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Title: anybody checked the ice around the QC?
Post by: 74redone on Nov 18, 2014, 06:07 PM

I was wondering if anybody had checked any of the small ponds in the area around the QC. I was thinking about trying the canal out by Geneseo Saturday.
 Thanks
  Matt

Title: Re: anybody checked the ice around the QC?
Post by: tbirdbassr on Nov 18, 2014, 06:14 PM

Main channel just froze last night. Be careful you could get stuck in the mud lol!!!

Title: Re: anybody checked the ice around the QC?
Post by: 74redone on Nov 18, 2014, 06:33 PM

That's why I was thinking about there lol Three foot of water and two foot of mudd lol

Title: Re: anybody checked the ice around the QC?
Post by: crazy4crappie on Nov 18, 2014, 08:28 PM

Isaac Walton (Siggy Bay) is frozen over but the channel is not. Checked this morning, wouldn't trust it until channnel is frozen over. Really the only good spot in Geneseo is Siggy Bay.

Title: Re: anybody checked the ice around the QC?
Post by: matzilla on Nov 19, 2014, 09:03 AM

Small ponds have a skim down here...gonna be a while

Title: Re: anybody checked the ice around the QC?
Post by: hnd on Nov 19, 2014, 01:04 PM

the wind has left a few of the ponds i drive by open in places.   the weekend should clear off any ice that is on the water with near 50 degree temps and rain. 

Title: Re: anybody checked the ice around the QC?
Post by: blufloyd on Nov 20, 2014, 12:21 AM

swollen feet keeping me off ice for bit so for me no ice now is good.

Title: Re: anybody checked the ice around the QC?
Post by: harpenter on Nov 20, 2014, 03:50 PM

You won't get me out fishing anytime soon.  We're most likely 2 weeks away from good safe ice.

Title: Re: anybody checked the ice around the QC?
Post by: 74redone on Nov 20, 2014, 05:46 PM

After the rain this weekend we will prob be a month out unless we get a polar vortex with no wind.

Title: Re: anybody checked the ice around the QC?
Post by: Kevin23 on Nov 20, 2014, 07:17 PM

Been watching the 10 day for the last couple days and each update seems to show the highs getting lower and lower. Before they were showing every day this week above freezing with lows in the 20's, now they are saying a couple days above freezing (33, 34) and the rest in the 20's with lows in the teens and low 20's. That should start the process over again as long as we do not get too much snow on monday.

But as of right now, no.. there is no good ice around here unless you have a small shallow pond protected from a WNW wind.

Best guess would be Dec 10 for good solid ice on most waters.

Title: Re: anybody checked the ice around the QC?
Post by: 74redone on Nov 20, 2014, 07:19 PM

I will be happy if we can be on the ice before Christmas.