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Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report – January 21, 2020 Eastern Finger Lakes / Central New York Fishing Report Mike Crawford of upstateguideservice.com Ice anglers are getting out in many parts of the state but conditions vary from region to region. In the Adirondacks ice thickness varies from five to 10 inches. Heavy snowfall this past weekend in some parts of the North Country has made ice travel difficult…and in many places unsafe.
Lakes with flowing water, like many of the flows of the Adirondacks have varying ice thickness. They can be dangerous even when the bays are thick with over a foot of ice. Now with a foot or more of snow resting on slush on top of thin ice, extreme caution is required. ....
Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report – January 14, 2020 Mike Crawford of upstateguideservice.com Since last report the ice thickness in The North Country has increased only slight. Anglers were out on select bays of the Saint Lawrence River and some of the smaller lakes over the weekend. Most reports were of ice four to six inches thick. Photo courtesy Upstate Guide Service In the Adirondacks the ice is only slightly thicker and in some places still under six inches in thickness. A blanket of snow that fell on January 2nd left a foot of powder on top of four to five inches of black ice. ....
Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report – January 7, 2020 Mike Crawford of upstateguideservice.com The ice fishing is coming on slowly this season. Mild temperatures have not made the ice grow and the few locations in New York State with safe ice are seeing tremendous pressure. Photo by Upstate Guide Service Fishing has seen a great resurgence in popularity. And nothing could be better than beginners taking up the pastime of angling and getting outside engaging nature. People getting into ice fishing for the first time should, however, use extreme caution. Photo by Upstate Guide Service There is little room for error or poor judgement when inexperienced find themselves traveling the frozen surface of a lake or pond. Uniform ice of a minimum of five inches thick is required before I will lead anglers to ice fish. ....