How thick is the ice this year???

[buzzbaiter]

I drove by Big Swartswood yesterday and there was open water in the channel between the main lake(south of Dove Is.) and the millpond. Must be a few springs in that area. A few other spring-fed smaller ponds had open water too. This is in Sussex county too. Ducks seem to enjoy it.

We need a few days in the 60s/70s to do any serious damage. Otherwise it will be a slooooow melt. I think lakes with streams flowing into them will melt faster since thats where the open water begins and migrates out from.

This time last year I was already catching bass on buzzbaits. What a difference a year makes.