Ice is melting!!!

[MookieB]

Buffalo Bill Reservoir is melting quick, I was really looking forward to a long ice fishing season this year, but it looks like it's going to be the shortest one I've ever had. I might be at Boysen the week of the tourney so hope to see some of you there. Take care and I hope you get colder weather than we are getting here. Tight lines Mooks

[FishingNewEngland]

Where are you? In MA, we're having a cold snap like no other. It hasn't been above freezing in days.

[Swift]

Relatively thin ice with a bunch of snow on it "can" thin quickly, even in very cold weather on some waters. Ice gets pushed down, melts and is insulated from the weather, use your head, stay safe, it's still fairly early

[InSearchOfPerch]

32 below last night...i think we will need 2 extensions on an auger before winter is over here in the Dakotas.

[fishing123]

it's been reeally low here not above freezing in days  NJ

[fishlord]

Where are you? In MA, we're having a cold snap like no other. It hasn't been above freezing in days.

He is talking about lakes right here in good ol wyoming.we are going through our 2nd warm spell since the 1st.It is wreaking havoc on our ice fishing.40s and 50 degree weather.all through next wensday so our ice fishing may be over.?
Randy

[fish_finder]

Nothin meltin around here, i think my thermometer is frozen

[A- bomb]

32 below last night...i think we will need 2 extensions on an auger before winter is over here in the Dakotas.

-19 here and lost 2 inches in isolated spots. remember its -19 2 ft above the ice but 35 degrees 6" under the ice!!

[venom]

   -35 here and makeing solid ice its going to be a good year!

[flagguy83]

18 inches of ice here in northern michigan. On some lakes

[brokenline]

 very cold here called AL gore up the other day and he volunteered to clean my holes for a while

[taxi1]

He is talking about lakes right here in good ol wyoming.we are going through our 2nd warm spell since the 1st.It is wreaking havoc on our ice fishing.40s and 50 degree weather.all through next wensday so our ice fishing may be over.?
Randy

Don't laugh guys this will probably head east in about a week. I think I saw something about being 20 degrees above normal in about a week here in the midwest.

[Buck762]

Don't laugh guys this will probably head east in about a week. I think I saw something about being 20 degrees above normal in about a week here in the midwest.

I hope your kidding man, I would hate to lose the ice.  Out in michigan we're going through a cold-snap.

[taxi1]

I hope your kidding man, I would hate to lose the ice.  Out in michigan we're going through a cold-snap.

Here in northern Indiana too. Last I checked the temp was -13 but the temp is rising tonight for some reason!

What's weird is I have more water under the snow on one of my ponds than I did yesterday! I guess the snow s pushing the ice down and water is coming up?

However if your ice is thick enough it's going to take more than above average temps to melt it too fast.

[Drifter_016]

HAAA HAAA!!!
Sorry, couldn't resist. I'll have ice until May!!!   

[fin-n-feather]

Worked 11-7 last night.  Was -32F on the way home in the morning.  Making ice steady here in Central WI.  Could'nt bear to be losing my ice now!!

[travisj88]

Last week it was -50* in Fairbanks, Alaska and today it got up to 54*.  It's supposed to drop back to the negatives by Monday or Tuesday.  These changes in temperature are just crazy.
Travis

[taxi1]

Liar another PETA peson trying to influence us to stop fishing. GLOBAL WARMING DOES NOT EXIST ALL A HYPE BY GORE.

      Look outside cold enough for you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you meant to be funny you could at least include a smiley face or something. Typically calling someone a liar and accusing them of being a PETA person is usually grounds for an altercation. Is this really necessary?

[Redhead]

Meltiing??Maybe inFla. in western Mass it hasn't been above 32 in 2 weeks,
15 below in Ware Mass yesterday!!

[fishnhunt]

Don't laugh guys this will probably head east in about a week. I think I saw something about being 20 degrees above normal in about a week here in the midwest.

Hey taxidermist 1, I assume youare a taxidermist? I am professional taxidermist of 18 years. Corker perch in your picture, did you mount it?

[taxi1]

Hey taxidermist 1, I assume youare a taxidermist? I am professional taxidermist of 18 years. Corker perch in your picture, did you mount it?

I've been doing it for 25 years the last ten only fish. I'm swamped and burned out but just keep on going. 

Here's a pic of her her mounted.  I added the typical white belly, which as you can see the original fish did not have. I regret it now and I will go back some time and scale tip her with yellow/orange/ gold all the way down with some white in between the scales. The larger perch in my pond once they get to about 13 inches do not have white bellies whatsoever. Not sure why.



Here's a largemouth icefishing scene I did. I love ice fishing scenes.



And a male and female brook I did for a trout hatchery.



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