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Pennsylvania => Ice Fishing Pennsylvania => Topic started by: BIGDEERHUNTER63 on Jan 20, 2024, 06:54 PM
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2 or 3 days left before ice starts to melt .
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Ba humbug! >:(
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Ice is not going to melt too much with this warmup. Actually will help it by getting rid of some of the frozen slush that is on top of the black ice from the snow. Nez
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I hope you’re right NEZ.
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Ice is not going to melt too much with this warmup. Actually will help it by getting rid of some of the frozen slush that is on top of the black ice from the snow. Nez
60 degrees and 3 inches of ice. If you're in swpa your season is done.
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Not so much the warmup but the prediction for rain could hurt depending on how much we get.
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With the forecast i am seeing for next week where I live the ice we currently have will be gone by the weekend. Up north it will most likely fare better but a bunch of warm rain over a couple days can ruin ice quick.
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The ice is not consistent on most of these lakes, and at 4-5” leaves no margin for error. The rain and warm is going to make it really iffy. Have to hope for another cold spell.
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The ice is not consistent on most of these lakes, and at 4-5” leaves no margin for error. The rain and warm is going to make it really iffy. Have to hope for another cold spell.
Yep! Fingers crossed! :(
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Here in central PA the forecast says it won't get below freezing the rest of the week, not even night time lows. Add some rain with that and all the snow melt that's coming along with it and the marginal ice we have at most places is going to be shot. The following week the lows don't get below the mid 20's and highs in the 30's - not ice making weather. After February 1st the chances of getting the sustained temps needed to make new fishable ice is almost 0. To be a debbie downer, the next 3-4 days are the last days most lakes will be ice fished this year.
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Sorry bout the weather, it's all my fault because i bought a new sonar. Had to go and jinx the season.
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My fault as well. I picked up an old Jiffy Lite Model 50 that I had repaired. The only place that’s going to run this year is in the garage
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2 or 3 days left before ice starts to melt .
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All them sad faces ED ,with all the good days we used to have fishing Hill Creek and Hamilton .
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AMEN BROTHER
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I'm not giving up hope just yet. We have the whole month of February to try to get back on the ice. Probably not gonna get a foot of ice this year, but I will settle for getting back on 4 or 5" before the inevitable warmup in Spring!
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Every night next week will be below freezing. I think we will be ice fishing again.
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I just ordered some tip-up lights for night fishing. Hoping to do an overnight trip over President’s day weekend. (Camping out on the ice in my oversized hub shelter) 🤞🤞🤞
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Goodbye my icy friends it was a very short lived ice season at best . hope everyones safe and enjoyed what little time we had on the ice this year .
maybe next year if were lucky ?
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Guess it’s time to get the boat fired up again 🤷♂️
Cya later ice season 😢
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It’s over. I’m putting everything away and planning to go catch steelhead when the creeks settle down. What little ice we get back won’t be safe enough for me.
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Every night next week will be below freezing. I think we will be ice fishing again.
The low temperatures , are a bottom temperature prolly reached just before Sun up , the temperatures your talking about will never make lake ice because most of the night is going to be above 32*. I like your optimism , but it prolly not well founded .
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First off, S.E. Pa , the season is over. 3 day stretch for a season. In my opinion, if Monroe county lakes can keep 2 inches of black ice, the upcoming week might be cold enough to make another. 3 inches is most people's bare minimum. A lot need more to feel safe. I'm good with 3 as long as it's good ice.
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The low temperatures , are a bottom temperature prolly reached just before Sun up , the temperatures your talking about will never make lake ice because most of the night is going to be above 32*. I like your optimism , but it prolly not well founded .
I don’t know where you live, but in Scranton next week it’s getting down to 24 on Monday night, 20 on Tuesday night, and 20 on Wednesday night. That’s in the city. Definitely colder in the Poconos.
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Well, I got out this morning for a couple hours. Our private lake still had 3 and 1/2 inches of good ice and it was solid. Over a dozen hits with the spud bar before it broke thru.
I decided before I went out that I would leave at 10am before things started to get sketchy............... .... It was slow at first but about 9:30 it started to pick up. Caught half a dozen gills and missed a few. Bite was hot at 10 but I stuck to my guns and packed up before things got bad.
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Went home and set up my shelters to give them a good drying out while it was warm.
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Probably won’t get back on the ice for a little while but I’ll be ready when conditions permit.
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Well, I got out this morning for a couple hours. Our private lake still had 3 and 1/2 inches of good ice and it was solid. Over a dozen hits with the spud bar before it broke thru.
I decided before I went out that I would leave at 10am before things started to get sketchy............... .... It was slow at first but about 9:30 it started to pick up. Caught half a dozen gills and missed a few. Bite was hot at 10 but I stuck to my guns and packed up before things got bad.
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Went home and set up my shelters to give them a good drying out while it was warm. Full moon middle of the day deer move & fish bite . My theory anywho ;)
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Probably won’t get back on the ice for a little while but I’ll be ready when conditions permit.
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Now it’s not looking good. Forecast has changed to warmer weather this week. And rain today. We’re going to need a deep freeze in February to get back on the ice. :%$#!:
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yep we would need a one week polar vortex but the long range isnt looking good. Time to get the boat and kayak ready . It was a one day season for me .Lol
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I just wish it would make up its mind; stay cold so we could ice fish or stay warm to open everything up.
Instead, it’s stays in between with unsafe ice covering the lakes and ponds.
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Positive vibes everyone. Starting Saturday lows in Pike county will be in the mid teens for 1 week. Highs touching 30 degrees.
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Positive vibes everyone. Starting Saturday lows in Pike county will be in the mid teens for 1 week. Highs touching 30 degrees.
👍😎🤞
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Positive vibes everyone. Starting Saturday lows in Pike county will be in the mid teens for 1 week. Highs touching 30 degrees.
Several of you fine Ice fishermen have been chasing the 10 to 15 day forecast since I opened the weather topic back on December 6th you will find as we get close to this coming weekend that the forecast will be not so cold.
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Well, we will see................but I will keep track of conditions and the forecast. A lot of folks are complaining about the lousy season, but I have been on the ice 6 days so far.
You can bet if I can find 3.5-4” of good ice, I will be fishing! ;) ;D. It may take a little work to find it, and/or driving an hour or 2, but whatever it takes...............
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I agree! I am a motivated driver to find ice. I just have to travel further more often now.
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I checked our private lake yesterday after work and was pleasantly surprised to see how well it was holding it’s ice.
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I walked out testing with the spud as I went. 10 hits of spud before breakthrough. And I measured 3.5” of ice which was the same as Saturday morning.
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The shoreline had deteriorated a bit, but I was able to find a spot to walk on and off easily. And once on, I could have walked just about anywhere on the lake.
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I think we’ll be OK here in the Poconos until the next real COLD snap comes............
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Several of you fine Ice fishermen have been chasing the 10 to 15 day forecast since I opened the weather topic back on December 6th you will find as we get close to this coming weekend that the forecast will be not so cold.
Check the date on these pics:
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I was back on the ice by that Sunday...............a nd pretty much the rest of February! ;) ;D
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Check the date on these pics:
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I was back on the ice by that Sunday...............a nd pretty much the rest of February! ;) ;D
I'm very happy you live close to these high elevation lakes/ponds up in the north east corner of the state and these places held very marginal ice (that most would never go out on ) and returned safe . You may do this a lot but it don't make you courageous or THE MAN . You put your life in danger ,and worry family members and the first responders if you go through . you may beat the REAPER 1 or 1000 times he only needs to win 1 time .
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Hey BDH63, what are you talking about? Rutt Nutt is the safest ice fisherman I know and has provided all of us on this site with valuable intel on ice conditions. He does not brag and only tells it like it is. You need to be a bit more respectful my man.
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AGREED
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Thanks guys! Funny how some folks think they know you and can make all kind of accusations without ever meeting or fishing with you................ ::)
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Thanks guys! Funny how some folks think they know you and can make all kind of accusations without ever meeting or fishing with you................ ::)
And this is why I made the post a month ago.
Why are you here?
« on: Jan 31, 2024, 12:08 PM »
This is an ICE FISHING site. Ice availability in PA the past two seasons has sucked. Idk why some seem to take pleasure in that....on an ICE FISHING page. There seems to be a few folks that post only negative comments, complain and get into pissing matches with others. So I ask, why are you here. These same folks dont add reports, conditions or positive advice.
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Thanks guys! Funny how some folks think they know you and can make all kind of accusations without ever meeting or fishing with you................ ::)
I consider you the ice-father. ;D Your posts and pictures keep us all safe. Thanks. Maybe we will meet sometime next year.
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Who? Rutt? meh, never liked the guy. ;D
Actually, Rutt took me ice fishing for the first time. Went to some private pond that was about 2ft deep. Never even saw a fish but had a good time. Rutt is all about safety and friendship and would never steer you wrong. Except when you're turkey hunting. The guy can't sit still for one minute!!! LMAO!!!
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I consider you the ice-father. ;D Your posts and pictures keep us all safe. Thanks. Maybe we will meet sometime next year.
LOL- thanks JMZ- we’ll have to make it a point to meet somewhere next season! Maybe we can get a group together.............. ....
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Who? Rutt? meh, never liked the guy. ;D
Actually, Rutt took me ice fishing for the first time. Went to some private pond that was about 2ft deep. Never even saw a fish but had a good time. Rutt is all about safety and friendship and would never steer you wrong. Except when you're turkey hunting. The guy can't sit still for one minute!!! LMAO!!!
LMBO! 🤣🤣🤣 That’s why I use a blind now!(for turkey hunting) Who would use one for ice fishing........... ;) ;D
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dude, turkeys have ears. They hear that dang country music a mile away! And yelling "FISH ON!" is a dead giveaway! :roflmao:
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LOL! I just can’t help it Spider...........it’s my “Hillbilly bone!” 😜
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Thanks,I needed the video to get the lead out!
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sorry. This is as close to country as I can stand!
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No no no,ain’t no Merl, Hank ,Waylon,Willie in that country son,can’t listen to the new stuff all sounds the same. A/P :tipup:
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LOL, son???
Yeah, the only reason I even know that song is cuz of Ivan. Rutt knows, I can't stand that country stuff... all sounds the same to me. Like howling hounddogs and backfiring ol' pickup trucks. ;D
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sorry. This is as close to country as I can stand!
That’s COOL Spider! 😎 I can handle that! Been listening to Travis Tritt for 30+ years..............in fact I saw him in concert at the Troy Fair 2 years ago. STILL going strong! :o
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LOL, son???
Yeah, the only reason I even know that song is cuz of Ivan. Rutt knows, I can't stand that country stuff... all sounds the same to me. Like howling hounddogs and backfiring ol' pickup trucks. ;D
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I hate both kinds country and western
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60's old school country, singers that grew up dirtpoor, actually in the boonies. Today just throw on a hat, change your name and your there. Jellyroll??? come
on man ???
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I heard a line from a country song that I was made to listen to , and I agree was on a quiet night you can hear a RAM rust .
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LOL, son???
Yeah, the only reason I even know that song is cuz of Ivan. Rutt knows, I can't stand that country stuff... all sounds the same to me. Like howling hounddogs and backfiring ol' pickup trucks. ;D
How ‘bout this one Spider? 😜
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See you guys on Myfishfinder.com
Let's spread the word where3 the crappie are hitting.
This has been a bad fishing year. We have to get the population of crappie down or the bass will not grow due to a lack of forage.