MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
No reports...no ice that's why...I live by Beltzville and have fished it almost every day since the new year from the boat...water temps have climbed to 45 to 47 degrees with all the rain run off ... if you head up the creek arms it gets warmer. I checked back here the other day and saw many of you asking for reports on local lakes. Like most my ice fishing gear is setting on the garage floor hoping for safe ice so I spent the time and gas to do a drive around to find safe ice. Checked all the lakes on the Pocono area and found open water in the places that usually have ice... Bradys always is the first and last in this area to have ice and she was not fishable. Drove a little further and ck'd Tobyhanna and Gouldsboro. no fishing and no safe ice. I didn't venture out on either of these because you could see it was not safe. Headed north to Promised Land and fond iffy ice , channel open and a guy fishing along snow shanty on 3 inches of iffy ice...not me. when I got home I wanted to report my findings so I login and see every one requesting reports. I saw the person was from well south of here so I thought Id let him now it was a no go and he immediately questioned everything... I started to write a very nasty reply and was about to hit send and decided I'm better than that. And that is why I WILL NOT REPORT ON CONDITION ... YOU TAKE THE TIME TO FIQURE IT OUT... For how can one fool make another wise. MAC
AGAIN. How can one fool make another wise?. I"M DONE.... now you know why nobody will help...thanks for your 2 cents . if you knew, why didn't you report.
I'm not looking to pick a fight but all you told the guy was he would need a boat. That comment lends itself to a lot of questions. I think he was right to question whether you truly knew the lakes actual conditions. I know I questioned it when I read your comment, as I have been following the Toby report page myself. A comment like that comes off as ignorant and assuming, rather than showing that you have/had first hand knowledge of the actual conditions. I would have preferred if you mentioned whether the lake had any ice, all open water, etc. As with your promised land observation, just because you wouldn't fish it, doesn't mean it isn't fishable.I think everyone would really appreciate it if you did report your findings on the reports page, whether they are good reports or bad ones. All these lakes you just checked, yet the reports page has no updates. We appreciate guys like you who have/make the time to check the conditions out.
So a guy goes and checks various bodies of water and gives reports which are always opinions/judgement calls and now your gonna critique his technique of reporting..........may be you and all the others on here should form a standard reporting form so we can adhere to "your standards" when we try to be of service to YOU by sharing on our time and dime.........this site is getting ridiculous!
This is why I always try to take pictures of my ice measurement AND a picture of the lake including shoreline. I figure guys can not only read my description but can look at the pictures and decide for themselves whether it is safe for THEM. I usually report on the following:1) ice thickness2) ice quality (black vs white/snow ice)3) traction- ie “glare” ice vs snow covered- and if snow, how deep(need a smitty?)4)shoreline quality5) sketchy(thin) spots and 6) open waterAgain, I try to use pictures to document the above info whenever I can...............I think if everyone did that, it would remove any doubt!
All reports are appreciated. Most reports are accurate and helpful. Ruttnutt your reports are always top of the line!
someone tells me "you're gonna need a boat" and I'm figuring there is open water and dangerous conditions. The thing I hate is when someone makes a report like "A friend told me" or "I read on another web site". There should be absolutely no second or third hand reporting. If you didn't go to a body of water and make an assessment, whether by measuring or with common sense, don't make a report.
I agree with Spider, only eyewitness reports should be made. And again, all reports are subjective and I appreciate any info I receive from this site. Opinions are part of the report as well and shouldn’t be excluded but given whatever weight anyone wants to assign to them. If someone’s opinion is that the ice doesn’t appear safe to them, I appreciate that as well. I made a report on PL when I was there and included open water and shoreline observations.I’d hate to see this turning into that no longer existing other site where there was turmoil and bickering.
man does this guy ever shut up. im glad to see reports no matter how its said.
I’d hate to see this turning into that no longer existing other site where there was turmoil and bickering.
scranton joe that was not how this started one guy was complaining about how another guy gave a report! and me personally will take a report no matter how its said i dont care how he says it i got the information i need to make my own decision. and no i wont pay for that information i can figure it out this site just makes it easy and a good bunch of guys going out of there way to report safe ice.
Again, will you guys pay or a report on the lakes on demand?But, you want the local report. Right?