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New York => Ice Fishing New York => Topic started by: jflood on Jan 12, 2006, 02:47 PM
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I know I'm sick of talking & hearing about the weather just like you are but I still hold out hope that I can fish the Grafton tournament this Sat. That said, what affect do you think the rain and possible thunder will have on the fish biting ??? I have never had any luck fishing on the open water in rain... for that matter I have never been that dedicated. Now I am 8) and I want to ice fish this weekend safely. Your thoughts?
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I don't know about that, but if it's thundering, I'd sure watch out for lightning!
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Boy, that would sure make some headlines: MAN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHILE ICE FISHING! ;D
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believe it or not, the fish do bite throughout thunderstorms...especi ally panfish...It has to do more with the barometric pressure then the thunder, but they bite...hope you don't get zapped...
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We are suppose to have cold weather on Sat and Sun.
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safest place to be during a thunderstorm is inside of something metal.....unless your shack is all metal I would get off the ice if it's thundering. Many times when we get lake effect snow up here in Buffalo (I live like 3 miles form lake Erie) we get thunder and lightning with the snow as well.
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Out on Kings Bay on Lake Champlain a few years back, the ice, which was about 12 inches of the clearest black ice I have ever seen, was cracking and popping just as loud as lightning every time the sun popped out from behind a cloud. Didn't seem to affect the fish too bad if I remember correctly.