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Yes, our thermometer says 12 below zero but with the wind, the chill factor out on the lake is about a minus 30.
That does not stop our ice fisherman: These guys set up their portable shack right out in front so if it gets too cold,

We had a bit of rain last night but the temperatures are dropping fast and what water was on the frozen lake, froze even more. Ice shacks have already gone out getting ready for the 2012 ice fishing season.

Now bring on the snow! Visit our webcam to see

I wonder if the water level will go down so that we can put the dock out so that Kevin can fish off the dock this summer: This image was taken last August.

Although Big Wood is still frozen and quite thick, we saw MANY ice shacks coming off the lake today. It is a beautiful day and perhaps it is easier to take them off today while the ice is so frozen then waiting for it to turn to slush.

Some fisherman this

Rob and friends came for a weekend of Ice Fishing and had a great time!

Even though the snow conditions are not optimal for snowmobiling this week, the ice fishing conditions were great. Although the temperatures were in the single numbers a couple mornings, the sun came out and very little wind. Our guests this weekend all did pretty good...Salmon, Splake and some really big

It was a beautiful day in Jackman yesterday. There seemed to be a lot of float plane activity on Big Wood. I wondered what was going on. Later in the morning I stopped over to the Snowmobile/ATV bridge that crosses Moose River to take some muffins to Steve and

June 20
Thanks for a lovely stay @ cozy Cove Cabins. The weather was incredible-85 degrees, good fishing, & the children greatly enjoyed the waterfront, paddleboats & fishing for yellow perch off the dock. We look forward to a return visit next spring. 38 brook trout
Cabin #1 The Crocker Family, Maine

Great salmon fishing weekend for our guests. ATV trails opened and it's a beautiful day. A little cool breeze but the sun is out and the skies are blue. Life is good

Big Wood is still providing hours and days of Ice Fishing fun. Rich and his son Corey were here for the week on their annual ice fishing trip. They did great almost every day. Rich said they caught a lot of salmon but many were just a tad too small.

These guys had a great 3 day fishing trip. Below is the catch of the day though...a 28 inch Togue.

The ice shacks have been on Big Wood for at least a couple weeks now but today begins ice fishing season for 2010. Our guests so far have been doing great. Brian got a huge "fat splake" this morning plus a couple brook trout. They said the ice is at

Big Wood Lake is ready for the ice fishing season...at least 4 inches a couple days ago. Today a few ice shacks went out.

I looked out the window this evening and saw this: that ice shack way off by the island, dark and alone and yet

It did not take long for the boats to get out on Wood Pond to do the spring fishing that all have been waiting for. I saw at lest 4 different boats out this morning.
Just a note about the weather in Jackman...and this probably holds true for all

BBRRRR!!! The wind chill has been pretty chilly this weekend. Even though the sun is out right now, as you can see from this snapshot from our webcam, the lake has begun to ice over.



I am sure it is very thin and one good windstorm will break

Dakota and his family stayed with us last week and they had many days of fishing out on Big Wood. Grampa caught this one but the way Dakota looked at the fish as he held it was priceless!

What an incredible weekend to enjoy Father's Day in Jackman. It is about 80 degrees, a gentle breeze, the sun is shining and the skies are blue and best of all, no humidity We have a couple families here this weekend spending time with the Dad's including father/son

The spring fishing this year on big Wood Lake, from our guest reports, has been great. Most only Catch and release but are amazed at the number they are catching

One guest said "Wayne had one on line before I even got my pole out "

"The weather

As you can see from the photo above which was taken only 2 days ago, there is still plenty of snow in the region to ride. The temperatures are moderate yet cold enough to keep the trails in great shape.

Riders we have here this week say that from town

The 2008 ice fishing season has begun and Big Wood Lake has come alive with sledders or ATV pulling their gear in hopes of getting their catch of the day....

May 10 ----Ice is out!!!!

May 9 Ice out update!

Where did it go?

Let me start with how the lake looked yesterday. There was open water on both sides of the lake with patches of water throughout the ice in the center. Then the winds started; high

It's hard to believe that about 10 days ago, there were still crazy snowmobilers riding the lake to get to the trails
Last weekend, the temperatures were in the low 60's with a warm factor (the temperature in the sun),
of about 80. Wow, it was beautiful out.

Father and son have been here fishing all week. When the temperatures were in the single numbers and the wind was blowing, they built themselves a snow wall right on shore to watch for their flags. These are ice fisherman!!!!

They have done great all week