Can anyone remember a winter like this ?

[zooplankton]

I watch the lower 48 weather map almost everyday lookin for the Arctic air only to see 40's & 50's !
When was the last time the majority of us was crying for ice & cold temps. in the mid. of Jan.?
I really cannot remember it being this warm this long through out winter!........Zoo.

[MadPerry]

no doubt there will be a few old timers on here that will remember a winter like this, but i sure don't.  most people are loving it, but for ice fishermen, very frustrating.  i remember a winter with very little snowfall like this, but not warm temps like this.

[ice dawg]

I sure can, but can't remember the year. Somewhere around 1980 I think. Anyway I was on the water with my boat by the middle of March. The date for removing shacks from the ice was March fifth, but there was no ice by that date.

[saskjimmy]

- 32 with a windchill of -48 here. suppose to be this cold till Saturday.

[Bailbuster]

It is helping our pitiful deer herd but that's about it!!

[surflizard]

96/97 set a record here for latest icein and earliest ice out, 68* in January !

[esox slayer]

2007- Chaumont Bay was wide open on January 20th that year....it rained almost every day in November and December and most of the first 2 weeks of January.

[RussianBear]

96/97 set a record here for latest icein and earliest ice out, 68* in January !

I remember when i arrived to US in Feb 94, east coast had a blizzard. I, on the otherhand felt right at home, lol.

[builderone]

I remember a year like this it was the year before hell froze over that was some good fishing there. Maybe I can go back there next year.   

[zooplankton]

- 32 with a windchill of -48 here. suppose to be this cold till Saturday.

                         Oh "Saskjimmy" your killin me !......... but that almost sounds a little to brisk to fish!
                   Unless your 2nd. home is a "cond on ice"....... ......Zoo.

[zooplankton]

I remember a year like this it was the year before hell froze over that was some good fishing there. Maybe I can go back there next year.   

[Tooold]

Remember joining a tourament at Johnstown on the St Lawrence River, day of the tournament everyone was out in boats all the ice completely gone and that was in late Feb.

[zooplankton]

I'm at the bottom of the ice belt but 05 was warmer than normal.  A good way to tell is look at you local river usgs flood graph.  It has historical floods which corelates to warm rains during ice season or heavy snow that melted quickly.    Good stuff there "Rairdog" .....I'll check it out!.....Zoo.

[zooplankton]

96/97 set a record here for latest icein and earliest ice out, 68* in January !

  "SL" were you able to get out at all in those few weeks in Jan. that year?
                       

[Rebelss]

WHAT WINTER??!!!

[thesleddinfisher]

WHAT WINTER??!!!

X2

[kbiz]

Last winter I started a job that was 7 days a week for about 4 months wasnt able to get out once. Job started when the ice was just starting and ended in the spring.  Laid off right now and ive got no ice to walk walk on.

[Known1]

I sure am glad I don't sell snowmobiles for a living.  Here in the twin cities of Minnesota I'll likely be driving on the ice this coming weekend.  We're finally going to have our first sub-zero temperature of the season this week.  Sounds like a new record for latest sub-zero temp in recorded history.  I'm just glad we're finally getting there!

[kasilofchrisn]

Nope can't remember a winter where we had this much snow and ice since I moved here in 1997. Last Saturday it was -23* with 24.5 inches of ice and the Rainbow Trout were biting.
I will definitely be needing my auger extension this year. Last year we had @ 4 feet at seasons end this year we will surely beat that mark if this weather keeps up.
By the way for those of you in the lesser 48 I would gladly take you icefishing if you were to visit me in Alaska.
Our local fishing derby starts February first and lasts all month with no entry fee and a bunch of fishing stuff as prizes. A brand new Eskimo power auger and a pile of other fishing goodies.
Sorry you guys don't have any ice yet or for those that do that it is thin. We can't all live in Paradise.

[Shawgill]

2005? We had tornado watches in Dec. Jan. And Feb Crazy. Our lake was getting just about fishable but now its wide open and muddy, flood watches in  the area.

[ice dawg]

2005? We had tornado watches in Dec. Jan. And Feb Crazy. Our lake was getting just about fishable but now its wide open and muddy, flood watches in  the area.

I think it was 2005 when we had thunder storms here in January.

[rlvb]

I sure can, but can't remember the year. Somewhere around 1980 I think. Anyway I was on the water with my boat by the middle of March. The date for removing shacks from the ice was March fifth, but there was no ice by that date.

I had just heard today that the winter of 1972 was similar to this one.Does that sound about right???I was to young a pup then to remember what a winter was like.

[kingfishy66]

2007- Chaumont Bay was wide open on January 20th that year....it rained almost every day in November and December and most of the first 2 weeks of January.

                           

 Chamount Bay, is a BAIT FARM so it doesn't count...

[fishjunkie]

its been in the  50s what  is  that all about  one day below 0 just now getting some snow i just want to say  hello  winter  lets get cold

[RussianBear]

Nope can't remember a winter where we had this much snow and ice since I moved here in 1997. Last Saturday it was -23* with 24.5 inches of ice and the Rainbow Trout were biting.
I will definitely be needing my auger extension this year. Last year we had @ 4 feet at seasons end this year we will surely beat that mark if this weather keeps up.
By the way for those of you in the lesser 48 I would gladly take you icefishing if you were to visit me in Alaska.
Our local fishing derby starts February first and lasts all month with no entry fee and a bunch of fishing stuff as prizes. A brand new Eskimo power auger and a pile of other fishing goodies.
Sorry you guys don't have any ice yet or for those that do that it is thin. We can't all live in Paradise.

Not aure if i want 4ft of ice but sure wouldnt mind a foot, lol
I just looked up your city in alaska and on google maps you cant actually see snow/ice on lakes and rivers, pretty cool.

[The Dad Fisherman]

I remember 1 probably 5-6 years ago......I remember I had to cancel my Smelt trip in January because of no ice and we had a Scout Deep Freeze at the end of January that was 60 degrees

[mojofish]

1982 I got my first 10 speed bike for Christmas. Rode it all winter long in Chicago.

I could cut my grass but it seems wrong.

[bogeyjoker]

96/97 set a record here for latest icein and earliest ice out, 68* in January !

That sounds about right.  I was going to say 6 or 7 years ago I was still waiting for safe ice.  I ended up driving 8 hours north to find it.

[eriksat1]

I remember a lot of warm winters with little ice, but one thing I bet you can count on in a year like this is that at some point you will get one hell of a snow storm with wet heavy snow.

[thesleddinfisher]

I remember a lot of warm winters with little ice, but one thing I bet you can count on in a year like this is that at some point you will get one hell of a snow storm with wet heavy snow.

I'm countin on it...