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chop1
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How's your ice ?
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Mar 12, 2017, 08:22 AM »
Just wondering how the ice thickness is around your areas ? Here in Alberta
We're still at 30" and -20 C . I think I'll be ice fishing in may
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MT Tag Filler
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 12, 2017, 09:06 AM »
Now now...... there is no need to gloat
. Here in Montana in some of my favorite honey holes we are still experiencing 15" average ice. On my other favorite spots they are wide open and are ready to be trolled. The debate is do I stay on the ice or do I crank out the ol boat and start trolling or do I start to pick up elk sheds that are dropping or do I go hunt coyotes or do I go shoot ground squirrels? Turkey season is right around the corner and that will be the end of the ice I'm sure. So many choices and so little time! Stay safe out there and may your beer be cold!
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SHUBA
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 12, 2017, 09:56 AM »
Here in my neck of the woods (central New York)
strange weather has put an end to our ice season
has been about a month since fishable ice. And now
mother nature keeps playing with us , To all that still
have safe ice keep enjoying your HARD WATER
Sure wish we could here in CNY
STAY SAFE AND FISH HARD WATER
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Kov619
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 12, 2017, 10:06 AM »
At the end of February I was fishing in my boat in the bay Lake Erie Pennsylvania....a 1st. For me in February....perch bite was great a buddy and I put limits in the boat some nice fish.....wish we had ice but temps in the 60s no luck with that
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Akhardwater
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 12, 2017, 01:04 PM »
Woke up this morning and it was 33 below with a nice light breeze, sitting at 25 below right now. Burbot were biting all night and I reeled up about 2am and left my jig sitting in the hole. Well needless to say about 2 hours later a burbot swam up into my hole and ate my jig I thought it was a muskrat at first until it flicked its tail and soaked me. Nothing worse than a shower at 4 am wearing only boxers. Drilled a bunch of holes yesterday and found a good 36" everywhere I drilled. The snow pack has been insulating very nice or else I would have to put on the extension, and no overflow so travel has been real easy.
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eyehi
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 12, 2017, 02:44 PM »
Still plenty of ice in northern ny ....... 12-18 inches in the spots i am fishing ....... Below zero windchill here all weekend ...... The spring perch bite is just heating up
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Drifter_016
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 12, 2017, 05:52 PM »
Depending on location, 4 to 5 feet!!!
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Duck-Hunter
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 12, 2017, 06:17 PM »
I haven't been on the ice since February 18th. Small lakes around here started to skim up but with projected snow/ rain and high Temps in the near future. We've been done here in southern Michigan since mid February
been out in the boat chasing gills and specks but I'd rather be water on water instead
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nocod
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 12, 2017, 07:31 PM »
Reports say good ice, but it turned sketchy a few weeks back,not many fishing imo.
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lingcod
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 12, 2017, 07:34 PM »
Lake Champlain upper islands' coves are a strong...maybe. But low temps are predicted for a spell.
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oldfisher68
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 13, 2017, 08:42 AM »
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fishermantim
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 13, 2017, 11:46 AM »
Quote from: oldfisher68 on Mar 13, 2017, 08:42 AM
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Well, D'uh....when you come from "nowhere" (no location specified) how can you have ice???
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rdhammah
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 13, 2017, 06:01 PM »
Ice? What ice?
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 13, 2017, 06:08 PM »
Quote from: rdhammah on Mar 13, 2017, 06:01 PM
Ice? What ice?
None fishable this year down here! I gotta win the lottery and move north!!!
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Light liner
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 13, 2017, 07:00 PM »
Ice is iffy in most areas. We have 1-2 feet of snow coming. It's done.
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 14, 2017, 01:20 AM »
I was on 18" today which consisted of a 50/50 mix of white/black ice. Shoreline starting to soften up with the warm weather tho !!
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 14, 2017, 03:34 AM »
I was 15" yesterday and should be good for a while, I have another lake that has 18" of good ice but a 2 weeks
ago the shoreline was bad. But with the blast of cold temps we've had the shore tightened up!
IW
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eriksat1
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 14, 2017, 12:36 PM »
I can't verify the exact thickness but should be around 14" - 15" now again. It's been below zero now 2 or 3 mornings in a row, with no snow on the ice. We should be good for a couple more weeks at least. Highs have been in the upper teens. I think it has been colder so far in March than it was all February.
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uncleshorty
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 14, 2017, 01:10 PM »
Ice? It's been gone in Western PA since Jan of 2016...
(That's right, 2016...)
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Fish4days
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 14, 2017, 04:31 PM »
Central WI has 12" on many lakes. Northern WI we were driving trucks out last weekend 18 - 24". Flowages are limited to ATV or walking, just steer clear of any current.
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greenbackhunter
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 14, 2017, 04:46 PM »
Lots in Manitoba still too.
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Drifter_016
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 14, 2017, 05:13 PM »
This is what my ice is like right now.
Tell me this isn't the sexiest, most beautiful ice you have ever seen.
This video was made 2 days ago on Yellowknife Bay of Great Slave Lake here in Yellowknife.
They're pulling the blocks for the annual ice carving contest that goes next week. (Y) (Y)
https://www.facebook.com/LongJohnJamboree/videos/985295811553406/
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9huskies
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 15, 2017, 06:38 PM »
I was drilling through about 30" of ice last week. Since then there have been a few subzero nights with 10 degree days. There might be 31 or 32 inches now.
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 16, 2017, 04:26 AM »
Covered with about 2' of snow!
IW
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Spider1
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 16, 2017, 05:12 AM »
The only ice I got is covered with Old Ezra.
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Stormcrow313
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 18, 2017, 08:51 AM »
Hard and 25" thick in most places. I will probably be able to fish from the ice until the end of april, unless it gets unseasonally warm.
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glenwyo
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 20, 2017, 03:42 PM »
There was around 3 feet of ice I fished at on a lake in Wyoming yesterday. A little less than half was white ice. Great spring-like fishing conditions.
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eriksat1
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 23, 2017, 09:38 PM »
Going to hit the ice this weekend. This may be it though for the season for me, almost time to start getting the boat ready. The ice is dark and not good in shallow bays or any current areas, shaded shoreline and main lake ice should still be good. Time for spud bar, rope, and lots of common sense. Not a bad idea to drag behind a big floatation devise. It has been a much colder March than February, several mornings here in the past week have been down in the single digits. Still some snow on the ground in the shade where it was plowed up or drifted up.
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mealworm
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 24, 2017, 04:45 AM »
How's your ice?
Ice is melting,just not fast enough. Ice seems to be holding decent on some lakes I may try for a nite trip for crappies in the near future
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RuttNutt
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Re: How's your ice ?
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Mar 25, 2017, 10:06 AM »
Not good. 2" yesterday morning. But I had a plan!
It involved an 8' johnboat, 60' of rope and my spudbar. Worked better than I had hoped!
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