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Offline masoneddie

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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #30 on: Mar 03, 2015, 03:37 AM »
February went down as the 2nd coldest winter here since 1820....average daily temperature of 12*.
She won't be warming up her pipes here for awhile....Honey Boo Boo and her mom were last seen West of here on The Doctors TV Show.... :whistle:
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #31 on: Mar 03, 2015, 10:52 AM »
Quote from: bird50 on Mar 02, 2015, 09:12 PM
She aint even cleared her throat for us yet.  26 inches here in God's Country.  -20 windchills last week.  Back in the deep freeze tomorrow.  Good thing we like ice.

Just make it till March 20th so I can get my yearly ice fishing trip in  ;)
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Offline Drifter_016

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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #32 on: Mar 03, 2015, 11:03 AM »
I have a buddy coming up to visit the first week of April for a little ice fishing fun.
He has never been up here so it should be a blast. :D
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #33 on: Mar 03, 2015, 12:02 PM »
I guess I didn't get the memo. ???
Heading up to Lake Nipissing on Fri for the weekend.
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #34 on: Mar 03, 2015, 03:34 PM »
Quote from: Woodsman on Mar 03, 2015, 12:02 PM
I guess I didn't get the memo. ???
Heading up to Lake Nipissing on Fri for the weekend.
  Me and my dad did a bear hunt years ago at West Arm Lodge,if memory serves me,it is located on or near Lake Nipissing.
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #35 on: Mar 03, 2015, 03:53 PM »
Quote from: Drifter_016 on Mar 03, 2015, 11:03 AM
I have a buddy coming up to visit the first week of April for a little ice fishing fun.
He has never been up here so it should be a blast. :D

Looking forward to a few photos of that adventure, Dave.    ;)2
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #36 on: Mar 03, 2015, 04:16 PM »
We still got a couple of weeks. Everybody knows all good things must come to and end. Really how long do you expect to ice fish. Here in Pa.  we had a long great season. Two years in a row,3 months that's a long season here in the southern ice range.
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #37 on: Mar 03, 2015, 04:31 PM »
Quote from: marmooskapaul on Mar 01, 2015, 06:22 PM
Not in central Indiana. Gonna be couple more weeks at least.
Paul

We hope!  ;D ;D
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #38 on: Mar 03, 2015, 04:53 PM »
Quote from: Idahogator on Mar 03, 2015, 03:53 PM
Looking forward to a few photos of that adventure, Dave.    ;)2


Probably going to put another "Ice Road Fishers" video together Gator.  @)
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #39 on: Mar 03, 2015, 05:55 PM »
no way we will be fishing in april
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #40 on: Mar 04, 2015, 12:18 AM »
Quote from: Osage on Mar 03, 2015, 03:34 PM
  Me and my dad did a bear hunt years ago at West Arm Lodge,if memory serves me,it is located on or near Lake Nipissing.
The West Arm is part of Lake Nipissing which runs off the western end of the lake.
About 40 miles west of where I'll be on the lake on the South Bay.
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #41 on: Mar 04, 2015, 03:05 AM »
She was starting to sing when we had about a week n' a half of warm temps & wind. The shore was blown out at one of the lakes I fish & I couldn't get on the ice. Haven't even tried since. Weather has been much more favorable lately though & I'll be heading out 2morrow to give it a shot. Forecast here for next week don't look good.....low to mid 50's & damn near 60 on one of the days. Getting to be that time of year I guess !!
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #42 on: Mar 04, 2015, 01:58 PM »
Not even close here, going down to minus -20°f regular temperature here tonight again. They say we could hit 30°'s here this weekend first time in a month or longer. But I bet it won't get above freezing out on the lake at ice level.
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #43 on: Mar 04, 2015, 07:25 PM »
Quote from: Woodsman on Mar 04, 2015, 12:18 AM
The West Arm is part of Lake Nipissing which runs off the western end of the lake.
About 40 miles west of where I'll be on the lake on the South Bay.

I caught my trophy 53 1/2" musky in the West Arm.
I also caught my two biggest large mouth there.
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Offline Chris338378

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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #44 on: Mar 04, 2015, 08:41 PM »
Shove a case of peanut butter in her mouth, I'm no where close to being ready for the season to end.
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #45 on: Mar 04, 2015, 11:02 PM »
Arrrrgh! It's far from walking the plank here matey! Say there's another polar vortex coming down from the great white north again!  ;)
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #46 on: Mar 05, 2015, 02:46 PM »
Quote from: tricohatch on Mar 04, 2015, 11:02 PM
Arrrrgh! It's far from walking the plank here matey! Say there's another polar vortex coming down from the great white north again!  ;)


AYE!!!
We be sending her your way!!!
Enjoy matey!!!!   ;D
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #47 on: Mar 05, 2015, 03:31 PM »
Quote from: mr tip up on Mar 03, 2015, 05:55 PM
no way we will be fishing in april

I will be fishing in April.

...in the BOAT.

Heck, I could do that today.  Short ice season this year for us.  Sent all our cold to the East.  Enjoy it!
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #48 on: Mar 05, 2015, 03:41 PM »
I'll be out this weekend but the long string of 50-60 degree days forecasted beyond that will keep me off the ice. Here's to prepping the boat for a wonderful open water season
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #49 on: Mar 05, 2015, 03:53 PM »
There are a couple spots here that will hold ice through the next week, have to see the forecast beyond that to see for sure how long it will last. Shaded spots 24/7 and always end up with about a foot more ice than other spots each year. Otherwise it will be just like last year, 20-24" but no way to get on without a canoe.
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Offline Woodsman

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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #50 on: Mar 10, 2015, 12:02 PM »
I was up at Lake Nipissing last weekend.
With these warmer days the apox 2' of snow on top of the ice (over almost 3' of ice) is turning to slush making travel pretty bad.
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #51 on: Mar 10, 2015, 03:37 PM »
I checked out our ice situation today,it has went from 8" to two inches in a week or so.The 2" is too soft to fish,but too hard for busting a boat through.Now I have had enough of winter,it's not going to make more ice,so it needs to scoot on out of here and allow me to slide the kayak into some soft water crappie fishing.
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #52 on: Mar 14, 2015, 11:11 AM »
I'm hoping to have ice in Vermont for another couple weekends at least. Last year we had over two feet of ice in April!
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #53 on: Mar 14, 2015, 07:26 PM »
I should be fishing open water crappie next week!
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #54 on: Mar 14, 2015, 11:03 PM »
I hear old man winter howling!!!
Blizzard warning in effect here this weekend. :(
Wanted to go out to my lake property and play but not in whiteout conditions I don't.   :-\
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #55 on: Mar 15, 2015, 04:53 AM »
Hung it up for the season Friday. Planned on fishing until way after dark. Unfortunately wife called me at 5pm, told me she had an accident in mall parking lot in Appleton. Jeep was not drivable so I had to go pick her up. Was actually on the fish good for a change to. Ice was thick yet but not looking good. Sucked just drilling holes. Almost down to auger head tho. Took canvas off the otter and started putting ice stuff away yesterday.
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #56 on: Mar 15, 2015, 11:00 PM »
She is  only tuning up in Western NY.  Caught 37 real nice jumbos this last Sat 3/12 and will be out again this coming Sat.   The warmer temps and little rain this past week only melted the snow on top the ice.  Still have good shore snow cover and plenty of good ice.

Keep on hauling
Perch  Chacer
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Offline Townie

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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #57 on: Mar 15, 2015, 11:41 PM »
Out on 3' ice yesterday in MA
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #58 on: Mar 16, 2015, 12:34 PM »
3 feet of ice here in Saskatchewan
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Re: I hear the fat lady singing
« Reply #59 on: Mar 16, 2015, 02:36 PM »
Quote from: adipose on Mar 16, 2015, 12:34 PM
3 feet of ice here in Saskatchewan


bummer!

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