Author Topic: Central Iowa ice fishing by Sunday?... (Read 2539 times)

Master79 · « **on:** Jan 09, 2012, 02:32 PM »

Besides today and tomorrow looks like we will get sum good ice makin weather here shortly. What's everyone think will be the day the ice will be safe to go out and set sum hooks?

Big - D OBG · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 09, 2012, 02:37 PM »

I hope this weekend.

ripNlips83 · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 09, 2012, 02:57 PM »

1-15-2012 till 4-15-2012 we can dream cant we!

BigRock947 · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 09, 2012, 04:40 PM »

I'm planning on Sunday for small lakes and ponds. Each morning, I cross over the Des Moines River to go to work and on the days it gets close to 32 degrees it has skim ice on it so we are so close...

graybeard · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 09, 2012, 07:23 PM »

I drove around Union Grove this evening, and it was still all locked up from what I could see, but I'm not sure a couple cold days will make it fishable. I hope so, but I doubt it.

MidnightRambler · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 09, 2012, 07:56 PM »

Going on the forecasts through Sunday, since the forecasts are usually close for the next six or seven days, I'd say Sunday is a little early for Iowa City. (Southeast Iowa, not central Iowa, but our forecasts aren't that different.)

Things are finally looking up for that part of Iowa along I-80, for next week, though. A couple days in the mid-thirties next week won't hurt much if we have a couple inches of good ice, and the nights get below freezing.

Big - D OBG · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 10, 2012, 07:31 AM »

Hoping to get out on DMACC Sunday. Im just itching to use my Vex I got for Christmas.

hotrod · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 10, 2012, 10:15 AM »

Nice to see UGrove capped over. After tonight, it will be all ICE MAKING for a few days!!!

orangefeetdown · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 10, 2012, 12:19 PM »

I hope to be out on the ice by friday somewhere!

bert29 · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 10, 2012, 01:21 PM »

I am coming back to central Iowa next weekend (Sat. Jan. 21-22) for a basketball meeting on Sunday, and I am hoping to get some fishing in on that Saturday afternoon (provided enough thick ice--but with forecast, I think there will be). Chris from out here may be joining me on trip to DM area too--if you'd like to join us, send me a PMessage. I've got a few out of the way spots to check out in and around the DM, Polk City, and Madrid area that might be worth it--if we have enough ice!
be great to put some faces and names with the screen names I see on this site!

cyclones30 · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 10, 2012, 10:24 PM »

I'm hoping to be fishing somewhere in the vicinity of Ames this weekend. I'll be sure to report back what I find for ice conditions...

jumbo chaser · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 10, 2012, 10:47 PM »

Ya finally a good winter forecast

hope to be fishing this weekend .Hope they are right this time

Oldbear · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 04:45 AM »

Yesterday Hickory Grove was back to all iced over except just South of the island with probably 200 canada geese to keep that part open.

anderson_dc · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 07:34 AM »

It's gonna be close for this weekend, depending on which body of water. Cross your fingers!

cyclones30 · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 11:33 AM »

I'm just hoping this wind doesn't destroy the cap first. If it doesn't we should be good I'd think on some bodies of water around here. If it does, that water has to be extremely cold and should build ice like crazy once it's calm enough. (or at least I can hope)

CrappieBuster · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 11:46 AM »

You guys have high hopes doncha?

BigRock947 · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 12:07 PM »

Quote from: CrappieBuster on Jan 12, 2012, 11:46 AM

You guys have high hopes doncha?

Were trying....

1fan4ice · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 01:22 PM »

The 30 mph winds has my pond opened up... No way it will fish this weekend

LunkerPlunker · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 04:08 PM »

Snyder's bend is all ice now, but it's not the clearest ice. Just got a bunch of lures in the mail today... looks like i'll be waiting to use them >.<

jumbo chaser · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 04:16 PM »

here in southern iowa some ponds out in timber where i live have 2+" of ice and private lake where I really want to be is white capped and open with water temps at 28 it will freeze fast if wind dies down . Going to fish a small gill pond tommorow night after work it will have safe ice by then and 8-10 gills cant wait

Catchaser · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 07:13 PM »

Bert29. Watch out for the springs in the NE corner of the Madrid Pit. You'll be going from good ice to very wet, very fast.

James Love · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 10:15 PM »

I checked some local DM area ponds this morning and will check again tomorrow. I have a feeling, I'll be on some thin ice fishing by Saturday though.

cyclones30 · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 10:29 PM »

Hey James good to see ya, I'm thinking the same here. Might head down towards a Polk City pond on Sunday but we'll see. Probably head at least a bit north on Saturday to be safe....

bert29 · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 13, 2012, 07:53 AM »

Catchaser:
so true! Hopefully this real cold snap will freeze everything up at all places and people can start walking on water and fishing around the central and SW Iowa locations!
some nice crappies come out of that pit during the summer!

Big - D OBG · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 13, 2012, 08:03 AM »

Went past DMACC in Ankeny yesterday and it was open water. Dont think Ill be out this weekend. Im far from a small man, so I dont trust thin ice

jumbo chaser · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 14, 2012, 07:38 PM »

Caught 9 glls 7 keepers t8-9" today ice is good on some ponds and others thin ice was on one very creepy but i have been there before.Going to do better tommorow will have more time . only got to fish 1.5 hrs today

Excited about tommorow

!!!!!!

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