[Barnacle Bill]

I went over the bay bridge today for the first time in a long, long
time. I noticed there is quite a bit of ice in the main channel (eg
in deep water). Why? My logic tells me that the shallower the
water the more ice there should be. Sandy Point launch area
seemed to be nearly ice free.

:helpsmilie:

 

[Francis]

Fresher water on the top of the denser deeper saltier water when in the shallows it's all mixed up? Just a guess.

 

[jimbob1]

With the economy being slow their are less barges heading to port and less traffic to break the ice in the channel

 

[goinsfishin]

The strong sun and the early afternoon high tide broke the ice up somewhat. Then the wind blew up from the NW and pushed the ice chunks to the SE. So while the Western shore is relatively clear the ice piles up toward the Eastern side.

 

[smellslikefish]

Flow ice....out of the rivers.

 

[paxfish]

Floes

 

[Stonewall]

It's just the after effect of all the Holidays. People finish their drinks and dump the ice out. It eventually ends up in the Bay.

 

[TEAM BILL ME]

Im iced in at oyster harbor just off of tpl.
Pretty thick too at least 1.5 inches and the water temp is 35degree.
Luckily there is a bubbler at the community dock right besides me.
Bill

 

[27 sailfish]

The current runs stronger in the main channel.Any ice that breaks free will be pulled by the current.

 

[Dave Jr.]

I travel the bridge every day and it's always changing. I would have to say flow ice as well.

 

[27 sailfish]

About 15 years ago we were fishing the eastern rockpile in late January for Perch.Had an outgoing current and the boat was anchored.The current brought down a huge ice field about 5-6 miles long.There was no way to get through it so I had to run south to the Severn and got around it.Some chunks were pick up truck size.