Author Topic: Ice reports? (Read 5254 times)

fishoninct · « **on:** Dec 14, 2017, 09:28 AM »

Will hunt today with a snow day. Muzzle time!
Any reports of ice conditions in nw ct appreciated. Will walk on it Sunday if I can. May recon Friday or Saturday afternoon.
Will probably check mount Tom and waramaugbtoday since they are very close To my hunting spot.

sr73087 · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 14, 2017, 03:26 PM »

Crickets....... normally that means something is happening up north.

ctice84 · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 15, 2017, 07:11 AM »

I think your right !!!!
Might have to take a little trip Monday to the usual early spots

Capn Ez · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 15, 2017, 08:23 AM »

I'll be checking a few spots tomorrow and will report back what I see.

fishville · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 15, 2017, 08:25 AM »

With the temps we have had and how skim ice has been holding l would say the chances are good. If truck wasn't in shop I would be checking a few spots I figure should be fishable.

P and j outdoors · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 15, 2017, 08:28 AM »

Goin out ice checkin today just went past still water wich is not locked up gona take a ride up to mohawk,dog and tyler pond

FishBeater · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 15, 2017, 08:45 AM »

Very interested in your findings today P and J. I’m hoping those goshen waters are hard!!!

P and j outdoors · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 15, 2017, 08:51 AM »

Ill let u know how i make out got a 3 day weekend and come hell or high water im drillin holes some where lol

sr73087 · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 15, 2017, 01:06 PM »

Smaller ponds around me this morning were completely iced up with snow on top. Meaning there was some ice there for a few days. The few spots I passed were private so I didn't get out to check, but it could be promising. The bigger lake by me mostly froze over last night. Not sure how these warm temps next week will affect anything that isn't fairly established already.

JoshuaQ · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 15, 2017, 02:01 PM »

Measured about 1.5 inches last night in Suffield and went out today on about 2 inches (over shallow water) at a pond in Windsor at 3:00. Hopefully theres at least 3 up in suffield tomorrow morning

cutler331 · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 15, 2017, 02:21 PM »

JoshuaQ I am so JEALOUS!!! Did you catch anything? I am going to do a scouting mission tomorrow morning and will let people know.

JoshuaQ · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 15, 2017, 02:40 PM »

Was only there for about 45 minutes and only planned on drilling around the edges of the whole pond check how thick it was, so after i did that i had about 15 minutes to fish and it was still sketchy ice so i diddnt go out far and diddnt get anything.

P and j outdoors · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 15, 2017, 07:09 PM »

Checked most small ponds in the northwest corner today most had around 2 to 3.5 inchs westside pond is still little thin and dog is fishable but bring a spud bar and check as u walk hoping for stillwater by Monday

Curley · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 15, 2017, 07:37 PM »

Good news. Thanks for the heads up.

metalfish · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 15, 2017, 08:36 PM »

Sounds like the NW corner is GOIN TO BE FULL OF SHANTY MEMBERS

Patb41982 · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 16, 2017, 09:06 AM »

I cant wait anymore. fish are all calling us already we just can't say hi to them yet!!!!

Capn Ez · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 16, 2017, 10:29 AM »

If fishoninct comes back with s good report we're gonna hit it tomorrow.

elevatorman · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 16, 2017, 10:35 AM »

Checked Thompson dam this morning chopped a hole on shore 2 " of ice . Not quite ready yet entire place was socked in

Matte714 · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 16, 2017, 10:38 AM »

Mashapaug 2in..not good enough yet

imsafanct · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 16, 2017, 10:39 AM »

Hey all, just wanted to advise that my son and I made it to Mashapaug this morning to scout. I spudded through disappointingly quickly right at the launch and the drilled a hole through a measured 2" of ice. Not enough for me.

I know we all want to be out there but close to "safe" still "isn't safe".

-Eric

Curley · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 16, 2017, 02:22 PM »

Had 2 inches at Black Pond in Middlefield right in front of the ramp in maybe a foot of water. There was open spots out in the deeper spots. See what happens over the week.

Ice nut 121182 · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 16, 2017, 04:32 PM »

Found safe ice in nw ct today. 5in

FishBeater · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 16, 2017, 04:41 PM »

Thanks Ice Nut!

You're giving me hope that my hour drive to Goshen will be productive tomorrow morning. Ill be checking out/fishing west side and dog pond.

Ice nut 121182 · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 16, 2017, 05:27 PM »

Not Goshen. I checked dog an the regulars no safe ice as of this morning. I went 20min further to Norfolk. Wood creek pond. 5in. Only thing I found. Have at it

FishBeater · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 16, 2017, 06:03 PM »

Norfolk it is! I’ve never been so it’ll be an adventure.

fishville · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 16, 2017, 08:39 PM »

Guess I know where not to go. Now that the word is out it will be mobbed. Hopefully the ice skaters won't take over whole pond.

Crusty Dave · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 17, 2017, 09:00 PM »

Several groups of folks out on Mansfield Hollow today. Not sure of ice thickness. I stayed on the hard.

JimT · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 17, 2017, 09:03 PM »

Fished bigelow hollow today. Little over 3 inches of ice.

khornm · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 18, 2017, 09:01 AM »

Any reports on dog pond? Looking to get out tommorow morn.

jhartrx · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 18, 2017, 10:04 AM »

JimT

I'm in Woodstock and if time permits might head over to Bigaliw. New to area and have never fished it. Are there any areas there where the ice is unsafe and I should absolutely avoid? Will hit it with a Spud bar anyway but thought I would check.

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