5/11/14 – Today’s Sawbill Lake ice measurement is 13″. Yesterday was 16″.

Opening day of fishing 2014. Leif and Nils are getting their lines wet, but no fish were harmed in the taking of this picture.

The thickness of the ice is less important now than its overall condition. It will turn black for a day or so just before it goes out.

Sun and wind are taking a toll on 2014’s stubborn ice sheet. Although this looks like a beach, it’s actually the Sawbill canoe landing flooded by the very high water level.