Author Topic: April 1st. ice fishing (Read 2757 times)

flyfisherman · « **on:** Mar 26, 2011, 03:22 PM »

Given the weather we are having up here I am planing to be ice fishing on April 1st. Anyone else?

TOGUEMAN2011 · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 26, 2011, 03:46 PM »

As long as the shoreline doesn't go a way too much i find some place to go.

Mr.Esox · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 26, 2011, 04:39 PM »

I have fished at Thanksgiving and I'm hoping for April 1st you gotta love NY.

Yukoner · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 26, 2011, 04:59 PM »

Barring some crazy weather happening, we will be ice fishing May 1st!

Fontona19 · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 26, 2011, 05:00 PM »

If I can get out, I will be out. I hear way too many people saying they put their stuff away. The ice tells me when the seasons over, not vice versa.

Mr.Esox · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 26, 2011, 05:05 PM »

Agreed !!!!!

JAGER61 · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 26, 2011, 05:09 PM »

Most definitely!

snelly · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 26, 2011, 05:27 PM »

wec · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 26, 2011, 06:59 PM »

The way it's looking, we might beat our record of April 19th.

Fontona19 · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 26, 2011, 07:23 PM »

I will be out on the King before the sun comes up tomorrow morning. I can't wait, I love that lake, and all its wonderful lunker lakers.

JAGER61 · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 26, 2011, 07:56 PM »

WEC your mailbox is full! Tried to PM you. I'm coming up next weekend and am DEFINITELY planning to fish all day on Sunday. Will get ahold of you by mid week.

Mike

Ed D · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 26, 2011, 09:59 PM »

54 IceShanty Main / General Ice Fishing Chit Chat / Re: Season Ending Thoughts on: Feb 21, 2011, 04:50 PM
one year ice was cut short (i think 05) every one was packing there gear up and pulling out the long rods,boom 4 days of -5 4inches of gorgeous black ice,we slammed them morning noon and night,it ain't over till the fat lady sings.

fat lady has a sore throat.Ed

wec · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 26, 2011, 10:08 PM »

Quote from: JAGER61 on Mar 26, 2011, 07:56 PM

I'll empty my mail box. Great, the weather this week looks like it was this week. Thanks.

Bill

WEC your mailbox is full! Tried to PM you. I'm coming up next weekend and am DEFINITELY planning to fish all day on Sunday. Will get ahold of you by mid week.

Mike

TheOutdoorsman · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 26, 2011, 10:29 PM »

Northern Maine looks good for April 1st!

Starting to wonder if I'm going to make it through...

This was taken right before it went through (the Nils can cut through about four feet of ice before bottoming out).

Good thing I have a Nils!

ICE WANDERER · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 27, 2011, 08:10 AM »

I haven't fished for a week do to an injury, I thought my season was over but w/ these colder temps we're having I should be out on the ice again this week. hooray for cold weather.

mealworm · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 27, 2011, 08:14 AM »

Quote from: ICE WANDERER on Mar 27, 2011, 08:10 AM

I haven't fished for a week do to an injury, I thought my season was over but w/ these colder temps we're having I should be out on the ice again this week. hooray for cold weather.

hey ol'man the ice was in real good shape yesterday that little layer of soft ice on top was as hard as new ice,and the ice was pushing gopod all day pressure cracks that were open are now tight we'll be fishin till mid april easy.oh and bruce found a new spot to get on for those slabo perches

ICE WANDERER · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 27, 2011, 10:03 AM »

Quote from: mealworm on Mar 27, 2011, 08:14 AM

hey ol'man the ice was in real good shape yesterday that little layer of soft ice on top was as hard as new ice,and the ice was pushing gopod all day pressure cracks that were open are now tight we'll be fishin till mid april easy.oh and bruce found a new spot to get on for those slabo perches

Thanks mealworm for the update, I'll check that out. I'm sure I'll be able to get out this week.

5watchman5 · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 27, 2011, 07:24 PM »

Fished the King Fri, Sat with plenty of ice. Just have to watch the shoreline, which is actually just fine in some places. Can't wait to hammer some more Lakers tomm in the a.m. Working on a killer tan.

cnypanfisher · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 27, 2011, 07:50 PM »

Heard they were slaying the perch on Chazy last weekend. Good ice as well, but that is from a friend of a friend so I really don't know how good the ice actually is.

cny

ICE DOG 69 · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 28, 2011, 07:04 AM »

The only thing I can say about Chazy is I fish Chateaugay which is only a few miles away and I had over 16 inches of ice and would guess closer to 24 inches on Chatty, am leaving in a few minutes to chase perch there and plan on doing it all week.

Raquettedacker · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 28, 2011, 07:51 AM »

I was on 2 feet of ice this past Saturday catching trout and hope to be on the ice this coming Saturday catching crappies....

bigredonice · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 28, 2011, 09:12 AM »

Ice should be fine on some lakes for 2 more weeks!

mike304 · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 28, 2011, 12:13 PM »

I will if I can, that would be awesome!!!

bigal409 · « **Reply #23 on:** Mar 28, 2011, 03:50 PM »

Heard we still got ice in Chenango County. Mabe I'll give up the annual April 1st trout fishing and hit the ice once again. After all, I took the day off from work to fish. I might as well try something different huh?

fishinfurkarma · « **Reply #24 on:** Mar 28, 2011, 03:58 PM »

So u can't ice fish a lake unless it is listed as approved for ice fishing per DEC correct?

SCsportsman · « **Reply #25 on:** Mar 28, 2011, 04:39 PM »

So who knows the exact rules on fishing for trout on ice on trout waters when trout season opens? I think you can fish it threw the ice but only with 2 hand lines correct?

and no live bait on some waters

pikie · « **Reply #26 on:** Mar 29, 2011, 07:06 AM »

By rule in NY you can not ice fish in waters with trout in them. Only by exception can you ice fish them. For example, Lake Colby has trout in it, but you can ice fish it because it is listed as "Ice fishing allowed" in the Region 5 regulations. Find the Region the trout water you want to fish is in, find the county and if its not listed specifically as allowing Ice fishing, then you cannot ice fish that water.

snelly · « **Reply #27 on:** Mar 30, 2011, 07:00 AM »

Quote from: SCsportsman on Mar 28, 2011, 04:39 PM

So who knows the exact rules on fishing for trout on ice on trout waters when trout season opens? I think you can fish it threw the ice but only with 2 hand lines correct? and no live bait on some waters

if you cut, punch or any other means make a hole through the ice to put in a line, it's considered ice fishing.and unless the body of water allows ice fishing you can't fish it. it doesn't matter that trout opens april 1st, unless you can fish without making a hole. people take long sticks and push there baited hooks up under the ice where it's breaking up along the shorelines. if you can do that it's legal

FROZENGOOSE · « **Reply #28 on:** Mar 30, 2011, 11:52 AM »

lucky you guys live up there we dont have any ice just cold temps

bigal409 · « **Reply #29 on:** Mar 30, 2011, 06:25 PM »

I just want to ice fish again. I don't care for trout anyways. The only reason that I fish for trout is for something to do between ice fishing and walleye season. We do have a couple of local lakes that have trout and you can ice fish them though.

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Author Topic: April 1st. ice fishing (Read 2757 times)