With the recent warm weather and steady winds, ice out on Maine lakes is happening fast and furious. It is a wonderful time of year and while we are out there with frozen fingers looking for that first open water fish of the season, keep in mind that the water is still very cold. An early swim is not something that would be very enjoyable and it may be life threatening. Wear your life jacket and watch out for those strong winds and sudden storms that can sweep in. Soon the black flies and mosquitos will be here so lets enjoy it while we can. Many lakes in south central Maine are now wide open and it won't be long until some prime salmon waters will open up north of Augusta. Be safe and keep those ice out reports coming in, we will post them as soon as possible.

Again this year, we will post Maine lake ice out dates as soon as possible. Thank you to our website visitors who have contributed ice out information in the past. Click here to check out:

2003 ice out dates

2004 ice out dates

E-mail us when the ice is out in your area and we'll track it as it moves north. Please include lake name, town, and date.

This page was last updated:
5/9/05 - 5:18 PM

Historic Lake Ice Out Data
http://me.water.usgs.gov/iceout.html

Sebago Lake - Jordan Bay Cam
http://www.sebagocam.com/

Lake Name

Town

Ice Reported Out

4/8/05

4/9/05

4/10/05

4/10/05

4/12/05

4/12/05

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4/11/05

4/13/05

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4/13/05

4/13/05

4/10/05

4/17/05

4/14/05

4/15/05

4/13/05

4/16/05

4/17/05

4/17/05

4/18/05

4/18/05

4/18/05

4/17/05

4/17/05

4/17/05

4/21/05

4/21/05

4/21/05

4/23/05

4/23/05

4/24/05

4/25/05

4/25/05

4/26/05

4/26/05

5/6/05

5/7/05

5/5/05

5/6/05