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Spirit Lake Property Owners Association
P.O. Box 363
Spirit Lake, Idaho 83869
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This morning there were many ducks and geese at the three or four small patches of open water near Brickle Creek and the big island. As I write this at about 3 p.m., no open water remains. Last night's inch of snow has left most of the lake covered in pure white. There is an area of thin dark ice here at the west end, but open water only at the creek mouths. The millpond and east end are solid enough to walk on, but the main lake isn't. We saw 2 eagles and one blue heron yesterday. I assume the heron will be leaving soon!
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We still have 2 or 3 inches of snow on the ground here at tle lake. There is about 81/2 inches of ice on the lake, supporting snowmobiles and lots of ice fishermen. The fishing was hot at first, but has slowed somewhat. Still limits being caught, but it's taking longer and several I've talked to have gone home after 3 or 4 hours with 8 to 10 fish.
The good news is that in spite of the low snow totals on the ground, the moisture equivalent of the Mt. Spokane snowpack is about 85% of normal, enough to fill the lake in the spring IF we hold the 85% level AND the runoff comes late enough.
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