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oldschoolben

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Getting cold getting close
« on: Oct 22, 2020, 07:20 AM »
Looks like a few days of cold weather, hopefully be on the ice by Thanksgiving

Offline RuralMT

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #1 on: Oct 22, 2020, 11:32 AM »
Keep your fingers crossed and you could be on the ice next week!  We had this same cold snap last October and it put safe ice on Smith.  A friend of mine in Whitefish fished it before Halloween.  Let's hope it doesn't warm back up like it did last year!

Edit: Just looked at the long-term forecast and sadly the highs will return to the 50s...gonna be a short window.  >:(

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #2 on: Oct 24, 2020, 07:58 AM »
around the great falls area 60 on friday that sucks
fish till it hurts then fish some more

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #3 on: Oct 24, 2020, 09:51 AM »
Its 16 degrees here ,

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #4 on: Oct 24, 2020, 10:06 AM »
Can’t get here soon enough!
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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #5 on: Oct 24, 2020, 06:55 PM »
Gtown looks oddly flat in spots....

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #6 on: Oct 25, 2020, 03:21 PM »
Gtown edges are starting to freeze.  Hopefully night time Temps stay low.
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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #7 on: Oct 25, 2020, 07:31 PM »
Hit -30 last night between Potomac and Ovando...

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #8 on: Oct 25, 2020, 07:44 PM »
Lol all trout areas , trout doesn't count ,easiest fish in the world to catch

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #9 on: Oct 26, 2020, 11:15 AM »
Hit -30 last night between Potomac and Ovando...

Did that put any ice on Browns?  We didn't get that cold up here, but cold enough to put 2.5" on Smith.  There were a few brave souls (myself not included) that started their season yesterday!

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #10 on: Oct 26, 2020, 12:06 PM »
it is getting close, like to see the cold temps (until the power bill shows up)
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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #11 on: Oct 26, 2020, 02:13 PM »
it is getting close, like to see the cold temps (until the power bill shows up)

I feel bad for the folks in the bigger cities that can't run a wood-stove.  Firewood = a power bill's best friend.

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #12 on: Oct 26, 2020, 06:12 PM »
I feel bad for the folks in the bigger cities that can't run a wood-stove.  Firewood = a power bill's best friend.

Lol, I just put in a pellet stove, hoping it's a bit better than wood

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #13 on: Oct 26, 2020, 11:54 PM »
Lake Helena yesterday



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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #14 on: Oct 27, 2020, 10:28 PM »
Lol, I just put in a pellet stove, hoping it's a bit better than wood

I debated going that route...have you burned it yet? I’m curious how you’d rate the heat output and efficiency.

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #15 on: Oct 27, 2020, 10:32 PM »
Lake Helena yesterday



 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Thick enough to test?

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #16 on: Oct 27, 2020, 11:29 PM »
I drove by yesterday and wasn't brave enough to walk out in it!

oldschoolben

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #17 on: Oct 29, 2020, 09:01 PM »
Damn it's getting warm again

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #18 on: Nov 13, 2020, 02:07 PM »
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Thick enough to test?



Went up to Lake Helena yesterday and spudded around the shoreline and found half an inch to inch and a half of ice. Too bad there's all this warm weather in the forecast this next week!!
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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #19 on: Nov 13, 2020, 05:20 PM »
Just checked at lake helena. 1.5". I walked out about 15 feet. Then sprinted back haha

oldschoolben

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #20 on: Nov 26, 2020, 09:06 AM »
This warm weather sucks ,I was hoping to be out today

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #21 on: Nov 29, 2020, 03:25 PM »
we had a decent 3-4in. here in n Maine then we got the warm up you guys did 3 days ago. :(

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #22 on: Nov 29, 2020, 06:52 PM »
north Idaho has nothing but south idaho is going good.     

oldschoolben

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Re: Getting cold getting close
« Reply #23 on: Nov 30, 2020, 07:27 PM »
Made it out Sunday,  3" of sketchy ice

 



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