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Driving down to the pond in a warm truck, parking on the ice at the deep hole in heated comfort taking pond readings beats all the other winter alternatives. (Taking pond readings alternatives that is. )

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How does that 20" of ice compare to this time last year?

DO still near 8 at the bottom. Your fish are happy.

01-16-2010: 18.5"

Looks like back to normal - very cold !!!!

Bottom D.O. is dropping rapidly with all the snow cover and the rain induced opaque inch of ice on the top.

If I lived on the bottom of the pond I might consider moving up a few inches in a week or two.

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Not at those DO's and temps . 6+ is more than enough for a fish in low metabolism while 2 degrees could be a real freeze.

I don't know about the other fish but trout probably wouldn't have a problem with D.O. or temps. at any level in your pond.

I only hope my D.O. is that good.

Yes, that bottom DO line is declining pretty steeply. However, you still have plenty of oxygen. Could we perhaps be ready for a break in this darn weather?? Two tough years in a row!

I think we are enduring payback for the 5 years of decent winters prior to these two.

Well you know the old saying - payback is _____________ !

How much ice building weather do you think you have left?

You never know in these parts. It could be one more cold front or it could be another 6 weeks of cold fronts.

With all the snow cover, I doubt that we will surpass 24 inches this winter.

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OK, bottom DO, that's enough. Ok to level out any time now....

Snow removal time. I wonder what bubble tubing aeration would do.

That bottom D.O. reading is about as low as ever recorded. Readings are taken at the deepest hole in the pond. 98% of the pond isn't that deep. D.O is much higher on the bottom in the rest of the pond. I am not worried yet. I may put the circulator on full time though.

Absolutely you have no worries at all. Sure didn't mean to infer that! Your DO is light years from any type of problem. Great water quality for the North Country!

That is for sure. My comment was a question about what difference (change in BDOs) would either snow removal or placing bubble tubing aeration in the deep hole make. Certainly not needed.

Bottom D.O. is still dropping though not at quite the rate of the last few weeks.

With the additional snow from the last storm it is getting difficult to drive on the pond. Luckily there are areas between the drifts where you get a run and blast through the next drift. As northern boys know this is actually great fun until you have to get out the shovel for a mis-judged blast through!



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If it stays around 6 you will be good.

Do you get weak spots in the ice if it stays snow covered. I would think blasting through a drift and into a hole would be a real eye opener.

Other than by his circulator to keep the dock and barge in open water, it seems to me that Bremer Pond had nasty good ice. Dwight restricts pickup driving until he has fourteen inches of ice. I have never seen a sign of a weak spot.

D.O. is up a little in the mid and top ranges. Bottom D.O.is still dropping but at a slowing pace.

I wonder if turning the circulator on full-time has something to do with these changes?

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Your DOs are still ok.

This is an email I sent to a certain individual who likes ice fishing Bremer Pond.

“Pond Update:

When you said there were dead fish floating up through the holes at that one pond, I decided to check out Bremer pond.

The Mule can get down to and around on the pond no problem. A person does get wet and dirty from flying slush, water and mud.

The north side of the building access would be good for a truck if it gets colder.

The ice has that grey look, but I think that is more from standing water/wet slush.

The river is more open each day but so far the pond hasn’t risen.

The pond is at 16 inches on the depth tube; the same as last Friday.

The barge area is more open even though the circulator hasn’t been running because of the warm temperatures.

There is open water up in the North Bay out maybe 4 feet at the widest point.

There are absolutely no floating fish in the barge open area or any open areas for that matter.

It is critical mass as to any more ice fishing driving a truck out there and totally weather and river rising dependent.”

That was yesterday..

Overnight it got cold enough to freeze everything solid and this morning I sent this e-mail to a certain individual who likes ice fishing Bremer Pond.

“You could probably get away with it today since it was colder over-night and things look more solid this morning.”

Later in the day today I took the weekly pond readings and found 21 inches of good solid clear ice.

In summary then, it is day to day on ice fishing potentiality this time of the year.

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