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Pennsylvania => Ice Fishing Pennsylvania => Topic started by: cabst119 on Nov 03, 2014, 07:03 PM
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My prediction is that we will be on 3" of ice wrangling 12" pickerel at Black Moshannon before any of them boys in the Poconos get out on their private ponds!
Prediction for first PA ice, Black Moshannon, Black Friday, November 28, 2014. Pickerel pictures will be forthcoming that evening.
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My guess I'll be out on my local mountain pond December 7th. Usually out before the Pocono boys hit the ice and I'm well south just gotta know where to look but November ice is hard to find
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My guess I'll be out on my local mountain pond December 7th. Usually out before the Pocono boys hit the ice and I'm well south just gotta know where to look but November ice is hard to find
If my memory serves me right, I have a picture of you on some November ice not too many years ago...
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I hope your right with the black friday prediction cabst119, I know me & Fishbones will be chasing pickerel flags with you all day! :tipup:
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IM GUESSING DECEMBER 13TH.Had 6" of good ice on OAKS last year DECEMBER 26TH.Im thinking its been a little cooler, sooner this year so maybe a week or 2 earlier.Would be nice :tipup:
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I'll go with Dec. 2nd. We got out on a fair sized lake at altitude last year on that day and had a blast! Mark, JM, AP, you know what I'm sayin..... I think the ice got soft right after and then tightened back up a week or so later.,
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Not gonna be any ice this year so all you ice fisherman who don't want to store all that gear till next season ,send me your address and I will come and take it off your hands :whistle:
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I was on the last day of rifle deer season, hope that works out that way again this year or sooner.
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I was on Hills Creek Dec 21 with my grandson had 5" of ice, we fished all day no fish but had a ball. I can only say I hope it gets cold soon I am looking to say second week Dec. I would Like to walk on water.
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December 18th is my guess I hope sooner got some vacation time I'm trying to save for ice fishing so sooner the better :tipup:
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If my memory serves me right, I have a picture of you on some November ice not too many years ago...
yourwith right I have found safe November ice once or twice, never fished it due to being yo busy with hunting yet.
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here in Saranac lake ny last year was dec 16th and was the earliest have ever been on goo solid ice. I would love to be at it roughly then this year but im thinking more towards Christmas.
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Gonna say december 17 on Black Mo
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Mark; wasn't there supposed to be a lunker perch in that photo? ;) I'd love to get out that early this year. Looking forward to fishing with you again.
Dec. 2, 2013
Mark and Joe
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Yours truly and ap
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Those poor fish; ::) tasted pretty good as I recall....
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Was on the ice Nov 30 last year...im guessing late December this year...sure would be nice to have the ice thru Christmas break...but the order of stuff from fishusa I received this morning makes me wish it was tomorrow!!! gonna be hard to top the ice conditions and jigging we had last year...hopefully the tip ups with big bait are more cooperative this time around!!
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I'm just hoping that once it starts freezing, it stays cold! Seems like every year we get on the ice for a few days, then get hit with a December warm spell or warm rain that beats it up again. Last year I was walking on Hills Creek checking conditions around December 4th, then it warmed up and I didn't fish for a few weeks.
I'm optimistic though, I'm predicting we're on at least Hills Creek by the 2nd week of December.
Time will tell. Until then, I'll be rearranging the shop and playing with my new gear. Can't wait to test out the LX7 I got last week!
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Hoping to be on the ice by Christmas break down my way. My guess is safe ice up north by 12/13. To a long and safe 14/15 season!
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I say Thanksgiving. Tobyhanna was 37deg last weekend. Should ice over next week ;D
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Really like the forecast, should really bring the lake temps down at night. Here's to a long safe ice season :thumbsup:
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Forecast for the next ten days looks good nothing above freezing that's a good start still guessing 12/18 but I'd be happy if it were sooner I'm ready to watch the flags flying :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup:
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I hope it's BEFORE hunting season is over. I love having Lake Arthur to myself for first ice. maybe ice for the gathering????
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Finally decided to come back to the shanty. And what pessimism do I see?
Black Friday, December 2nd, by Christmas............. .CMON People!!!!
Is no one noticing what I'm seeing - things are icing up, right now, as I write this
And it may very well not melt
And if it don't melt, it will grow.
I'm not going to be dumb and make any predictions cause I've been wrong too many times, but lets see, what were the dates of first man on the ice that last few years:
11/27/05
12/9/06
12/3/07
11/22/08
12/11/09
12/8/10
11/30/12
11/28/13
Its cold boys, next week low teens and high 20s during the day, it could be next weekend up at Emerald. Deer Lake will lock up, heck, Leisure will lock up, just a matter of how much it'll grow. I'm sure I'll be throwing rocks on my ponds seeing if they bounce, break through, or stick in.
I told my Polish boys, if theres ice next weekend, no New York for me to chase Browns, I'll be on the ice. Mike believes it, and hes always out a day before me. He also weighs 50 pounds less than me. It might be that a 200 pound man may make it out next weekend while I may have to "weight" for that extra half inch. Go get em boys, its about dang time. Mark, Van, AP, time to get it together.
Dr. JM
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Pete, I almost called you cause when I looked at the forecast for Mt. Pocono, I thought ," those guys might be out by next weekend or earlier". ::) Not one for 2-2.5 in. myself but the temps they are predicting are way below average. We'll be verging on making ice in the South lands. Be safe everyone!
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I'm really hoping I can get on the ice by the second week of December got some vacation time at work and I would prefer to spend it on the ice not on the couch
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It sucks that they lost the skim ice but the good part is we know they're primed to make ice as soon as the temps drop.
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-15 windchill last night here in nwpa, hard to believe it is this cold already!!!!!!! High of 20 2day!
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Not too sure when it will be but I hope it is soon........
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i predict some one will put on a life vest and drape a couple of screwdrivers arround their neck. then walk on pieces of plywood on 1 1/2 inches so they can say they got out first. LOL
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Think we are gonna be on the ice sooner than later. Black Mo is froze over, BUT NOT SAFE YET!!! If the weather continues, I think we will be on definitely by deer season. Nez
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If all goes well I might be able to get on a pond I've been watching this Friday, which will be the earliest I've ever been on the ice. Keeping my fingers crossed.
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November 20th is my prediction ;) ;D ;D ;D 3" of clear black ice and growing ;D
Photobucket is acting up and the pics aren't too great anyway (I went after work at 10pm) but I'll be out in the AM and get some better ones and hopefully some wild brookies ;D
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Going to check Tobyhanna this morning
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hey guys - qestion for you. i am trying to find the pa lake conditions and reports but i cant seem to pull them up on this tablet. can you guys bring them up or is it just me ?
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check under Pennsylvania News And Info
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Well, who picked November 21? Did not fish, but was on the ice and drilled a few holes ;D Just not comfortable enough to get on the ice. Did see where some other people got on the pa lakes
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Well we where out today. 3 to 4 " of pure black ice .
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I was out on Saturday on 4" of good ice! Now it's almost 60 degrees and raining :'( such is life, I wasn't expecting to be walkin on water for another few weeks anyway.
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how far north did u have to go? :P
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Ice is all gone here in nwpa :(
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I don't think there's any safe ice in PA right about now. The forcast isn't too promising for the next week or 2 either. I saw a slight chill after this storm tomorrow, but then a warm up and back into the 40's. Last week was just a tease, but it sure was fun ;D
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If I can get out between christmass and newyears it is allways a plus. That has been my goal evey year in the poconos and most years I can do it.
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doesn't really matter to me if we don't get good ice again until Christmas since I'll be working every day from Friday until Christmas Eve :-\ If we get early river ice again I'll sacrifice a few days sleep though ;D
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I was hunting up in Bradford county yesterday. Every farm pond we were near was locked up solid enough to stand on. these were all small ponds with very little flow comming in, but it was still nice to see hard water !!!!
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Checked Tobyhanna Friday. All the good ice is crap. Maybe in 2 weeks it will be ready ::)
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at this point I say January 15th
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I sure hope soon , now that rifle is over we need something to do. Maybe upstate NY is iced up? may have to travel to get a weekend fishin trip in . ;D
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i say at least jan 24 for us in northwest PA ?
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I sure hope soon , now that rifle is over we need something to do. Maybe upstate NY is iced up? may have to travel to get a weekend fishin trip in . ;D
Sorry, not my area of upstate NY. With our temps, end of January perhaps. :unsure:
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I plan on trying again this weekend
;D
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Looks like the middle of January here in east central Pa.Need single numbers or zero to get it started,not this.
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Looking at the forecast for Mt. Pocono it appears that some guys will get out on or just before Christmas, if those temps hold up. Won't be first ice since some of them have fished already. I'll be waiting for the call. ;D Ten jigging rods at the ready..... ::)