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About Lloyd Roberts

Long time ice boater. Creator of the Gambit and Cheapskate boats. Author of the first definitive book on ice boating "Think Ice"One of the original members of the Chickawaukie ice boat club in Maine. Lloyd also lives on Chickawaukie and has played launch host to countless ice boaters over the years.

Chickawaukee, Rain + 2 Days

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Lloyd Roberts

Nice spreads of ground glass smooth snow ice, also many patches of paper thin shell ice, some with residual water in deeper ripples. Rare areas of smooth 1/4in. shell covered still unfrozen pools, maybe 1 inch deep. Occasional linear and … Continue reading →

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Ice Report Chickawaukee, after the rain

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Lloyd Roberts

A morning after rain Chickycircuit on the trusty icecycle revealed expected 1-2 inches surface ice loss, extensive puddles up to 1 inch deep, residual “pancakes” or old frozen slush often with jagged surface wrinkles, real runner rattlers. Ice fishermen report … Continue reading →

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The Curse On Chickawaukee

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Lloyd Roberts

Somebody has done something wrong here. At 11PM Monday Jan 6 lights were reflecting from the wet reasonably smooth ice of Chicky, snow all gone at last. Some drain holes from 1/3 inch of rain seen at 4 PM, fish … Continue reading →

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Dammy Ice

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Lloyd Roberts

On 1/1/2014 10:57 AM, David Lampton wrote: LLoyd My walk about on Damiscotta and my examination of 5 active fisherman ice boring s is almost the same as your report. The fisherman report nothing less than 9inches in the great … Continue reading →

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Chicky Ice 12/31/2013

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Lloyd Roberts

Grey granular ice, sailable except for winrows and patches of dense snow up to 1 inch thick. Snow cover 20% +. Just a bit more rain would have fixed it. Too icy for snow mobiles apparently. Chopped a bunch of … Continue reading →

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