Author Topic: Indian Lake? (Read 8781 times)

robebrz · « **on:** Dec 11, 2013, 11:24 PM »

Anyone have any idea how ice is coming on Indian and some of the other lakes in the area?

chevy hillbilly · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 12, 2013, 06:35 AM »

reports over the wire indicated its frozen over in a couple common spots, heard the number 3", but ive seen some purty thin 3 inches up there...
hoping to make a trip up monday-tuesday

Buckeye has a skim in places, but its always a little behind indian.

cutter · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 12, 2013, 09:27 AM »

I checked yesterday not ready yet thickest ice I found was 1inch should of put more on last night though with snow coming sat that might slow the ice building hope not

Raybob · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 13, 2013, 03:51 PM »

I've been out on the non-flow channels for the last 3 days - Ice is still poor on the large bays & main Lake, along w/the flow channels...

The Ice never completely thawed out on many non-flow channels with last week's warm-up...

Be Safe...

Raybob · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 13, 2013, 04:05 PM »

-w/stealth ~ some of the best early Ice-fishin' is from string of docks with easy to punch holes & then use a long-pole from the shore to score...

ice yeti · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 14, 2013, 07:23 PM »

Fished Indian this afternoon. 3 inches of good clear ice.

robebrz · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 15, 2013, 12:29 AM »

How did ya do? Was worried the rain and warm temps today may have eaten some of the good ice in this area.

ice yeti · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 15, 2013, 07:40 PM »

did ok ice is good but use caution.

Raybob · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 17, 2013, 07:55 AM »

Ice Breaker??

I've been working docks & channels(some) since Nov 24th ~ time for a Xmas Ice-break I guess...

THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE
OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.

FRIDAY
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. CHANCE OF RAIN
80 PERCENT.

FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.

robebrz · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 17, 2013, 02:11 PM »

Ya I been watching the weather also. Pretty much going to ruin all outdoor activity this weekend. Maybe a trip to Bass Pro and Cabelas will be a better idea.

chevy hillbilly · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 17, 2013, 03:56 PM »

long island had 4" in most places, couple holes were 3.5, couple were 5 on monday.
bite was sporadic, but i wouldnt call it bad or slow, although all the locals seemed to think it stunk...

didnt check anywhere else, but im certain they are fishing elsewhere.

saw a snowmobile track across main lake

Raybob · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 18, 2013, 07:17 AM »

-today's post from the IL msg board...

Re(4): Ice Breaker ??
IP: 98.30.84.40
Posted on December 18, 2013 at 09:04:31 AM by BMH

Twas out for a lil' over a hour last night working a channel to channel point - culled a nice limit(6) of over 17" Saugeyes for a close friend

...Xmas break/clean-house and nearly time for my youngest Daughter's family arrival from Florida for the holidays.

Raybob · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 20, 2013, 08:34 AM »

-Today-

Re(2): ICE/flood watch
IP: 98.30.84.40
Posted on December 20, 2013 at 10:21:35 AM by BMH

The lake has came-up a couple of inches last night & the water is running off the Ice on the thawed edges...

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
416 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2013

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF INDIANA...KENTUCKY AND OHIO...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN INDIANA...DEARBORN...F AYETTE IN...
FRANKLIN IN...OHIO...RIPLEY...S WITZERLAND...UNION IN AND
WAYNE. IN KENTUCKY...BOONE...BRA CKEN...CAMPBELL...CARR OLL...
GALLATIN...GRANT...KEN TON...MASON...OWEN...P ENDLETON AND
ROBERTSON. IN OHIO...ADAMS...AUGLAIZ E...BROWN...BUTLER...
CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...CL ERMONT...CLINTON...DAR KE...DELAWARE...
FAIRFIELD...FAYETTE OH...FRANKLIN OH...GREENE...HAMILTON ...
HARDIN...HIGHLAND...HO CKING...LICKING...LOGA N...MADISON...
MERCER...MIAMI...MONTG OMERY...PICKAWAY...PIK E...PREBLE...
ROSS...SHELBY...UNION OH AND WARREN.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL FOCUS AN AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS
THE REGION TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE RECENT
MELTING OF SNOW HAS ELEVATED STREAMS SLIGHTLY AND WILL HELP
INCREASE THE FLOOD THREAT. RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN
THE 1.5 TO 3.5 INCH RANGE WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND EVENING
SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE FLOODED ROADS AS WELL AS WELL AS STREAMS
AND RIVERS EXCEEDING BANK FULL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

IceBucky · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 24, 2013, 09:43 AM »

Any word on safe ice thanks

Raybob · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 28, 2013, 11:01 AM »

The IL main has been again Ice covered (thin) for 3 days. Yesterday afternoon, last nite & today she started to thaw again - unsafe-

Raybob · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 28, 2013, 06:59 PM »

-email reply to a fishin' bud...

I would think(?) the 'flow channels would be open Bill - the water has cleared below the Ice in my channel, but don't know about MW ... Daughter/family has been here from Florida...

robebrz · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 01, 2014, 07:25 PM »

Hope the forecast continues to stay cold. I got a new auger and some other stuff I need to try out.

Raybob · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 03, 2014, 11:00 AM »

I had around 5" of Ice in the center of my dead-end non-flow channel in Chippewa yesterday... I'll post the forecast below-

ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1127 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

OHZ044-032200-
LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEFONTAINE
1127 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

REST OF TODAY
SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.

TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING. LOWS
5 TO 10 ABOVE. TEMPERATURES RISING TO AROUND 14 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. WIND CHILL AS
LOW AS 10 BELOW.

SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WIND CHILL AS LOW AS ZERO.

SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY
SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 100 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT
SNOW. LOWS 5 BELOW TO ZERO. CHANCE OF SNOW
80 PERCENT.

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND ZERO. LOWS
AROUND 15 BELOW.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND ZERO.
LOWS 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO.

WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS AROUND 15.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 10 ABOVE.

THURSDAY
CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S.

chevy hillbilly · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 03, 2014, 02:23 PM »

over the wire says most shallow spots have 4-5 clear ice...
this is just second hand info, keep that in mind.

cutter · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 03, 2014, 03:57 PM »

Most places I checked today had 2 inches at best not safe yet other than long isl 1st pull off

IceBucky · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 07, 2014, 10:45 AM »

How's the ice raybob thanks

Raybob · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 07, 2014, 05:11 PM »

I had 6" in the center of my channel yesterday & seen snowmobles on the main lake today.
Here's the report from the IL msg board--

LAKE CONDITIONS TODAY
11:00 January 7, 2014

IT IS BITTERLY COLD WITH BLOWING SNOW.THE SUN IS SHINING. AIR TEMPERATURE IS -4 DEGREES AND WIND CHILL IS -24 DEGREES. THE SKI ZONE HAS 5+" OF ICE. IN AREAS ALONG SHORELINES WHERE GEESE GATHER AND HOMEOWNERS RUN AERATORS ICE IS THIN. WIND IS FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 14 MPH.VISIBILITY 10 MILES. BAROMETER IS 30.32. THE LAKE IS AT NORMAL POOL ( THE TOP OF THE SPILLWAY).

http://indianlake.com/forecast.htm

IceBucky · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 07, 2014, 07:13 PM »

Thanks

Raybob · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 08, 2014, 01:45 PM »

Looks like Mother Nature will flip the switch on the Ice-making machine on Friday......

ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1235 PM EST WED JAN 8 2014

OHZ044-082200-
LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEFONTAINE
1235 PM EST WED JAN 8 2014

THIS AFTERNOON
CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
AROUND 20. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

TONIGHT
CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. LOWS 10 TO 15. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW
70 PERCENT.

THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS AROUND 30. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW
30 PERCENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURES
RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND FREEZING
RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

FRIDAY NIGHT
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF RAIN
80 PERCENT.

SATURDAY
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF RAIN
100 PERCENT.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.

SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.

http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwszone?Sites=:ohz044

Raybob · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 08, 2014, 01:57 PM »

-my 2nd choice for current IL weather....
http://www.wunderground.com/weather-forecast/US/OH/Lakeview.html

robebrz · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 08, 2014, 05:02 PM »

Weather like this makes it hard to be a southern Ohio ice fisherman. Putting up with real cold weather is a lot easier if you get rewarded with some good ice. Guess we will see how bad the "warm" weather will effect the ice.

Raybob · « **Reply #26 on:** Jan 09, 2014, 04:56 PM »

It's been a long hardwater season for sure

I started Ice-fishin' the IL docks & channels since the last week of November to present... (did take a xmas break for family visits)

Looks like a wet weekend for the Icers w/warmer temps & rain in the forecast, but the channels n' docks should be OK if you know your way around IL. 'Taint gonna go out on a limb and say the large bays & main lake will be safe for sleds and Icers after Friday--

later gators,
da old fart

Raybob · « **Reply #27 on:** Jan 11, 2014, 05:38 AM »

It's 46.1 °F this morning. The snow has melted on my channel & water is standing on the Ice...

Be safe!

bigJ108 · « **Reply #28 on:** Jan 16, 2014, 07:13 PM »

How bad are we looking?

Raybob · « **Reply #29 on:** Jan 16, 2014, 07:36 PM »

I seen 3 snow-sleds on the main lake off Chippewa this afternoon -> I have no idea how thick the Ice is...

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Author Topic: Indian Lake? (Read 8781 times)