Please help!!!

[jig-o-matic]

Is there anywhere in the lower peninsula that is fishable? Any at all?

[slimechaser]

Is there anywhere in the lower peninsula that is fishable? Any at all?

One more week is my best guess, I got some friends trying out some Alpena area ice this weekend, but I haven't heard of anyone going out yet. I think Houghton is frozen end to end, but that's still thin ice bud 

[jig-o-matic]

C'MON!!!!!!!!!!!

[swampbuckster]

Patience, I hope the snow/ rain mix doesn't get too severe down here. That could ruin a very good start. I am crossing my fingers to be out on a certain small pond next weekend if the weather holds.

[jig-o-matic]

They are fishing in the U.P....was hoping to reduce the 7 hour drive by finding something closer.

[swampbuckster]

A few large first freeze lakes were locked up around here but these strong winds opened them back up. I just need open water for tomorrow and Sundasy mrning to kill some late season ducks. THEN I will be ready to hit the hardwater.

[slimechaser]

Hang in there Jig, lol It's shaping up to the best ice year we've had over the last few!

Don't get wet, just wait a week, forecasts all look good!

[swampbuckster]

They are saying 40 for Sat and Sun but the lows were still in the twenties for next weekend but that is pretty far off yet. I hope that's not the beginning of a......ech.....warm front. I hope that it is Mother Nature saying "come out and fish on the ice in 40 degree weather, you can catch tons of fish and then I'll cool down again for the week." (ok, that's too much wishful thinking!)

[jig-o-matic]

GGGGRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!   

[slimechaser]

Here ya go fella's, now turn that frown upside down! lol

And pray like heck that snow doesn't screw up the ice!!!

THIS
AFTERNOON TONIGHT SATURDAY SATURDAY
NIGHT SUNDAY SUNDAY
NIGHT

Rain/Snow
Showers Windy Increasing
Clouds Sleet Freezing
Rain Rain/Snow
Showers
Hi: 38°F
Lo: 15°F Hi: 30°F
Lo: 26°F Hi: 40°F
Lo: 28°F
Pop: 40% Pop: 40% Pop: 90% Pop: 80% Pop: 60%
ZoneCast:
Dated: 1044 AM EST FRI NOV 30 2007 Expires: 700 PM EST FRI NOV 30 2007
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY
This Afternoon...Mostly cloudy...Then becoming mostly sunny. Brisk. scattered light rain and snow showers through 2 pm...Then scattered light snow showers. Highs 36 to 40 early...Then temperatures falling to around 29. West winds 15 to 25 mph...With gusts to 35 mph through 6 pm. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

Tonight...Mostly clear and blustery. Lows 12 to 16. West winds 15 to 25 mph...Diminishing to 10 to 20 mph...Then turning to northwest around midnight and diminishing to 5 to 10 mph late.

Saturday...Increasing clouds. A chance of snow late. Highs 27 to 31. Light and variable winds...Becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph late. chance of snow 40 percent.

Saturday Night...Snow possibly mixing with snow locally heavy at times during the evening...Then freezing rain...Snow and sleet. Snow accumulations 2 to 4 inches possible. Otherwise cloudy and brisk. lows 24 to 28 early...Then temperatures slowly rising. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph...Increasing to 15 to 25 mph late. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Sunday...Rain and freezing rain through mid morning...Then rain. otherwise cloudy. Highs 37 to 41. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph...Turning to southwest late. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.

Sunday Night...Rain and snow showers likely during the evening...Then scattered snow showers. Otherwise mostly cloudy and brisk. Lows 25 to 29. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Monday...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Highs 28 to 32 early...Then temperatures slowly falling. Chance of snow 40 percent.

Monday Night...Mostly cloudy and blustery. A chance of snow showers. Lows 15 to 19. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Tuesday...Partly sunny. Highs 26 to 30.

Tuesday Night...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows 18 to 22. chance of snow 30 percent.

Wednesday...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Highs 27 to 31. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Wednesday Night...Mostly cloudy. Lows 19 to 23.

Thursday...Partly sunny. Highs 27 to 31.

Should be cold all next week!!! WOOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!

[djkruszewski]

everyday the forecast get's colder and colder!  let's not jink the forecast by talking about it to early.  i did this many times last year.  lol!  early this week they said sunday was going to be in the low to mid forties, now there saying upper thirties!  so as this front moves closer and closer it's getting colder also!  let's hope for the average temps with no warm fronts and we will be ok.

[fishinfool96]

I'm going fishing tomorrow in Petoskey. 3 1/2" yippee.

[jig-o-matic]

Where??? I wanna go.

[fishinfool96]

On crooked lake. Just hope we dont get too much snow tonight.

[swampbuckster]

Tomorrow looks to be the only day to worry about. After that, nothing but COLD.Going to check out the marl pits later today after walking, running and jumping down the Joslin lake canal all the way to the lake.. Also know of a few little ponds that just might be fishable!

[jig-o-matic]

Petoskey is a 4 hour drive for me. Would it be worth it. How big is Crooked Lake? What is in it?

[fishinfool96]

Personally I wouldn't drive an hour to fish crooked lake. If you check out this it will tell you about it, http://fishweb.com/maps/emmet/crookedlake/. Only part of the lake looks good between ponshewaing and oden island bridge is good, 3.5-4". The rest looks dark and thin, I haven't gotten close enough to the dark stuff to check it. Lots of walleye but they tend to be small, ok perch somedays, lots of hammerhadles.

[jig-o-matic]

That sucks. I so bad want to go out. I know I need to have patience before anyone tells me. However, I'm not a doctor so I don't care about patients!!!!!!