Sad To Say......

[IceholeFisherman]

Well fellas, I think it's over for NW Ohio. Not getting my hopes up for the rest of this year. Packing away the shanty. Packing away my Buddy Heater. Packing away the auger and spud bar. Packing away my hopes and dreams. Now is time to get the Jon boat ready for the spring run.

One thing I'm not packing away is the snowmobile. Might get some good snow for a ride or two yet!

[buck05]

I don't think it is over yet ???still plenty of winter. After next wed back to cold. A couple of windless days and those temps it will be locked up again. I hope. Lol. Just looked at today's modis where we fished sun it is open water now. Not putting my stuff up getting ready for the next adventure. Saginaw here we come next weekend.  Anyone who can get to the islands will def be back out this season in my opinion.  Mark

[IceholeFisherman]

I hope you are right. But all my local spots have to start all over again. The ice is destroyed. It's definitely stage 6 or 7.

[DBV]

Nah - will be good.  This week looks better than it did last week with major cold by end of the week.  Feb is supposed to be below normal. 

[tkfurs]

I hope you are right. But all my local spots have to start all over again. The ice is destroyed. It's definitely stage 6 or 7.

 Starting over again may be better than junk ice reforming. Once ice gets to bad, it never fully recovers at full strength.

 I don't think our season is over, but caution needs to be taken from here on out.

[IceholeFisherman]

Starting over again may be better than junk ice reforming. Once ice gets to bad, it never fully recovers at full strength.

 I don't think our season is over, but caution needs to be taken from here on out.

Thanks for boosting my spirits at least. Hoping for the best....expecting the worst. After 51 years, I guess I should be used to Ohio weather. Maybe I can hit a lottery ticket and take a trip up North. Now THATS wishful thinking!

[DBV]

Definitely know how you feel.  Wish we could just have a real winter for a change. 

Thanks for boosting my spirits at least. Hoping for the best....expecting the worst. After 51 years, I guess I should be used to Ohio weather. Maybe I can hit a lottery ticket and take a trip up North. Now THATS wishful thinking!

[gdccsc]

Looks like I should be back on the ice at the island by the 10th,But that's just a guess...

[deerefishyfishy]

There are still 4 days left in JANUARY fellas!! I don't know when your winter usually ends but in the southern tier of NY we usually get our coldest weather in January and February and most of our snow in February and March. Lots of time left!!

[IceholeFisherman]

Thats the problem here.  More snow usually means less ice growth. 

Here's where my luck plays in..... if I keep my gear at ready, we won't get squat. If I pack it away, we will get a foot of ice! So by storing it away, I'm doing all of you a favor!

[tkfurs]

THANK YOU!!!!😀

[Ice Scratcher]

So by storing it away, I'm doing all of you a favor!

Lol

Some grumpy ***** should just just suck it up and buy a nice boat, take one for the team...

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[rutnut245]

The western basin may be done, not the islands though. I just got off 10" in a Marina, lots of fish, mostley dinks.

[buck05]

After fishing from sat - tues I can  definitely say it is over from the main land. Ice was getting pretty thin coming off last nite. We were finally starting to get the big ones. Caught a lot of good eaters this year with only probley a dozen over 5 lbs. all in all a great year had the most throw backs we ever had so next couple of years should get really good! Last couple of days were great. I did get my first skunk of the year mon. But it was such a nice day I wasn't mad a bit. My freind 20 ft away landed 4 and lost that many. I only marked 5 fish that day. Not putting our stuff away yet I feel like we have at least one more road trip left in us! Lol. Mark

[IceholeFisherman]

After fishing from sat - tues I can  definitely say it is over from the main land. Ice was getting pretty thin coming off last nite. We were finally starting to get the big ones. Caught a lot of good eaters this year with only probley a dozen over 5 lbs. all in all a great year had the most throw backs we ever had so next couple of years should get really good! Last couple of days were great. I did get my first skunk of the year mon. But it was such a nice day I wasn't mad a bit. My freind 20 ft away landed 4 and lost that many. I only marked 5 fish that day. Not putting our stuff away yet I feel like we have at least one more road trip left in us! Lol. Mark

Be careful. After the 60 degree stuff yesterday, im calling it quita for the year. Already getting the soft water stuff around. Just bought a new pole yesterday. Ready for the spring run.

[chumster]

Thought you were done in January. Haha.