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New York => Ice Fishing New York => Topic started by: St. Lawrence River Guy on Mar 08, 2017, 12:16 PM
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The latest long range forecast just came out and here are the highlights for the northeast
Week of 3/17 -
1) Projected to be the coldest week since early February
2) Projected to be the first "colder than normal" week since EARLY Jan.
3) Twice as cold as the equivalent week last year.
This won't start showing up in actual forecasts until late next week if it holds because the forecasts include a heavy reliance on long term historical averages.
Still holding out hope that we'll get out one more time on some late season perch spots.
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Just came home from a short drive from my house to Eel Bay. I guess there are some people in this world that are real STUPID. Was getting a coffee at the local store this AM and a truck from PA pulled in towing a 4 wheeler and tipups in the back. I asked where they were headed and they said Eel bay. I told them that we haven't had good ice for over 2 weeks and that was not a good idea. Well about noon the 4 wheeler is thru the ice and a few guy got wet. Good thing the water isn't too deep.
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I ate lunch at the launch and saw those fools with a wet a$$. Boy people are dumb!!!
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Can't fix STU.......... CAN YOU
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It's going to be too windy here for any ice to build. >:(
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They havent made a Pill for that yet !
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Any chance for a late season recovery?
:roflmao:
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Late season recovery??? I was on a solid 18" of ice on Sunday and shoreline was great!!
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I don't think recovery is the way to phrase it. Lakes still with decent ice will remain okay. Those with open water will become more open because of the wind.
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I been fishing open water. we will get skim ice but nothing walkable just enough to screw me lol....
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I been fishing open water. we will get skim ice but nothing walkable just enough to screw me lol....
I gave it a go last weekend, first time on the canoe this year and after 2 hours with no bites and over an inch of ice covering my paddles, gunnels, and myself I called it quits. This weather is killer with beautiful warm days mid week, then frigid temps sat/sun creating enough skim ice to making being in the boat just about miserable! I broke the ice gear back out last night to set up for this weekend. Might as well try to pull in another meal or 2 of perch since there's no way I'll be in the canoe this weekend.
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I said it on the PA forum, March isn't the month that we make ice. It's the month that we hope the ice we got hangs on for as long as it can. It ain't so much the wind or temps, it's that big fireball in the sky. It's getting closer to us and higher in the sky. We won't be making any real ice until the winter equinox rolls around again in December.
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We won't be making any real ice until the winter equinox rolls around again in December.
Think you mean Solstice. Spring/ Fall Equinox (Equal hours of day and night), Winter/Summer Solstice (Shortest and longest days).
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woops, yep, that's what I meant. sorry about that.
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I'm still holding out hope because tonight we're supposed to get 2 to 5 inches of snow which will chill the water pretty well and maybe even choke up the open water and then it's going to get good and cold so maybe we'll have a one or two day window late this coming week or next weekend.
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woops, yep, that's what I meant. sorry about that.
You sure? Last year Lake George froze in March....
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You sure? Last year Lake George froze in March....
Look at Spider's loc. NEPA, prolly 200 miles south of George. They certainly aren't making new ice this time of year! :P
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nope, we ain't makin any more ice this year. How are you guys gonna do this March? Any better? heck, I was hoping to get out in the kayak this weekend but this dang cold front is gonna mess that up. No ice to walk on and too cold to kayak. Probably end up staying home and binge watching breaking bad. ::)
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nope, we ain't makin any more ice this year. How are you guys gonna do this March? Any better? heck, I was hoping to get out in the kayak this weekend but this dang cold front is gonna mess that up. No ice to walk on and too cold to kayak. Probably end up staying home and binge watching breaking bad. ::)
Same scenario here the past 2 weeks, but starting tonight we have a solid week below freezing. Anything still semi frozen will lock back up, and even a few smaller lakes that might have fully opened have a chance of refreezing but caution will be key for those lakes. If it stays cold, there's a chance some lakes may be fishable (through the ice) right through till April. This next week really is turning things around.
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Look at Spider's loc. NEPA, prolly 200 miles south of George. They certainly aren't making new ice this time of year! :P
I'm 140 miles south as well and we made TONS of ice last year at this time. :P.
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I wish spring would just get on with it and get back to warm temps and melt all this ice,bring on 75° and blackflies
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I wish spring would just get on with it and get back to warm temps and melt all this ice,bring on 75° and blackflies
Stop being a hater ;D
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Lol was thinking same thing. Plenty of fishable "safe" ice out there. It is still only March 9th for heavens sake.....
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I know who's mans is this ....still a few weeks left of the season negative nancys
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Mealworm is joking...all work for that guy...
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Lol deff joking, it has been a horrible ice season for me as far as time goes,mite as well be warm and no ice I won't be out again this year
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the only safe ice I have personally seen in 2 weeks is in my drank
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travel to the Adirondack's. was in speculator last Sunday and was -8* at 7am and didn't get above 20*. was on 18" of ice and zero shoreline issues. took wheeler out.
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travel to the Adirondack's. was in speculator last Sunday and was -8* at 7am and didn't get above 20*. was on 18" of ice and zero shoreline issues. took wheeler out.
ssshhhh keep that quiet and enjoy the lakes all to yourself
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hard to drive that far when i can just go to the river and catch a decent meal of perch ....glad you had a good time 02 :thumbsup:
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I said it on the PA forum, March isn't the month that we make ice. It's the month that we hope the ice we got hangs on for as long as it can. It ain't so much the wind or temps, it's that big fireball in the sky. It's getting closer to us and higher in the sky. We won't be making any real ice until the winter equinox rolls around again in December.
This isn't PA homeboy.
I can still fish, but not really where I want to fish. I'm past that part of my life where I will go to a spot and chase dink pike just because it has ice. Unfortunately my favorite places are trashed. Maybe time to jog perch a couple times..
I'm ready to get the Lund out and chase muskies.
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hard to drive that far when i can just go to the river and catch a decent meal of perch ....glad you had a good time 02 :thumbsup:
no worries ;D planning to go again Sunday. looks to be about the same weather as last weekend.......
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ssshhhh keep that quiet and enjoy the lakes all to yourself
X2
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This isn't PA homeboy.
I can still fish, but not really where I want to fish. I'm past that part of my life where I will go to a spot and chase dink pike just because it has ice. Unfortunately my favorite places are trashed. Maybe time to jog perch a couple times..
I'm ready to get the Lund out and chase muskies.
yeah... it's NY. that's like, really far away... homeboy.
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That's a typical response from a know nothing pennsyltuckey booger.
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dumbass. actually I'm from NY.
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I was starting to think it could happen on the smaller lakes and ponds, its darn cold out there, but no way with all the snow coming. At least you snowmobile guys will get one last hurrah.
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Took today off back in a couple , more fishing than catching though
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Careful all! I hung it up weeks ago and although very tempted, think about family.
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yeah... it's NY. that's like, really far away... homeboy.
I'm more like southern Ontario, then NY, up here. So yeah, it's pretty far. But you already know it all, don't you?
It's funny, this month here where we don't "make ice," I've been seeing double digit below zero nights. And we've been making ice hand over fist. But you knew that, too.
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so like, what, it's all about you? really.
well, I'm in Northern PA, so with your thinking, it's almost southern NY.
So you have plenty of ice happening and a real cold winter. That's nice. I guess you weren't really worrying too much about a possible late season recovery then??? so what's your point?
geez, it was a real friendly kinda conversation until these clowns decided to make it some kinda weird turf war.
not gonna waste my time.
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gee spider I agree with you ...if you don'y have ice in march chances are it ain't going to happen , now if you have ice a cold spell will by you some more time ........I'm not so sure why people got huffy ,I don't see what ya said wrong
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gee spider I agree with you ...if you don'y have ice in march chances are it ain't going to happen , now if you have ice a cold spell will by you some more time ........I'm not so sure why people got huffy ,I don't see what ya said wrong
:thumbsup:
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After 3 plus months and close to 50 days on ice, I broke my dominant wrist due to Stella yesterday. No late season recovery for me . 2016-17 season over !
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sorry to hear that hot tuna hope you heal quickly
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gee spider I agree with you ...if you don'y have ice in march chances are it ain't going to happen , now if you have ice a cold spell will by you some more time ........I'm not so sure why people got huffy ,I don't see what ya said wrong
Not that I would fish any of it trap but lots of our open water in Northern CT has iced back up and is now "fishable".
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lot of safe ice in the ADK's and in the artic circle as well ,that's not what we been talking about and now with the warmer waters covered by snow the ice will rot from under the ice ....... it's simply common since of you had open water and it refroze I ain't getting on it
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I haven't seen this happen in all of my years, but there's a chance we recovered a couple Lake George bays.
3 weeks ago I cut more than 8" of ice. In that time it has opened and skimmed back over as of 2 days ago.
I'll bet a paycheck a few of the LG crazies will be parked at our early ice spots this weekend. What worries me are the temps next week.
We recovered a lot of shorelines of small waters and some smaller lakes will now be ice fishable clear to April.
There isn't just a chance in some areas of the state. The late season recovery has indeed happened for some of us.
If you don't know... don't go. Simple as that really.
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;D ;D ;D :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
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I'm beginning to wonder lol I see guys fishing on the ice where I open water fished a few weeks ago!!!! I never seen anything like this lol
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I'll bet a paycheck a few of the LG crazies will be parked at our early ice spots this weekend.
You would have won ;D
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You would have won ;D
I knew I should have slipped out Sunday morning before anniversary fesitivities. :-\
Probably would've gotten wet with my history of fishing days that I shouldn't. :P
I'll give it one more weekend on ice this weekend and I'm switching gears to open water panfish.
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I knew I should have slipped out Sunday morning before anniversary fesitivities. :-\
Probably would've gotten wet with my history of fishing days that I shouldn't. :P
I'll give it one more weekend on ice this weekend and I'm switching gears to open water panfish.
Fishing was great but catching was non existent ........ i broke off the only laker i hooked and my buddy went for perch and caught dink after dink but no keepers.