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Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #321257 02/10/13 12:25 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University D Dave Willis Lunker
Dave Willis Lunker D Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University	Todd, we are going to give Dwight's 4 years of data to our fisheries class this fall and they can learn by interpreting. Hopefully, even a PB magazine article. All it took was weekly efforts by wild man Dwight! Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine From Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.

Re: Weekly Observations Dave Willis #322262 02/16/13 04:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Originally Posted By: Dave Willis Todd, we are going to give Dwight's 4 years of data to our fisheries class this fall and they can learn by interpreting. Hopefully, even a PB magazine article. All it took was weekly efforts by wild man Dwight! I don't consider it effort; just one additional chance to be pond side. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #322267 02/16/13 06:12 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 733 Sturgis, SD F fishm_n
fishm_n F Joined: May 2011 Posts: 733 Sturgis, SD	Originally Posted By: Dwight Ice thickening, water temperatures dropping, DO dropping. All normal at Bremer Pond. Updated Weekly This is a handy little chart!! thanks dwight!! Water is the basis of all life, by design!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #323208 02/23/13 05:41 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Ice thickness dropping, water temps up a little, D.O. up a little. What does it all mean? Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #324006 03/02/13 04:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	That is a lot of perfectly clear ice to melt in 4-5 weeks. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #324023 03/02/13 06:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana	Dwight, when I was younger, we were ice fishing on Friday with no concerns or worries. Sunday we were waterskiing on the whole lake. Yes, we had to dodge some floating chunks, but the upper 12" of water was 65�F. I still wore my wetsuit and took off from the pier. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #324084 03/03/13 10:54 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	In 1987 we were fishing on Lake Okabena on February 28th. There were still a few ice cubes in one bay. That day there was also a skier out there. We haven't had open water that early in the 26 years since. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #324086 03/03/13 10:55 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana	Dwight, it used to be a contest to see who would be the first skiier on the lake for that calender year. For the past few years you could go out on Jan 1 and go skiing. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #324109 03/03/13 07:44 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 939 minnesota M mnfish Hall of Fame Lunker
mnfish Hall of Fame Lunker M Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 939 minnesota	From my ponds in central MN this morning. At least 4 more weeks of ice cover I think. Yuck!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #324118 03/03/13 09:46 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,033 Likes: 483 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,033 Likes: 483 Miss.	We had ice this am on still water. It melted by noon. Thinning ice , when clear , leads to more light penetration and higher DOs. Last edited by ewest; 03/04/13 09:58 AM.

Re: Weekly Observations ewest #324160 03/04/13 09:35 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana	My pond was about 30% open yesterday, 16�F last night closed it up again. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #325043 03/11/13 02:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	I almost forgot to post the week's info. Thinking too much about spring, apparently. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #325053 03/11/13 04:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana	With 16" of ice, there's still plenty of time to go ice fishing! My pond completely opened up last night. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #325408 03/14/13 07:02 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	It is March. Highs in the 40s for a couple days then rain and snow with highs in the 20-30s, then snow, then cold, then...... We received 1+/-" rain last weekend. Most of that water escaped the frozen ground as run off and entered the Rock River. The hydraulic pressure from the river rising has pushed the ice on the pond up a few inches. It didn't rise enough to produce the usual annual pond "burp", at least so far. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #325866 03/17/13 09:15 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	The pond did finally rise 8" from the the previous weekend's rain. The circulator has been placed on full time 24/7 duty until ice out. These two things combined have increased the D.O. especially the bottom. The ice is still 16" thick but only about 12" is clear ice. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #325869 03/17/13 09:37 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University D Dave Willis Lunker
Dave Willis Lunker D Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University	Winter continues to drag on this year. Cool week coming, too Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine From Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #325872 03/17/13 09:57 AM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 834 Southwestern Minnesota the stick Lunker
the stick Lunker Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 834 Southwestern Minnesota	The last inch and a half of the ice thickness readings shows how our winter is going. Cold-colder-cold-colder..... Good morning Dave, I've checked the ships systems, and everything appears to be running normally.

Re: Weekly Observations Dave Willis #325873 03/17/13 10:05 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,692 Michigan J JKB Hall of Fame 2015 Lunker
JKB Hall of Fame 2015 Lunker J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,692 Michigan	Originally Posted By: Dave Willis Winter continues to drag on this year. Cool week coming, too Same here. Yesterday was snow covered ice, so it was pretty slick driving. Looks like we have 4 days of cold, snow and wind up for next week. We are way below our average temps for this time of year. It should be mid to upper 40's, but we are mid to upper 20's. Today seems pretty decent tho. Cold, but sunny.

Re: Weekly Observations JKB #325881 03/17/13 11:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana	Highs tomorrow are supposed to be in the upper 30's. Last year the high was just shy of 80. Still plenty of ice to go fishing on Bremmer Pond! www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #326878 03/23/13 02:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Still holding at 16 inches of ice. It will be extremely difficult to have ice out next week or even the first week of April. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #328096 03/30/13 04:47 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 834 Southwestern Minnesota the stick Lunker
the stick Lunker Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 834 Southwestern Minnesota	What, no weekly readings this week? Must be the flu. Good morning Dave, I've checked the ships systems, and everything appears to be running normally.

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #328109 03/30/13 05:47 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Screw the ice thickness measurement, going to clarity! Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #328124 03/30/13 07:01 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 834 Southwestern Minnesota the stick Lunker
the stick Lunker Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 834 Southwestern Minnesota	Is the ice getting weird? Good morning Dave, I've checked the ships systems, and everything appears to be running normally.

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #328125 03/30/13 07:07 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,692 Michigan J JKB Hall of Fame 2015 Lunker
JKB Hall of Fame 2015 Lunker J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,692 Michigan	How do you measure the Ice Thickness anyway?

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #328135 03/30/13 09:16 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 910 Aylett, VA K kenc
kenc K Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 910 Aylett, VA	From the top to the bottom of it. I figgered you could get it by pie. Two ponds, 13 and 15 acres on the Mattaponi River.