2010-2011 Winter Forecast "Wintry Battle Zone"

[CrappieBuster]

I love these reports.  Looks like Iowa is gonna be in the zone.

Lets hope Joe *****i is right....  He rekkons its gonna be a cold december..
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/34891/winter-2011-heavier-snow-for-c.asp?unit=f

[harrylee]

I for one could do with less snow this year,last year was a bear for getting around...

[Kevin23]

I love these reports.  Looks like Iowa is gonna be in the zone.

Lets hope Joe *****i is right....  He rekkons its gonna be a cold december..
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/34891/winter-2011-heavier-snow-for-c.asp?unit=f

WHY would you want him to be correct!?!?!? Snow ruins the fishing and makes it a pain in the ass. I'm all for cold temps, but NO SNOW!

[surflizard]

Ditto on the snow, it insulates the ice and makes for very unpredictable ice !

[nute7810]

harrylee hit it - friggen snow bout killed me ! Bring on the cold !!!!!!!!!!

[CrappieBuster]

I was just hoping the cold december forecast is right.  Heard from another source were gonna be having a la nina year so last time we had one of them it was ideal fishing cold with not much precip. The snow can stay the hell away

[duck doctor]

The snow can stay the hell away

I'll second that!

[slammin slabs]

#$%^@#$ snow is a pita bring on the cold weather made good money for snow removal though

[Bignate33]

With the weather we're having right now, I'm all for some cooling.   Definitely ready for some hard water fishing. 

Until they come up with a good way to air condition boats, I think hard water fishing is going to be my preferred method.  Except for the week or two a year that I go to Canada!!

[SkeeterJeff]

Until they come up with a good way to air condition boats, I think hard water fishing is going to be my preferred method.  Except for the week or two a year that I go to Canada!!

I'm with 'ya, 'cept for two of the seven days we were in Canada the third week in July it was 85º F, no wind, and bluebird skies.  We baked!!

-Jeff

[Bignate33]

I'm with 'ya, 'cept for two of the seven days we were in Canada the third week in July it was 85º F, no wind, and bluebird skies.  We baked!!

-Jeff

I was up there the second week in July...72 - 75 everyday, rain every night, windy the last three days.  Fishing was great, but the wind causing 3' waves the last three days made the time in the boat a little less than comfortable.  That's another beauty of fishing the hard water, wind doesn't send waves crashing over the bow.

[CrappieBuster]

We could see upper 50s for lows next week.  Shes gettin her start and slowly rolling into fall.
 Am I really posting on ice shanty in August?

[esox_magnum]

Guys at my local sled shop say we are in a 7 year snow cycle, guess if I cant fish I can get some miles on the sled.

[CrappieBuster]

Always wanted a sled.  Prolly be safer bar hopping in the soft snow.

[J_Jaacks]

I am all for the cold this year.  Need just enough snow to bank the house in and so I do not slide on the bare ice.  Anything more is just a waste.

[silvercliff_46]

SO! What else is new.

[CrappieBuster]

The 2011 Farmers Almanac Winter Forecast is out and it says Iowa is going to have a "Cold and Very Snowy" winter.  Whats new?

[J_Jaacks]

The 2011 Farmers Almanac Winter Forecast is out and it says Iowa is going to have a "Cold and Very Snowy" winter.  Whats new?

That was uncalled for. I think that you need to sit in an mosquito infested boat. NO MORE SNOW!!!

[silvercliff_46]

Just enough snow for the grouse to have a place to stay warm, not enough to slow down the deer so the wolves, and coyotes get fat.

[icerod]

I have been waiting for cold since the ice melted.  I didn't mind the snow so much, and yes I had to shovel my driveway, but it made a great time for my girls and I to make many snow men, go sledding, snowmobiling, snow tubing, and icefishing. In my eyes it kept the ice around  a little longer than normal here in southern Iowa.   Last year was the longest season I had for ice fishing since moving from Minnesota 10 years ago.  Bring  on the cold and if the snow comes with it , that would be ok too. Hope we have a long season like last year. I got that jigging feeling Come cold I am waiting!

[slammin slabs]

ive heard several different forecast and they all say we are in for it worse than last year.  if you stop and think about it we have been spoiled for a long time last year wasnt that bad we just arent used to it i say bring it on 

[CrappieBuster]

Yeh I could do without the snow.  At least hold it off till we can get our big shacks out then it can snow a "few" inches.

[J_Jaacks]

Now that sounds great. Wait til we have 3 feet of solid ice and then the couple of inches.