Ice Boom Removal Starting!!!

[fishkiller16]

They are starting to remove the Ice Boom. It looks like its about half out from the web cam pics.

[milt]

that's good fishing season is getting closer

[captainjoe]

YES!
A sure sign of spring.
Which web cam do you look at?

[Mr. Roboto]

By: Evan Anstey
Updated: Apr 09, 2018 02:20 PM EDT

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - If the weather is right for it, personnel from the New York Power Authority will start opening the 22 spans of the Lake Erie-Niagara River Ice Boom on Tuesday.

Last year, crews began removing the boom on March 6. The latest date it has ever been removed is May 3. That was in 1971.

The ice boom has been placed in the water every year since 1964. It helps reduce the amount of ice to enter the Niagara River.

[captainjoe]

I was just on the website https://iceboom.nypa.gov/ and saw them taking out the boom. There is a crane on what looks to be a barge and another boat hauling the boom floats away. Yay! Does anyone know do they use a diver to go unfasten it from the bottom? Or how do they do it? Whats the procedure?

[milt]

I'm not sure I think they use weights like they use on the departures bouys so they can pull they weights out at the end of the year
jeff

[joes spot]

cool to watch the progress on camera

[captainjoe]

cool to watch the progress on camera

I was watching it's cool. But I don't think that they have been working on it the last few days. ????

[dukhnter8]

I bet its guys fishing for bass. I know they usually fish around the breakwall.

[joes spot]

still a lot of ice in the inter harbor a few boats out at sbh