cape ponds

[ufirst]

 the poop... .... As of now most smaller pds have 2to31/2" w crust of snow on top bigger lakes like johns pd or ashumt pd  r open  or skimmed over.. the little shallower ponds u may trust your luck but don't go alone ..this is angel ice one wrong step  n u r a wet angel .......... dave

[Hookemup]

Temps in the 40's and heavy rain tomorrow night! That will do it for the Cape for awhile and possibly the rest of the season!

[shsalchemist]

Thanks so much for update.  That stinks ....

[BobP]

Not all is doom and gloom, I got one pond near me with 4" of solid ice.  Another small pond with safe ice, and a cove of one of the larger ponds that was safe today.  It will thin out with the rain, but what happens next depends on the temperature.

[capedeer/fish]

Keep looking   was on 5 LAST week...never mind now.......

[capedeer/fish]

Two things you need to look for..........find em and the ice is MORE than safe!

[jonserfishswansea]

Two things you need to look for..........find em and the ice is MORE than safe!

hmmm 2 things....
1 - the smell of venison jerky
2 - purple IH noreasters!

[SalmonAndStriper Stalker]

Was on 5 in of black yesterday. I think it will survive

[icerat]

Was on 5 in of black yesterday. I think it will survive

And some balls. 

-icerat

[ufirst]

chasing ice    went looking local yesterday all the big lakes r open or skimmed over   even less ice from wkend  little shallow pds u may have 2 to 3-4inchs if u know where to look. two- three ponds were  still safe with lots n lots  of old holes.. I saw 15 people on 1 pond on sat and again on -sun    but lots of veni on the ice u could smell it in the air saw no one on the ice wed...............BBBB BBBBB carefull fish w a friend

[ufirst]

as of thurs  sad small pd have a e-z  ft plus of snow, ice is 2 to 3-4inchs thick snow ice then black  , big, n lakes  ponds like johns have no or little snow but ice is white snow like  2 or 3 in  biggest problem is no where to park  to get on the ponds still 2 ft of snow everywhere and no melting yet   

[knotreelly]

miss johns pd., had a permanent trailer there for 20 yrs. 

[muffin man]

Be real careful! open holes turn into drains when the snow weighs down the ice. Those holes become quite large and the ice tapers toward the hole. This causes the ice to be thin 3 or 4 feet from the hole. You cant always see that due to snow.

[BobP]

Be real careful! open holes turn into drains when the snow weighs down the ice. Those holes become quite large and the ice tapers toward the hole. This causes the ice to be thin 3 or 4 feet from the hole. You cant always see that due to snow.

Not much of a problem for most of the cape ponds since we have not been able to get on the larger ones to drill holes.  Raining today with a good cold stretch to follow. Ice may be doable.   But as mentioned parking will be an issue.

[clopes]

I'll be checking a place tonight and bringing a shovel to park. Hoping to find some fishable ice for at least Sunday and maybe tomorrow. Although that wind will be an issue.

[ufirst]

 as of today    most all ponds r safe 3 to 6" of white than black ice  n  for me the slab 14" to 15"+ yellow perch r biting great on the jigs also tilts w/live or dead shiners.. that's the poop  good luck ...access is the problem