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Offline Dispy

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Call me crazy
« on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:23 AM »
Two, maybe three weeks left to the southern NH ice season....the Red Robins have returned. Watching a few poke around in my neighbors yard :(
And we all know what their return means ;)

The snow cover is not going to be conducive to ice making and soon it will start to deteriorate our current ice conditions. Be safe!!!
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #1 on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:24 AM »
Crazy!  ;D
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #2 on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:24 AM »
say it aint sooooooooooo!!! maybe the warm days will help the snow melt and the cold nights will help the re-freeze? wishful thinking?
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #3 on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:30 AM »
Quote from: Dispy on Feb 11, 2013, 07:23 AM
....the Red Robins have returned. Watching a few poke around in my neighbors yard :(
And we all know what their return means ;)

I don't think some of them left this year.  I've been seeing a few around the house all winter.
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #4 on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:38 AM »
The Red Robin, also known as the "harbringer of spring."  Harbringer as defined: one that presages or foreshadows what is to come

While some Robins do remain in NH, the majority of them migrate. They will remain if food is readily available, such food items are honey suckle and many other berry producing plants. Today marks the first day that I have seen them all winter.

Speaking of, it is almost time to start my garden seeds :)
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #5 on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:45 AM »
Well, I hope you are wrong... but if there is a silver lining, I have been pretty impressed with the quality of ice I have been finding the past month. It's all been crystal clear and hard as a rock. Maybe that will keep us fishing the hardwater for a while yet.
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #6 on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:50 AM »
I was on the river this weekend in the middle of the state. We measured 14 inches of good quality ice. Can't speak for the southern areas but I think we are going to have some good ice for a little while anyway :tipup:
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #7 on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:57 AM »
We also have good ice, nice black solid 9", however that is what concerns me. Snow acts as an insulator and will prevent the formation of new ice. Cold air temps will not penetrate the snow layer. And while it is a nice blanketing cover, the water and slush layer under it, will quickly take way and erode the ice. :)

Like I said 2-3 weeks left ;) History repeats itself and those that are astute to that history are all the wiser ;)
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #8 on: Feb 11, 2013, 08:29 AM »
i hope so...i want to take the nitro out of hibernation...all my gear is ordered for this upcoming tournament season...i almost broke out the spooling station yesterday, but i will wait till february vacation...i would like to fish hard for two more weekends and then ice fish hard over february break and call it a season...i know many of you hate hearing this statement, but i love boat fishing...espicially when i send a 500 bill every month
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #9 on: Feb 11, 2013, 08:31 AM »
Quote from: jibbs on Feb 11, 2013, 08:29 AM
i hope so...i want to take the nitro out of hibernation...all my gear is ordered for this upcoming tournament season...i almost broke out the spooling station yesterday, but i will wait till february vacation...i would like to fish hard for two more weekends and then ice fish hard over february break and call it a season...i know many of you hate hearing this statement, but i love boat fishing...espicially when i send a 500 bill every month
Third week of March is the norm on BIP to be out on the softwater....last year with the same conditions as this year, we were slammin open water fish on February 22 ;)

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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #10 on: Feb 11, 2013, 08:42 AM »
February 22, 2012:


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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #11 on: Feb 11, 2013, 08:51 AM »
Quote from: Dispy on Feb 11, 2013, 07:23 AM
Two, maybe three weeks left to the southern NH ice season....the Red Robins have returned. Watching a few poke around in my neighbors yard :(
And we all know what their return means ;)

The snow cover is not going to be conducive to ice making and soon it will start to deteriorate our current ice conditions. Be safe!!!

Red Robin....yummmm
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #12 on: Feb 11, 2013, 09:56 AM »
Can't wait to get my new boat out on Newfound.

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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #13 on: Feb 11, 2013, 10:00 AM »
Watch out for the newfound winds with that...looks a little top-heavy... ;)
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #14 on: Feb 11, 2013, 10:02 AM »
Quote from: stompa13i on Feb 11, 2013, 10:00 AM
Watch out for the newfound winds with that...looks a little top-heavy... ;)
That's the cooler for the warm tropical breezes of said lake.
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Offline perch boy

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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #15 on: Feb 11, 2013, 10:03 AM »
Quote from: Capt. Black on Feb 11, 2013, 09:56 AM
Can't wait to get my new boat out on Newfound.

(Image removed from quote.)
Now that is a beauty of a boat. He had to be a yankee who came up with that.
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #16 on: Feb 11, 2013, 10:07 AM »
This is for smaller ponds, southern style.



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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #17 on: Feb 11, 2013, 10:32 AM »
Are you starting a newfound cruise line? That last little guy could be your tender. A lot of possibilities there!
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #18 on: Feb 11, 2013, 10:35 AM »
Roll Tide!
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #19 on: Feb 11, 2013, 10:47 AM »
rpm model is calling for 30 inches in the northeast on saturday....american model calling for 3...it could be doomsday for ice fishing
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #20 on: Feb 11, 2013, 03:20 PM »
Quote from: jibbs on Feb 11, 2013, 08:29 AM
i hope so...i want to take the nitro out of hibernation...all my gear is ordered for this upcoming tournament season...i almost broke out the spooling station yesterday, but i will wait till february vacation...i would like to fish hard for two more weekends and then ice fish hard over february break and call it a season...i know many of you hate hearing this statement, but i love boat fishing...espicially when i send a 500 bill every month

I hear that... My Nitro has been crying for months stuck under its cover and tarps. The hardwater has kept me from going through full blown withdrawal but I can't wait to see a big smallie blow up the surface trying for my top water...  Wish we could hit the designated trout ponds before the 4th Saturday of April.... Seams unfair that the biggest smallies always seam to hide in those lakes.
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #21 on: Feb 11, 2013, 04:16 PM »
One inch of ice lost since Sunday fellas..........
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #22 on: Feb 11, 2013, 06:56 PM »

  You guys are depressing me!  I am so hoping to make it to the first week in March. Don,t wish the ice away yet! You will have the whole rest of the year for softwater...... icefishing is the only quiet time of the year on Ossipee. Once the ice goes, the crazy starts. heres hoping for another 3.5 weeks up here!
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #23 on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:11 PM »
Very informative site, so you can view last year's versus this year's Winni Water Temps, with a little digging you can correlate daytimes temps to ice melt/lake warm up

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/tempcal/index.cgi
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #24 on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:19 PM »
Quote from: jimmyrig on Feb 11, 2013, 06:56 PM
  You guys are depressing me!  I am so hoping to make it to the first week in March. Don,t wish the ice away yet! You will have the whole rest of the year for softwater...... icefishing is the only quiet time of the year on Ossipee. Once the ice goes, the crazy starts. heres hoping for another 3.5 weeks up here!

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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #25 on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:19 PM »
That can only mean one thing Tom, time to order some flies for the spring season!

Local brook is looking almost ready to lose all ice...
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #26 on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:24 PM »
As much as everyone likes ice - their's something to be said for a good charge of new flys.
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #27 on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:26 PM »
Not quite ready for flyfishing GB. Still a few more weeks of pounding the season's largest slime darts and my final bob house move will be onto prime late ice season Crappie land :)

 In follow up to the last link..another good read http://www.waterontheweb.org/under/lakeecology/05_stratification.html
and this>>http://www.lake-winnipesaukee-travel-guide.com/ice-out.html
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #28 on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:33 PM »

  Hey Dispy,   got a big fishin weekend planned for March 1, give me your honest opinion about having 6 inches of ice on Ossipee. Give me a percentage if you will..... greatly appreciated.

 Thanks
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Re: Call me crazy
« Reply #29 on: Feb 11, 2013, 07:43 PM »
Quote from: jimmyrig on Feb 11, 2013, 07:33 PM
  Hey Dispy,   got a big fishin weekend planned for March 1, give me your honest opinion about having 6 inches of ice on Ossipee. Give me a percentage if you will..... greatly appreciated.

 Thanks
While I am certainly no expert, my experiences are that there exists too many variables to make such a statement.  However, traditionally the southern parts of the State loose their ice first, by southern, I am referring to Seacoast-Derry-Pelham areas. Rain, run off, outside air temps and wind all play important factors. Typically the larger northern lakes will have ice for an additional 3 weeks after we loose ours. There will always be pockets and bodies of water that have ice much longer ;)
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