Author Topic: Ice predictions!! (Read 2945 times)

PsychologicalPerch · « **on:** Nov 26, 2011, 08:20 PM »

Last year was my first year ice fishing and it was awesome, I am seething at the teeth waiting for some ice! When do u Connecticut ice fishing veterans believe will see some frozen gold?

My prediction is December 17th

How about urs?

tipup7 · « **Reply #1 on:** Nov 26, 2011, 08:22 PM »

with this current weather pattern, I bet NH gets ice late December, hate to say it but seems right.

bigfish54 · « **Reply #2 on:** Nov 26, 2011, 08:39 PM »

I am going with around dec.20th. I hope

Trooper Bri · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 26, 2011, 10:05 PM »

We're usually in the window where someone skitters out onto Wood Creek around now. My guess is that place is a couple weeks out still. 1 more month until ice?

jammer icecube · « **Reply #4 on:** Nov 26, 2011, 10:25 PM »

Sad to say but a few weeks away.

codie003 · « **Reply #5 on:** Nov 27, 2011, 07:43 PM »

Can't wait to get out there but, with the weather pattern they are predicting I'm sorry to say I hoping for good Ice for Christmas.

Curley · « **Reply #6 on:** Nov 27, 2011, 07:58 PM »

If I can't sneak out on early ice in the beginning of December, my season won't start till after Christmas.

jebra · « **Reply #7 on:** Nov 30, 2011, 06:18 PM »

Later and later.....check out some Internet sites. Lake Champlain has lost 30 days of ice since the 1800's (starting later/finishing earlier). Old timers in Pennsylvania say they have lost 19 ice days since the 1950's. Freakin' climate change

....no matter what you think the cause is/is not.

Trooper Bri · « **Reply #8 on:** Nov 30, 2011, 07:46 PM »

Thanks jebra... Now I'm going to go get drunk and hang myself in a closet with a lamp cord.

I'll leave the door key under the mat if anyone wants to come over and get my ice gear before the CSI guys show up.

sr73087 · « **Reply #9 on:** Nov 30, 2011, 09:11 PM »

Quote from: jebra on Nov 30, 2011, 06:18 PM

Later and later.....check out some Internet sites. Lake Champlain has lost 30 days of ice since the 1800's (starting later/finishing earlier). Old timers in Pennsylvania say they have lost 19 ice days since the 1950's. Freakin' climate change ....no matter what you think the cause is/is not.

Ive heard stories from old guys from the poconos area about being on the ice consistently before thanksgiving back in probably the 50s or 60s. Then again a few years back they were out in pa on 11/22.

SeaDog1 · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 01, 2011, 08:55 AM »

Hi,

Last ice fishing season, very cold with too much snow on top of ice.
Dragging thru that much snow, digging down thru 2 feet of snow to the ice, then drilling thru 16 + inches of ice -> Lost a lot of good ice fishing days -> "More Work than Fun!"

This season (per the predictions I've been reading) will start late - end early and may be quite wet.

Not very promising

All we can do is wait and hope for the best.

Oh! Everyone be very carefull on "any 1st ice" -> Also known as "Widowmaker Ice" -> Rule of thumb= 3" or better, safety gear, and fish with a friend!

SeaDog1

trapperjim · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 01, 2011, 09:23 AM »

were having the same problem up in northern maine ol chums it sucks

jebra · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 01, 2011, 04:24 PM »

Quote from: Trooper Bri on Nov 30, 2011, 07:46 PM

Thanks jebra... Now I'm going to go get drunk and hang myself in a closet with a lamp cord.

I'll leave the door key under the mat if anyone wants to come over and get my ice gear before the CSI guys show up.

Don't do it Trooper....you're the most reliable ice guy out there!

Hell, who knows, maybe these reports are "dead wrong" anyway. No pun intended!
And if they happen to be accurate, we'll just have to get some scientists to figure out a way to cool things down and get our ice back!!!
Jebra

hrdwtr24 · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 01, 2011, 06:15 PM »

Well I don't see it happening here in Ct. anytime soon...

last season my first trip here was 12/23 and I don't think that is even going to happen this year. my guess is 1/10/2012.......

pikemanEd · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 01, 2011, 06:55 PM »

No way 1/10 with the cold coming in the next 2 weeks ill be out by 12/25 in ct

hrdwtr24 · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 01, 2011, 07:35 PM »

Quote from: pikemanEd on Dec 01, 2011, 06:55 PM

No way 1/10 with the cold coming in the next 2 weeks ill be out by 12/25 in ct

Don't know where you are getting your info.. but the next 10 days are not looking cold to me, ice making cold that is....

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USCT0120

Dave N. · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 01, 2011, 07:43 PM »

Oh yea here we go,kinda funny that we can be more excited to walk on water than being with our wives!

Let us all throw caution to the wind and not try to become a statistic, after all, santa is supposed to get me a new vex. Not gonna do me any good if i'm at the bottom of highland lake

Heck, when i plan my first ice trip i might bring the boat along just in case!

Can always do "open water" tipups just like Blaine has done on the river

Think ice!!!

Matt_Atkins · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 02, 2011, 07:58 AM »

We'll get ice, last year was nice, how often do we go 3 months of safe ice with no break up. For all we now we know we might be out late into march. As long Is im out by the new year im happy

Curley · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 02, 2011, 03:11 PM »

Quote from: Matt_Atkins on Dec 02, 2011, 07:58 AM

For all we now we know we might be out late into march. As long Is im out by the new year im happy

We can only hope so. If not, it's time to get a license up north and make a road trip.
Any of our northern neighbors want to host a few flat landers.

trapperjim · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 02, 2011, 03:57 PM »

hell boys theres no ice up here either,

Mr.Esox · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 02, 2011, 06:46 PM »

December 29 small lakes guaranteed

miket. · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 09, 2011, 09:33 AM »

well i was hoping for the same as last year which was the 18th of December for me, but i think we will have to wait a Lil longer this season. these temps are a Lil bit mild so far and i think its not gonna be ready until the end of the year. i will predict that wood creek will be the first ice to be adventured on though.

Velcro · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 09, 2011, 12:08 PM »

3 days after I get over this ^#&(@ cold... That'd be nice. I want to chase some flags.

Mr.Esox · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 10, 2011, 07:33 PM »

Jan .8 2012 Bantam L.

fishingman17 · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 13, 2011, 08:58 AM »

Dec 30th in the northwest conner of the state. I remember last year around the 27 of december i was on first bay of highland

Penn920 · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 13, 2011, 09:29 AM »

I was on Bantam December 22, 2010 with about 4 inches. Janurary 3, 2011 Winchester had over a foot of black ice. $:-\$ Christmas Day there will be ice on the good lakes.

fishingman17 · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 15, 2011, 09:29 AM »

There better be lol

lowaccord66 · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 15, 2011, 11:35 AM »

Last year I was on a no named pond with metalfish December 11th. That obviously didn't happen this season...

I do know that I'll be on that same pond before wood creek freezes.

Blaine · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 15, 2011, 11:43 AM »

I've had 2 different reports from guys already fishing in the NW corner...

I'll be out somewhere on Monday, not sure where I'll end up yet but I'm going.

lowaccord66 · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 15, 2011, 11:44 AM »

Good luck Blaine. I'm not in that much of a hurry to drown.

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