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Swim Report – February 19, 2023 – Winter Fading

February 21, 2023 By Steve

After the late week cold snap, we lucked out again on Sunday. The air temp was a very tolerable 40F at 6:40am. But the bigRead More

Swim Report – February 12, 2023 – Early Spring?

February 16, 2023 By Steve

Last Sunday was another gem. The lake came in at an estimated 35F lake with the air slightly higher at 37F – so a bigRead More

Swim Report – February 5, 2023 – Blue Skies

February 10, 2023 By Steve

We finally got a minor reprieve from Old Man Winter last Sunday. While the lake temperature came in at a not unexpected 33F, the airRead More

Swim Report – January 15, 2023 – Winter Colors

January 23, 2023 By Steve

Sunrise was a bit earlier now that the days are getting longer, and it was quite a show at 7:00am. We lucked out with mostlyRead More

Swim Report – January 8, 2023 – Goodbye 2022!

January 11, 2023 By Steve

Our first official meetup of 2023 gave us a 35.4F lake temp (in swim) with some slight chops and a rather insidious northbound current thatRead More

Swim Report – December 18, 2022 – Goodbye Autumn 2022!

December 21, 2022 By Steve

I’ve got about 15 minutes left of autumn right now, so I figured I’d get out this report before it’s officially winter in this partRead More

Swim Report – December 4, 2022 – Sub 40F Zone!

December 4, 2022 By Steve

Today was our first real taste of Old Man Winter. The air temperature was a crisp 22F at 7:00am out at L1, and the lakeRead More

Swim Report – November 27, 2022 – Fall Turnover

December 4, 2022 By Steve

The forecast called for continued rain the morning of our planned swim, but the drizzle had halted by the time we all arrived just beforeRead More

Swim Report – November 13, 2022 – Fall Chill (Redux)

November 14, 2022 By Steve

We had a good streak of warmer weather that kept us in the mid-50F’s and even gave us a slight bump last week. But alas,Read More

Swim Report – November 6, 2022 – Heat Wave

November 6, 2022 By Steve

A nice surprise this morning with a 55.4F lake which really helped temper the 45F air temp. Also, just like last week we had aRead More

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