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I don't thump the perch before I rip his eye out either ...I believe when they cry it draws in more perch coming to help him
The shore ice is good still.The main ice was rock solid. The snow hadn’t even melted off and my holes were skimming over when I left.
Great day to take a vacation day, was beautiful out there today. Measured 16" of ice, top was getting a bit soft on way off.
A couple of questions for you guy'sHow much snow is forecast for the Oneida area in the next week?Was wondering if you think there was a larger than normal shad kill due to the cold late fall and long & thick ice season ? I don't remember reading this year about guys seeing those zombie, dying shad in there holes or frozen in the early ice.Any thoughts or shad observations ?
KP....miss your reports....any fish action lately ?
I don’t think we are going to get much snow. Maybe a few inches. It would be good to help protect the ice though.As far as shad go, I think there was a good die off this fall. One interesting thing is that the lake temperature gets colder when there is no ice in the winter. Those times when the air temp is cold but the wind keeps the lake open keeps the overall temp lower than when it is covered in ice. The wind and waves are like a mixer keeping the temps down. This is per Cornell.So in theory the years when the lake takes a while to freeze, more shad die. December was fairly cold too.
Been really busy Steve. I haven’t been out in 3 weeks. Looking to get out this Saturday. Going to get Josh’s bassboat out of storage this week. Big snow pile in front of the storage building doors kept us from getting it last weekend.
If a lake freezes up quickly the most dense water will sink to the bottom and stay there and take a long time to cool off. Fresh water is most dense at 39 degrees. Like Bruce said, high winds and frequent break ups can cause the water to mix and get much cooler than 39, since Oneida is relatively shallow it can mix all the way through with a good wind and cause it to cool all the way through the column so there is no safe haven for the shad. I think I have ice fished my last time this year, I started getting the boat ready and hope to be on one of the finger lakes this weekend. Good luck and stay safe.
I got the kid off the bus and we zipped out for a few hours until the steady rain started.The shore where I get on is toast but there are still plenty of okay spots to get on. We just need it to freeze soon. The top layer is chewy.