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Title: 45-50 and rain not good for anybody.
Post by: Reb on Feb 27, 2021, 03:45 PM

The lakes down here are all open water after this warm rain.I cant imagine the northern water held up any better.  Reports ?

Title: Re: 45-50 and rain not good for anybody.
Post by: delawareriver on Feb 27, 2021, 07:16 PM

Fished all day today. 4" of black with 4-6" of white ice. Morning was pretty hard but by the afternoon that white ice was soft. Not gonna last long

Title: Re: 45-50 and rain not good for anybody.
Post by: Reb on Feb 28, 2021, 09:33 AM

Thanks DR.. I think its over unless I drive to NY

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Post by: Evil Tom on Feb 28, 2021, 03:57 PM

9"black5" white today..Had quads out.Fishing sucked though difficult and weird year.

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Post by: TD on Feb 28, 2021, 04:23 PM

I hit Lake Hopatcong the last 2 days...ice is in pretty good shape in a lot of spots.  Always use caution.  I was able to jig a few perch and sunnies the last 2 days.  Today yielded larger fish, but overall a slow weekend.  I agree with Evil Tom, a difficult, weird ice fishing year.  TD

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Post by: Reb on Mar 01, 2021, 09:10 AM

Thanks for the updates guys.I agree ,its been a wierd season.SLOW BITE!!

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Post by: lech on Mar 01, 2021, 09:40 AM

I want to go ice fishing toomorow.Anybody with information about ice condition on Cranbery lake and Budd lake?  I wll appreciated that.

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Post by: loustru on Mar 04, 2021, 06:38 PM

I was up in Sussex county Wednesday and saw a few lakes still locked up. Going to give it a try Saturday.lou  ;D

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Post by: saxmatt on Mar 04, 2021, 07:33 PM

Watch out this weekend if you go. I was fishing 7-10” today and it was rock hard in the morning. The sun was beating up the ice all day and by 1pm the top 3-4” was water and slush and it didn’t even hit 40 degrees. Some spots got scary quick. Wear some ice picks, flotation and spud spud spud!

Title: Re: 45-50 and rain not good for anybody.
Post by: loustru on Mar 06, 2021, 02:12 PM

I was out today from  sussex to pasaic counties. Plenty of ice out there and plenty of wind also..  Fished on12 inches in Ringwood.  Very few people out.  ::)Lou