Algonquin Adventures / 2018 Ice Out Predictions?

**Posted by Coureur des Biere** 5/03/2018 12:37 pm

Forecast is as good as we could ask for. Bunch of rain yesterday and today, some more tomorrow and then sun, wind and double digit temps staying well above zero at night.

Its in the hands of the ice gods now!

Last edited by Coureur des Biere (5/03/2018 12:40 pm)

**Posted by breed85** 5/03/2018 4:17 pm

Well I am on LOB.
In dwight bay near dwight beach. Still ice on the lake. Approximately 4 " there is enough open water that we were able to get the 12ft tinner in and troll around ice keeps getting blown into the bay. Some of it is pretty solid most of it can be broken up with paddle if hitting it hard enough. We leave LOB sunday but wouldnt be surprised is majority is gone by saturday. At least up in this area.

**Posted by Was Hardcore** 5/03/2018 5:06 pm

Breed how do the smaller lakes look around there?

**Posted by swedish pimple** 5/03/2018 6:53 pm

i would like to know conditions along the highway corridor. how are those smaller lakes for ice?

**Posted by breed85** 5/03/2018 7:28 pm

Just did a drive to oxtongue lake tonight. There is some open water south of the bridge, but alot of ice at the bridge. Generally not navogable yet.

Some smaller lakes North of LOB are still not navigable.

I would think by the end of the weekend alot of that will change.

**Posted by Chuck Enwinde** 5/03/2018 9:45 pm

Park lake was about half open but that was about the only open water I saw along 60 aside from current areas. Came back through Halliburton and things are just starting to break up there. Grass lake was open but Maple still had ice. boshkung had about 1km of open water at the north end.

Might be close for the 11th.

**Posted by Trillium16** 5/04/2018 4:09 am

I say Wednesday at the latest but they won't open before the 11th.

**Posted by Was Hardcore** 5/04/2018 5:56 am

breed85 wrote:
Just did a drive to oxtongue lake tonight. There is some open water south of the bridge, but alot of ice at the bridge. Generally not navogable yet.

Some smaller lakes North of LOB are still not navigable.

I would think by the end of the weekend alot of that will change.

Crap Im looking at lakes up Limberlost Road. for Monday. Let me know if things start opening up.

**Posted by vanslyke** 5/04/2018 6:35 am

Was Hardcore wrote:
breed85 wrote:
Just did a drive to oxtongue lake tonight. There is some open water south of the bridge, but alot of ice at the bridge. Generally not navogable yet.

Some smaller lakes North of LOB are still not navigable.

I would think by the end of the weekend alot of that will change.
Crap Im looking at lakes up Limberlost Road. for Monday. Let me know if things start opening up.

My buddies cottage is up limberlost, are there campsites up in there too? Or are you just looking for lakes to fish?

**Posted by Was Hardcore** 5/04/2018 7:23 am

vanslyke wrote:
Was Hardcore wrote:
breed85 wrote:
Just did a drive to oxtongue lake tonight. There is some open water south of the bridge, but alot of ice at the bridge. Generally not navogable yet.

Some smaller lakes North of LOB are still not navigable.

I would think by the end of the weekend alot of that will change.
Crap Im looking at lakes up Limberlost Road. for Monday. Let me know if things start opening up.

My buddies cottage is up limberlost, are there campsites up in there too? Or are you just looking for lakes to fish?

Lots of crown land camping and lakes for fishing.

**Posted by breed85** 5/04/2018 8:14 am

Was Hardcore wrote:
vanslyke wrote:
Was Hardcore wrote:

Crap Im looking at lakes up Limberlost Road. for Monday. Let me know if things start opening up.

My buddies cottage is up limberlost, are there campsites up in there too? Or are you just looking for lakes to fish?
Lots of crown land camping and lakes for fishing.

Ya thats where I went.
No dice as of yesterday.
I can tell you on LOB things have improved since my original posting yesterday.

**Posted by vanslyke** 5/04/2018 8:33 am

Thats good to know, we may go exploring then if our May 11th algonquin trip is cancelled.

**Posted by Algonquin Outfitters** 5/04/2018 3:49 pm

Here's another webcam that you can check out from Lake of Bays, Bigwin Island.
http://www.bigwinisland.com/About_Us/Live_Webcam

And of coarse our webcam on Lake Opeongo, Algonquin Park.
http://algonquinoutfitters.com/algonquin-park/weather/
Still waiting to see movement on the ice in the bay, that's usually a clear sign it's about to break up in the bay, if the weather co-operates the rest of the lake may go in a day or two after the bay goes.
Note the image below is from Monday April 30th, not today, click the link above to see today's image and yesterday's time lapse.

http://algonquinoutfitters.com/algonquin-park/weather/

**Posted by Was Hardcore** 5/04/2018 4:02 pm

Kind of looks like the ice is half off of Fork Lake in the FOAP webcam

**Posted by ATVenture** 5/04/2018 4:18 pm

Was Hardcore wrote:
Kind of looks like the ice is half off of Fork Lake in the FOAP webcam

Just water on the ice I think, it usually opens up in the furthest channel if I remeber correctly.

Last edited by ATVenture (5/04/2018 4:19 pm)

**Posted by Was Hardcore** 5/04/2018 4:26 pm

Yes tuff to make out in the webcam.

**Posted by AlgonquinLakes** 5/04/2018 5:08 pm

The Park posted a clip on Twitter of the Canoe Lake access point. The shore is open and looks like it’s breaking up pretty nicely.

https://mobile.twitter.com/algonquin_pp/status/992499239572750336

Last edited by AlgonquinLakes (5/04/2018 5:08 pm)