Last week, as it became warm, the top of the ice looked like there were hundreds of bluegill nests on TOP of the ice.
It then got quite soft in the daytime sun, and the top cleared to water, then it froze a bit at night. We have a rim of open water at the waters edge. I see a thick layer of leaves that blew up to shore in the windy fall weather. Great home for the scuds that I hope to stock on Wednesday.
I also see VERY clear water (thanks TJ for helping me with the Soilfloc) Apparently the tannins have settled out.
My son made an igloo that he could stand up in on Saturday (you can see it in the picture above from a distance).
It was an all time high temperature on Sunday (nearly 60 I think) and it collapsed and by night-fall was just a pile of snow.
