Author Topic: anyone still fishing in southern Michigan? (Read 3968 times)

pike hound · « **on:** Dec 29, 2005, 05:55 PM »

I've seen a few guys on the ice but its been warm and rainy most of the week. How thick is the ice?

reelbigfish · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 29, 2005, 06:26 PM »

No way. I may be crazy but I'm not stupid. The ice in SE Mi was never that great
and now it's all but gone. Honeycombed. Not good. Dismal forcast. Be careful.

Ted

Jangus · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 29, 2005, 06:35 PM »

Heck no. Look at this forecast:
http://www.wunderground.com/US/MI/Holly.html

Anyone know when the freeze is gonna come back?

Cooley · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 29, 2005, 07:30 PM »

This really sucks, I get 10 days off of work & bam christmas hits
and temps shoot up to 40 degrees.I hope this warm weather doesn't
stick around much longer.

BCice · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 29, 2005, 08:21 PM »

I know, I know. Just got laid off & planned on some serious ice fishing. Now my backyard lake has open water on the south end. AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGG GGGG!!!!!!!!!!!

FidelCasserole · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 29, 2005, 09:49 PM »

I'll be out at least for the next day, might sleep in New Years Eve day.

All I can say is think SMALL. Ponds, tiny lakes...some of them still have plenty of safe ice.

walleyewalt · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 01, 2006, 03:53 PM »

was out on ford lake in belleville and theres six inchs of ice and 2 inchs of slush.
caught 17 keeper perch and a host of dinks. whats the problem guys
plenty of ice. walleyewalt

p.s. a little soft on the edges though

Reel Wet Ride · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 02, 2006, 10:10 AM »

The last day I got out was Tuesday. The ice was never great around K-zoo, and after the last week is pretty much non-exsistant. I did lots of driving around over the last week and saw more open water than anything. I can't believe that I'm complaining that I can't ice fish.

walleyewalt · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 03, 2006, 04:07 AM »

allright you finally convinced me

no more safe ice i didnt go out yesterday. just didnt think it was safe . cant wait till the end of the week when it
starts to freeze again.

Just fishing · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 05, 2006, 11:47 PM »

Did some casting but no still fishin, not enough ice to walk it , to much to boat it. Sad

DaWaitaz · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 06, 2006, 02:51 PM »

LAME LAME LAME....I WISH I LIVED JUST A L I T T L E BIT FURTHER NORTH....

LIKE MAYBE KEWEENAW...THEN I'D BE HAPPIER.

mud · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 07, 2006, 06:50 AM »

I've been out on couple of lakes and had decent ice last weekend. (Grand Beach & Alderman) Going to try Independence on Sunday. Heard it was a good croppie lake. Think small lakes and they should be ok. Just the first few feet seem th be the problem. Wanted to go to Houghton today with the rest of the crew but you know how it goes....

man, I need an avatar or something.

mud

walleyewalt · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 08, 2006, 05:36 PM »

believe it or not i fished ford lake today.
4" of ice not bad for the warm weather weve had
shore was soft but made it in safe wish i
new how to add a pic i would of todays catch
walleyewalt

Swift · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 08, 2006, 08:39 PM »

Heard a few nuts were out here and there but haven't seen any. Weather reports don't look very promising for the next week or so. Picked up a new flasher to replace the old "green box" that finally died, don't even get to play with it for awhile.

BCice · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 09, 2006, 05:09 AM »

Saw a guy out last night on Sonoma. In a boat! Looked like he slid his 12' flatbottom about 50' out onto the ice, somehow. Where there's a will, there's a way.

DaWaitaz · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 12, 2006, 12:09 PM »

OK....which one of you guys pissed off mother nature?

My grass is turning green? I just bought a pair of Sorel Glacier boots and a 20.00 set of ice cleats from Gander and now I'm considering packing them away in exchange for golf shoes.... Suppose I shouldn't have bought those...maybe I jinxed us all.

SORRY.

Gee if the weather doesn't turn cold for another week and it takes two weeks to freeze up and another week to be safe then......hey thats a month....thats mid February.
that only leaves three or four weeks until it starts to thaw ! THat ReALLy sucks.

Reel Wet Ride · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 12, 2006, 01:17 PM »

The forcast I looked at said that starting Saturday it will get down to the mid 20's and night and bounce between 34 and 40 degrees during the day. Figure if I can find a lake that still had some crap ice on it, and it freezes up solid at night, I might be able to fish in about 3 weeks. That'll be the 3rd or 4th of Feb. But I'm in K-zoo, I would guess it would be about the same around you.

thedude · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 13, 2006, 08:28 AM »

i had the boat out last weekend.

Ice Fishin Rocks! · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 13, 2006, 11:40 AM »

Yesterday I saw more golfers on the course, than fisherman on the ice. Mid January 2006 - this lack of winter weather is killing me.

And another thing........

The peoples (radio/television/co-workers) who go around talking about how nice the weather is.................... .......ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHH!

I can't stand it. Move out of here. All of you just move!

Swift · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 14, 2006, 01:14 PM »

Should have known it

. Picked up a new flasher, tip-ups, auger and a couple of new rods and reels and don't see them getting used in the near future. Also a friend that used to fish 4 or 5 times a week with me, and hadn't in 5 years was focused, armed and ready to attack again. It figures, just don't have time for any long road trips either.

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