The Great Outdoors

[Artashes]

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I live about 160 miles south of the arctic circle. This area used to be the coldest place in the winter and the warmest place in summer for Alaska.
This winter did not show for the very first time in anyone's memory. We had two 28 degree days but that only occurred in the wee hours and did not hold for more than 5/6 hours. Used to be 40 , 50 , 60 below zero for days on end and when it warmed up it would only be 35 below or 27 below or if we were lucky 15 or 20 below.
Today it hit 75 above !!!!!! This is April 26th !!! Used to have to wait till July for these temps.
Two tundra swans have been hanging out in a small lake close to where I live for the last month. Way early for the birds to show up.
The rapidity of the climatic change taking place up here is phenomenal.

[Haykakan]

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With all the action in Kharabagh I have not had the time to work on this thread. I hope peace will reign and more of our members will participate in the great out doors. This winter/spring have been horrible if you are into the outdoors. There was safe ice for only a week and it was iffy then to( a friend of mine went through but he is fine). The spring has been postponed as it has been much colder then usual and it is all white snow outside today. We basically skipped winter yet again and we are now postponing spring or might be skipping that to.. The weather has been very strange last few years and it seems to be getting stranger. I have prepared my boat well for the season but I do not want to use it as it is snowing outside. For a change I can't wait for warmer weather.

[Haykakan]

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Well finely we have some safe ice to fish. These winters are a joke. Fishing was good today as a good variety of fish were caught. I even brought some panfish for dinner. I look forward to frying them up.

[Haykakan]

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My son and I were I fishing in Mexico a couple of weeks back. We caught 10 amberjacks (reef donkeys), grouper, snapper, and trigger fish. This video is not us but it shows kids catching big AJs, it reminded me of my son reeling in the reef donkeys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFanbXZHX24

[Artashes]

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Well safe ice finely formed at the end of the second week of this month. Better late then never I guess. I love how fresh ice makes so many loud sounds when you walk on it. Scares the crap out of people who are not used to it.

About a week ago we had two 40 above days preceded by a week of high 30 & 20 aboves.
No ice on the rivers yet.10 or 12 years ago, the rivers in the northern part of Alaska where I live would be frozen solid enough to drive a 10 wheeler dump truck on.
Last winter almost didn't show. So far winter has not came yet.
When I tried to track how many metric tons of pollution mankind has dumped into our finite invironment , I reached " MILLIONS " but had not put all the factors in play yet.
Of all the animals that have ever lived on our planet, top prize for filth goes to ... (drum roll) ---

[Haykakan]

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Well safe ice finely formed at the end of the second week of this month. Better late then never I guess. I love how fresh ice makes so many loud sounds when you walk on it. Scares the crap out of people who are not used to it.

[Haykakan]

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Besides the rising sea levels, it seems the bulk of the temperature changes are occurring closer to the poles. There have been drastic and unprecedented changes in the weather here in Michigan. I could see a definite warming trend over the last 20 years here but skipping winter a couple of years ago really scared me. I may have to come up and visit you Arty if I want to find some safe ice to fish on.

[Artashes]

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I am not too happy about these warm temps. I looked at the forecast and it is showing mid to high 40s for the next ten days straight. This is not December weather for Michigan. My marina requires I have the boat out early October and there does not seem to be any icefishing possibilities for quite a while. I will be fishing on my little boat but I wish I did not have to put the big one away so soon. I wonder if this will be the second year on record where Michigan simply skips winter..

Day before yesterday it was 35 above for two days and in the 30s the preceding 3 or 4 days.
I'm about 160 miles from the arctic circle. Traditionally were I live there was only one place that was regularly colder ... Yakutsk Russia. That's in Siberia. Last year was almost a no show for winter and so far this year is way too warm.
If I'm not mistaken, last year was the warmest on record. The vast majority of scientists I meet , and I meet many are adamant that climatic change is happening at a dramatic pace and the pace is quickening.
All thanks to man and our wonderful leaders.
No worries though because everyone knows the pursuit of big monetary profit is the primary reason for living.
So obviously I say ... Don't worry about trashing our planet, let's try to make moe money and then we can all be happier. Actually right after I post this I'm going to look at the wall street journal and get the best tips on we're to invest my money. I hear Monsanto & Dow chemical are hot.
Gee, I think I'm feeling happier already.

[Haykakan]

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I am not too happy about these warm temps. I looked at the forecast and it is showing mid to high 40s for the next ten days straight. This is not December weather for Michigan. My marina requires I have the boat out early October and there does not seem to be any icefishing possibilities for quite a while. I will be fishing on my little boat but I wish I did not have to put the big one away so soon. I wonder if this will be the second year on record where Michigan simply skips winter..

[Haykakan]

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Those birds are beautiful indeed and they are passing by here and leaving plenty of droppings to remember them by.
I have really enjoyed my boat this year and have learned how to drive a much bigger boat then I ever had before. The cat hull is fantastic but it does take some skill to utilize it to full advantage. I will never go back to V-hulls again. Here is a pic of the boat I found on that website http://www.thehulltruth.com/boats-sa...e-pending.html
This thing drafts only 12 inches and waves mean nothing to it. The boat has really opened up a lot of possibilities because it has a huge range and allows for outings even in bad conditions. Despite all these advantages, I have not done well fishing lake ST Clair this year. I have not fished this lake for about 15 years and learning it all over again has been much slower then I had anticipated. If you guys are in the area I will be happy to take you for a ride but I cant guarantee you will catch anything yet