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Offline ICE_HOOK

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Storm Watch!
« on: Jan 26, 2015, 05:19 AM »
Supposed to get a bunch of that white stuff , maybe the fishing will get better! Don't want to shovel though. Is this good or bad for you?

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #1 on: Jan 26, 2015, 06:31 AM »
 :'( :tipup: The fishing has been just OK  But shoveling a lot of snow is never OK!  A lot of holes to clear too? :P
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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #2 on: Jan 26, 2015, 06:38 AM »
it wouldnt be good here one of our lakes just iced over snow would fer ruin it again...a few inches expected in my area thank god

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #3 on: Jan 26, 2015, 07:04 AM »
The snow will weigh down the ice and water will come out of the holes and onto the ice. I really don't feel like walking in six inches of slush. Hopefully this storm improves the fishing. Minimal snow would be great though.   :)
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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #4 on: Jan 26, 2015, 07:26 AM »
If I have get out the snowshoes that won't be fun! I will have to buy my fish from a commercial fisherman! Ha

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #5 on: Jan 26, 2015, 07:55 AM »
The brunt of the storm will stay south so the Champlain Islands and NEK should be mostly spared the real heavy snowfall amounts.

Southern VT will see 8" to 15" which will be a bit of a pain but it will settle down in time and be manageable.  :tipup:

Offline dave bartlett

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #6 on: Jan 26, 2015, 08:14 AM »
     I went out and bought a jeep and plow just for this reason.To plow my tip ups out after last year.I had to beg a buddy for  30 years, (i thought he was)to plow me a path and he ran his chops about me for a month after.Won't happen again.Not only that maybe i can make a few bucks to. ;D

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #7 on: Jan 26, 2015, 01:22 PM »
I wouldn't mind seeing a couple of inchs of snow on the ice.  It would help with really sunny days.  I find that the fish dont like the sun, and in clear ice you can still cast shadows that will square fish away. 
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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #8 on: Jan 26, 2015, 01:29 PM »
I like having no snow on the ice, made dragging 200lbs of gear out on Saturday easy.

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #9 on: Jan 26, 2015, 01:30 PM »
I like having no snow on the ice, made dragging 200lbs of gear out on Saturday easy.

yeah, i can understand that
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Offline Fish Hard

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #10 on: Jan 26, 2015, 03:07 PM »
I hope we don't get dumped on. fishin will be a lot more work and less fun! :-\

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #11 on: Jan 26, 2015, 03:15 PM »
Was out on Boom today moving friends shanty to a new hotspot! Had to get away from those smelt, they were driving us crazy eating all our fatheads! Hopefully we can now catch some perch and bass and trout! The snow can stay in the south!

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #12 on: Jan 26, 2015, 04:31 PM »
You folks down south are supposed to get dumped on. That will make the fishing a bit harder ! :(

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #13 on: Jan 26, 2015, 04:37 PM »
Its cold, hopefully the snow will be light and the wind can blow it off the ice!
Come on get on the ice fish!!

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #14 on: Jan 26, 2015, 04:42 PM »
hey dave
do you charge by the hour for plowing or by the area i want to be fishing on?

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #15 on: Jan 26, 2015, 05:26 PM »
Measured a good 16+ inches of ice today on Boom so should sustain the weight of the snow and make fishing better! Lol

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #16 on: Jan 26, 2015, 06:04 PM »
Its cold, hopefully the snow will be light and the wind can blow it off the ice!

didn't think I would be wishin for wind to make the fishin  better.

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #17 on: Jan 26, 2015, 09:37 PM »
Storm watch is living in the NEK of Vermont, during the winters.  Get over it. ;)

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #18 on: Jan 27, 2015, 04:44 AM »
Looks like the NEK is not gonna get hit too bad.

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #19 on: Jan 27, 2015, 06:09 AM »
sweet! Its all hype we aint getting much and what we do the 17mph north wind ought to take care of!
Come on get on the ice fish!!

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #20 on: Jan 27, 2015, 06:36 AM »
And gusts over 40mph! YIKES


sweet! Its all hype we aint getting much and what we do the 17mph north wind ought to take care of!
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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #21 on: Jan 27, 2015, 07:18 AM »
Darn wind! Where did my shanty go???

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #22 on: Jan 27, 2015, 07:34 AM »
I guess there saying now 3-6 in colchester zone starting late day early evening. so far this morning the wind is picking up pretty good.
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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #23 on: Jan 27, 2015, 05:19 PM »
Gee, we missed the big storm and the wind.  Just got a few inches of snow here, in the NEK. ;D The main road near my place is all ice oh, so be safe driving.

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Re: Storm Watch!
« Reply #24 on: Jan 27, 2015, 06:26 PM »
the wind has probably ruined the lake champlain ice that we were fishing on near open water.  >:(

 



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