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MadFisha
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When am I gonna be able to get on the ice down here....
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Dec 01, 2018, 08:46 AM »
Been keeping track for a while and its usually around the 15 of December. Looking at the forecast it seems like it may be a late year. I hope not. What are you guys/girls thinking.
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Seamonkey84
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Dec 01, 2018, 08:56 AM »
The 15th was the earliest I’ve been out in the past 4years. Since many of the ponds were already skimming over before the snow and rain, I’d say it’s primed for this weeks cold snap. Even down here in Portland it’s not supposed to get above freezing for a week after Monday.
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nbourque
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Dec 01, 2018, 04:00 PM »
I’ve already been out 4 times.
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Frontier87
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Dec 01, 2018, 05:39 PM »
Already got out. November ice!!
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MadFisha
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Dec 02, 2018, 04:47 AM »
Ahh around the Portland area, guess I'll just have to look harder.
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Moosekill
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Dec 02, 2018, 02:00 PM »
A friend was out on Hancock Thanksgiving day. Not a lot of ice but a little.
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TwoLightsKid
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Dec 02, 2018, 05:09 PM »
If this forecast holds, should be plenty of smaller waters near Portland with fishable ice by next weekend.
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Re: When am I gonna be able to get on the ice down here....
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Dec 02, 2018, 05:35 PM »
Any ice on the otter ponds
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Fish2kill
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Dec 02, 2018, 06:06 PM »
I stepped on ice this weekend but it cracked pretty quickly so no wetlines for me. Cc
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Re: When am I gonna be able to get on the ice down here....
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Dec 02, 2018, 06:46 PM »
We all need to be aware of the excess rain .This causes more current under ice which will melt ice from under fast ,So even tho it looks solid on top there will be thin areas from under everywhere!!!!!
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Seamonkey84
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Dec 02, 2018, 06:56 PM »
Otters 4 was just skimming over before the warm spell so no, maybe just enough on the edges to make it a pain to fish from shore like it was two weeks ago.
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TroutWorm
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Dec 02, 2018, 08:03 PM »
Not soon enough down here. I got the itch to go bad
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MadFisha
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Dec 03, 2018, 05:08 AM »
Thanks for the replies hoping for next weekend the temps look good later on this week.
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jethro
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Dec 03, 2018, 08:40 AM »
Daytime highs below freezing tomorrow. Might find some hardwater this weekend.
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Seamonkey84
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Dec 03, 2018, 09:27 AM »
Hopefully I’ll be out checking this Friday. I’ll take what I can get if I find safe ice, but not sure if I’d want to go for panfish or the usual tank scrubbers to knock the rust off for the season.
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Seamonkey84
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Dec 03, 2018, 05:23 PM »
Well I may have been off, I found out the hard way a large pond in Poland was locked up with a layer of white ice over about an inch or so of clear ice. I walked a couple yards off shore on the boat ramp, wished I had my spud and auger with me instead of just open water gear.
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woodchip
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Dec 03, 2018, 05:51 PM »
What did you do take a swim? I saw a fellow take a swim in Crystal lake years ago It was late spring then.
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Seamonkey84
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Dec 03, 2018, 07:30 PM »
No, I never ventured any furthan than the concrete ramp itself lol. I was expecting to do some shore fishing and found myself jumping on the ice to see if I could break it lol. Wouldn’t call it safe ice, but I would of been jigging in waist deep water if I had brought gear with me to punch a hole. Ended up checking a few other spots to shore fish, all open, and caught a bow on the last lake.
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