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Title: safe ice?
Post by: jigordie27 on Jan 19, 2018, 12:46 PM
Anybody know if there is safe ice on Lake Hopatcong for this weekend? Would like to get out tomorrow
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Post by: njsquatch on Jan 19, 2018, 06:31 PM
Standing on main lake atm. Come and get it
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Post by: redwulf1 on Jan 19, 2018, 08:31 PM
Got the KDC ice tourney #1 starting Sunday am. You can register at Does bait shop now ;)
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Post by: Willy Q on Jan 20, 2018, 03:04 PM
I am hoping to go to Mount Hope Pond tomorrow morning. For those of you who went out in Morris or Sussex County today, were the edges staying solid through the afternoon? I assume the ice is still 6+ inches but am concerned that it may get soft near the shore. Thank you for any information that you can provide.
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Post by: togzilla on Jan 20, 2018, 05:04 PM
I fish in Kinnelon and we still have 8-9 inches of ice with no issues of on the shoreline
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Post by: bigboy5522 on Jan 20, 2018, 06:55 PM
Fished on 11 inches today in northern morris county, no issues on shoreline
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Post by: njsquatch on Jan 20, 2018, 07:52 PM
No worries.
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Post by: jackb on Jan 21, 2018, 08:24 AM
11 inches yesterday.Great Cove.Sloooow.
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Post by: flyknot on Jan 21, 2018, 05:13 PM
fished the Jefferson end today. had 10 / 11 inchs of NICE ice . only problem edges broke getting off the ice . broke off about 2 / 3 feet off the edge
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Post by: Willy Q on Jan 21, 2018, 05:16 PM
Thx. 8 to 9 at private lake in Sussex County today. Shoreline seemed fine when walked off at 3. People I talked said ice was more like 12 two weeks ago. Hope upcoming rain tomorrow and Tuesday won't ruin it for next weekend.
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Post by: mikejd on Jan 21, 2018, 06:27 PM
Little swartswood had 6" today.
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Post by: wizzle32 on Jan 21, 2018, 11:06 PM
Mikejd you know how the ice is on swartswood
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Post by: mikejd on Jan 22, 2018, 06:14 AM
Quote from: wizzle32 on Jan 21, 2018, 11:06 PM
Mikejd you know how the ice is on swartswood

I did not check but there were a bunch of guys out there.
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Post by: jigordie27 on Jan 22, 2018, 11:08 AM
Ended up fishing Wallenpaupack this weekend- most areas I was in had about 11 inches of ice and the thinnest areas still had 8 inches. South end near Sterling.
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Post by: Muskytracker on Jan 25, 2018, 07:33 AM
Has anyone got out since the heat wave, do we still have some safe ice?
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Post by: flyknot on Jan 25, 2018, 01:05 PM
Drove by Budd Lake today HUGE open water in the middle of lake . you couldn't pay me too go out on that.
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Post by: njcatchrelease on Jan 25, 2018, 01:53 PM
Quote from: flyknot on Jan 25, 2018, 01:05 PM
Drove by Budd Lake today HUGE open water in the middle of lake . you couldn't pay me too go out on that.

There was a big open area on the far side (opposite of rt 46) on Sunday (2018-01-21) when I was out.  There must be a spring that feeds in there, probably close to a thousand Canada Geese all sitting.  The area I fished closer to rt 46 had a good 8"-9" of ice.
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Post by: Evil Tom on Jan 25, 2018, 02:36 PM
9" on Greenwood off browns point
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Post by: Tom101 on Jan 25, 2018, 04:03 PM
Has anyone been to lake hopatcong state park?
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Post by: jedhead on Jan 25, 2018, 05:41 PM
Went through Spruce Run today, edges are shot. How were the edges up on Greenwood?
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Post by: Evil Tom on Jan 26, 2018, 08:43 AM
Edges on Greenwood are passable.
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Post by: jigordie27 on Jan 26, 2018, 09:32 AM
I still want to get on Hopatcong!! anybody have thoughts on if it will be fishable this weekend? more warm weather saturday and sunday too
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Post by: njsquatch on Jan 26, 2018, 12:39 PM
Quote from: jigordie27 on Jan 26, 2018, 09:32 AM
I still want to get on Hopatcong!! anybody have thoughts on if it will be fishable this weekend? more warm weather saturday and sunday too
Edges around the northern part of the lake are toast...wind put a hurting on them
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Post by: GlennSr. on Jan 26, 2018, 03:58 PM
Central Jersey is shot. Went by Prospertown and Perrineville and its all bad. I hope we can get another shot of cold air but for now the tip-ups are going back on the shelf.
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Post by: jedhead on Jan 26, 2018, 06:07 PM
Sitting this weekend out, ice looks like sh.t be safe if you are out in north nj
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Post by: loustru on Jan 27, 2018, 03:24 PM
there's plenty of safe ice in northern NJ, was on 9 inches today, solid edges. Lou. Going back out tomorrow.
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Post by: Rmacchio on Jan 27, 2018, 08:07 PM
Anyone have an update on aeroflex ?