2012/13 season has begun

[Ski Hunter]

only gave it about a 15-20 minute effort with nothing to show for it but the season has officially begun here in NEPA 





after working a 60+ hour week (and I still have 10-12 hours tomorrow  ) I just had no desire to move around and find fish...time to go take a quick nap and hopefully fill a tag or two out in the woods 

[JPascavage52]

Is that  a private lake, and how much ice was on it?

[Ski Hunter]

Public pond just west of the Poconos...

2.5-3" but lotsa potential soft spots due to springs and the creek that feeds it

[flyboyroy]

Way to go ! I hope you get some this weekend.

 Just be  careful.  I have  got on to 2.5"-3"  of ice by accident,  but never on purpose !!

I know all the talk  about safe ice and clear ice and  engineers  calculations ---   just  have some ice  pics and a rope and a buddy  if you go out.     ----- and  post some  fish pics :-)

[J Miser]

I'm humbled mike.................. .....

November 30th start...........better than last year, and that means November starts to 3 of the last 8 years.

AND I THINK YOU BEAT THOSE NUMBSKULLS IN NEW YORK.  Funny how we in the deep south beat them to the ice on occassion.  And we are only a day or two behind Maine.  Nice.

Dr. JM

[Ski Hunter]

I'm humbled mike.................. .....

November 30th start...........better than last year, and that means November starts to 3 of the last 8 years.

AND I THINK YOU BEAT THOSE NUMBSKULLS IN NEW YORK.  Funny how we in the deep south beat them to the ice on occassion.  And we are only a day or two behind Maine.  Nice.

Dr. JM

Petey, we all know 315 is more than just an area code up there, its also a weight requirement 

[adkRoy]

I'm humbled mike.................. .....

November 30th start...........better than last year, and that means November starts to 3 of the last 8 years.

AND I THINK YOU BEAT THOSE NUMBSKULLS IN NEW YORK.  Funny how we in the deep south beat them to the ice on occassion.  And we are only a day or two behind Maine.  Nice.

Dr. JM

Sorry to burst your bubble but some of our members have already been ice fishing today too.

[combsey]

Yeah this numbskull from ny fished yesterday from 7 am till 3 pm with another numbskull from ny.   Plus we were on the ice 2 days prior.   

[BIGCREW]

its good to see guys are getting out on the ice,I require more than 2 1/2 to 3 inches for me to get out on the hard water, be safe guys

[flyboyroy]

JM was just horsing arround, right ?   

My theory is that most fishermen are  pretty  good guys, with a smattering of numbskulls in every state :-)

[Ironeagle]

Ha Ha, this guy again, i will say well done, but i will also be praying for you..

[dkfry]

JM was just horsing arround, right ?

Yep. Anyone who has read more than couple of his posts could have easily came to that assumption. Seems like a good enough guy to me.

Forecast for the  next couple days is T-shirt weather so the ice is going to deteriorate.

[flyboyroy]

I hear ya JM.   I remember a few years back when Walker  was locked  up with maybe a few inches of ice.

I made  a post that if it stayed cold this week  walker would  probably be ready to fish  by the weekend.   Dunno if it was the tone or  the punctuation or what,  but   I  was  called  everything under the sun --- mainly irresponsible.  Oh well.  I guess they got over it and   I slept ok that night.

Anyway JM - you  seem like a kewl guy to me.  Although I  am not from New York    I would  be willing  to let you buy me that  beer sometime --- LOL