:
Now that we're past my sarcastic Feb. 28th date with the lakes still well frozen, do I get to make a more serious guess?

Nice loophole! I'm defining my earlier guess as 'sarcastic', effective the day after. Unless I guessed right, in which case I was totally serious.

**Posted by RobW** 3/07/2018 10:02 am

Uppa wrote:
RobW wrote:
Now that we're past my sarcastic Feb. 28th date with the lakes still well frozen, do I get to make a more serious guess?
Nice loophole! I'm defining my earlier guess as 'sarcastic', effective the day after. Unless I guessed right, in which case I was totally serious.

That's why I'm asking before making a 'new' guess! :-)

Now, if I was allowed another guess then it would be ...

http://www.youtube.com/user/kayakcamper · **Posted by Uppa** 3/07/2018 10:29 am

With the power vested in me, I declare your February date an obvious joke. Guess again!

**Posted by ShawnD** 3/07/2018 10:50 am

So last year was April 25th.. Should be ahead of that.. hmmm lets say 1 week ahead.. I'll guess April 18th

**Posted by RobW** 3/07/2018 2:45 pm

Here are the dates I see picked so far:

April 6 Clipper Paddler
April 12 ATVenture
April 14 Algonquin Lakes
April 17 Peek
April 18 ShawnD
April 23 Uppa
Too disappointed in the mild winter to pick a date DW

I assume we're using the Opeongo Algonquin Outfitters standard, correct?

I'm going to go with April 25th based on a serious scientific evaluation of the Weather Network 14 day forecast, respect for serious picks already made, hard earned experience that if the ice ain't out by then I can give up on permits being issued for opening weekend, and a gut feel that we're in for a more normal end to winter and early spring after a bizarrely warm end to February and start of March.

Oh, and by that point I'll have no justification for picking another date. ;-)

**Posted by AlgonquinGuy** 3/08/2018 4:00 pm

Posting to nobody in particular. In 2016 the ice was completely off Simcoe on March 30th.

Ice out for Opeongo was May 1st 2016 IIRC.

**Posted by MartinG** 3/08/2018 11:37 pm

April 9th for the win!

**Posted by Up_the_Creek** 3/10/2018 7:07 pm

April 13 is the day, it's a Friday, and everybody knows Friday the thirteenth is always lucky!

**Posted by Moonman** 3/11/2018 9:36 pm

Rob you missed my post of April 16, its a bit early in reality but I'll stick with it for fun....but honestly, maybe not May 18th but betting permits are delayed beyond reasonable ice out 'safety'

Moonman.

Last edited by Moonman (3/11/2018 9:44 pm)

**Posted by vanslyke** 3/12/2018 5:56 am

April 10th is my guess!

Ill be prepping my fishing boat up at the cottage around then.

**Posted by Catto9** 3/12/2018 10:03 am

I'll guess April 20th!