Hope for cold weather

[Red Beard]

Let's get some Iowa Ice talk going around here.  I don't care what you want to talk about, but lets just get some IA hard water talk under way.  Personally, it makes me sick to listen to these northern guys talking about being on the ice by mid- november and here I sit hoping to be on the ice by Christmas.  I go to school at ISU but I do most of my ice fishing on MacBride back where I grew up.  If you have any reports on possible ice or want to talk about the upcomming season just throw out a topic.  It would be nice to get some local discussions rolling.

[goody]

Yeah, ice is too far away for sure.....that 80* day the other day didnt help any with water temps either.........

goody

[billditrite]

dont worry i heard that hot water freezes faster     LOL

[goody]

Yeah, right....... 

goody

[Mr.Seaguar]

hot water does actually frreze faster than cold. In order to freeze water all the oxygen molecules must be pushed out. Hot water has much fewer oxy molecules. Or they are easier to push out. So it freezes faster.

3 of the last 4 winters I have icefished in IA during the month of November. Or I could have but chose to do something else.

[goody]

Yeah, that works well in a dog dish, but not on a 800acre lake

Looks like more 30's at night to suck the life out of the water....bring on the freeze!

goody

[-fish-]

Goody, nice info during the cia meeting last week, thanks! Did you get a new computer? Or did ya just get a little time online somewhere besides home? sucks that your comp got stolen!

I was hoping to be out on the ice by thanksgiving around des moines, but the ice gods are not comin through for me. oh well hopefully the ice will be here before we know it.

[deadduk]

The weather here in Omaha is a little bit ridiculous!  I would like to see the temps drop into the 0's by the end of the week, but until then, my ice tent is set up in the basement and I guess I'll be dreaming down there.  DUK

[goody]

Teens in the forcast here in central Iowa, but it isnt supposed to last and highs in the 40's wont help either.  It will get here eventually.....we may just have to do a little begging.....

goody

[CrappieBuster]

Cold weather is just around the corned and so is this first season ice.  Took this picture out my window Nov 28th 2004.
get them poles ready!!!   get the auger all tuned!!!!   http://tinypic.com/p54xv

[deadduk]

CrappieBuster-- That is a GREAT Picture!!!!  That get's me excited!

[-fish-]

I just checked the 10 day forecast, here in Des Moines and its not good---only if you could buy cold weather....

[goody]

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...... ..deer in the freezer, no bow season until after shotgun is over, no time to go bird or rabbit/squirrel hunting, no open water fish biting, no ice.............I hate this time of year

goody