Author Topic: Winter finally here??? (Read 1782 times)

641cfrank · « **on:** Jan 11, 2012, 10:53 AM »

Well looking at the next few day forcast for North Iowa it looks like me might finally be getting some good weather... Of course the 2 inch of snow we're spos to get tonight won't help much but at least it will be getting cold! If we're lucky maybe we'll have this weather through the end of April and make all those normal people mad

ripNlips83 · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 11, 2012, 11:05 AM »

Don't worry about the snow, it should blow right off with the 45 mph wind there talking. I just hope the wind doesent destroy what ice i have right now!!

LunkerPlunker · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 11, 2012, 11:55 AM »

i could go for some snow :/ i love snow! we're just getting a light dusting if that. to windy for any real accumulations.

MidnightRambler · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 11, 2012, 01:16 PM »

We have thin, rotten, useless ice on some ponds around Iowa City, so I am hoping the snow is light enough to just blow off the ice here. Two or three inches of snow on top of rotten ice will not do us any good.

CrappieBuster · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 11, 2012, 05:10 PM »

Old man winter aint gonna show his head this year. Heard he was in Texas

MidnightRambler · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 11, 2012, 10:19 PM »

The predicted snowfall totals for Iowa City have edged up in the last couple hours, from 1"-3" to 2"-4".

That doesn't matter if it is light snow and the wind blows it off what rotten skim ice we have. If most of the snow stays on that bad ice we have a problem.

jumbo chaser · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 11, 2012, 11:30 PM »

Finaly cold weather but wind isnt letting lakes freeze up down here in southern iowa . But it should quit blowing tommorow hopeing to get good ice by sunday??? Need to catch some 12-14" perch on private lake weather driving me crazy!!!!!

641cfrank · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 12:36 AM »

The wind is a killer for everyone! Its to bad the wind chill doesn't make the ice freeze faster!!! On another note, its probably good that the permys aren't out yet... half of them could be blowing around the lake right now

jumbo chaser · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 09:24 AM »

True it will calm down tonight and make ice fast water temps 28 now because of wind cant wait!!!

iowaicer · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 09:33 AM »

pretty bummed, been checking a local farm pond for weeks and it was still iced over yesterday. that wind last night has that thing 50% open again, i couldnt believe my eyes this morning. thought for sure it would be well on its way to fishable.

CrappieBuster · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 11:44 AM »

Its just a bad year took a trip up to northern Minnesota and seen tons of open water on the way up there on lakes that should have 25+ inches of ice on them. Artic oscillation is sticking it to us and the sad thing is that pattern can persist for multiple years. That being said we could be in for multiple dissapointing winters. $:-\$

huntaholic · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 12:08 PM »

Quote from: jumbo chaser on Jan 12, 2012, 09:24 AM

True it will calm down tonight and make ice fast water temps 28 now because of wind cant wait!!!

Correct me if I'm wrong. But if the water temp is 28, wouldn't it be ice

JOEKR · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 01:21 PM »

not if the water keeps moving the wind wont let it freeze

jumbo chaser · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 04:10 PM »

Thanks joker wierd but true water thats moving cant freeze some ponds I have been checking today out of wind have 2+" of ice already and small perch lake in wind has white caps

crazy but true need dam wind to stop !!!!!!

LunkerPlunker · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 04:23 PM »

This wind is killing me! We'd have 4 inches of good ice by now if it weren't so darn windy! And the ice we do have is some nasty ice. Anyone know what it's like up at Bacon Creek? might have to stop by and try my luck for trout.

esox_magnum · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 04:57 PM »

We had good ice but now the wind has turned it into whitecaps....

Wally Lindner · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 06:00 PM »

Quote from: esox_magnum on Jan 12, 2012, 04:57 PM

We had good ice but now the wind has turned it into whitecaps....

So how much of Spirit is open? How is the south shore?

esox_magnum · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 06:10 PM »

No idea on the south end, but it's open from Buffalo to Cottenwood....basicly the northern 1/3 at least....

jumbo chaser · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 06:26 PM »

Spirit lake losing ice thats crazy it was 8" thick on saturday the 7th

esox_magnum · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 06:34 PM »

Key word.... WAS....Wind is the worst thing for ice, add poor ice to that and you get open water after 48 hours of over 30 mph winds....

rich_fisher69 · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 09:29 PM »

south end "was" still iced up but the open water keeps creeping it's way south

ice-aholic · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 14, 2012, 06:04 AM »

should have made some good ice lastnight I had -2 for a low in manchester area.

CrappieBuster · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 14, 2012, 12:51 PM »

It will be 50 again before we know it im sure

jumbo chaser · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 14, 2012, 07:05 PM »

Finally 4" of ice on some private ponds but perch lake has only 1.5" maybe it with get thick

. catching 8-10" gills on shallow water pond but bite is slow only 9 fish in an hour and half two were dinks put them back 7 wasnt enough to warm my knife up !!!!!Just good getting on ice Be Careful ICE is so ify some thick some 2" very changable depended how wind hit the water!!!!Be safe!!!

BigRock947 · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 14, 2012, 09:40 PM »

Yes be careful...wear your ice picks and use your spud bar if you have one.

jumbo chaser · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 14, 2012, 09:49 PM »

WOW hows ice doing today????hope IGL is doing good again???We just finally getting on fair ice 4" thick now but where wind blowing 2" crazy year cant stand another year like this . Have been ice fishing here in southern iowa for 20+ years and never seen a year like this hope to never see another one like this

!!!!!Good luck and be safe all!!!!!!

esox_magnum · « **Reply #26 on:** Jan 14, 2012, 10:17 PM »

mid 40 and breezy again tomarrow, be safe out there boys....Sound slike 50's or better farther south around 20

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