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jumbo chaser
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Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 25, 2013, 08:47 PM »
Just wondering if anyone in Iowa fishing smaller ponds yet and what areas of the state there located Thank for your help
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icyclone
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 25, 2013, 10:06 PM »
i'm planning to lay eyes on Moorland Pond tomorrow if my wisdom teeth sockets let me, I'm sure the small pond just east of Brushy Creek has a decent layer of ice on it, everything in there's small but if you're lookin for action it'll be fantastic
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ToddK
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 26, 2013, 04:14 PM »
The ponds I checked weren't quite ready yet but with colder nights coming should be safe soon
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metalworkz
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 26, 2013, 08:35 PM »
Moorland has about 4" of good ice
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jumbo chaser
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 26, 2013, 09:37 PM »
X2 the ponds down my way are just a little thin yet under2" I can't go yet
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ToddK
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 27, 2013, 03:21 PM »
Not looking good here in southern Iowa, less than 2 inches on a couple of ponds I re-checked again today and with a few days in the 40's coming up looks like we are going to take a step backwards on building good ice.
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walleyewarrior50595
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 27, 2013, 04:27 PM »
Quote from: metalworkz on Nov 26, 2013, 08:35 PM
Moorland has about 4" of good ice
Was there til dark last night and my tape read 3 and a quarter at thickest. But it was building. Might want to take a tape next time
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26perch
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 27, 2013, 07:58 PM »
made it out this afternoon. barrow pit along I35 NC Ia. 4"solid ice on east 2/3 west side a little thin-4 wacks with spud bar & threw ice extremely slick iced 4 gills -3 keepers tough bite plastics didn't work. all I had was some 6 month old frozen cut bait. had quite a few lookers.
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Trump
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 27, 2013, 09:12 PM »
yesterday was one windy s.o.b and most of the bigger ponds that had pockets of open water were blown 75 to 90 percent open with the 40's in the forcast id say it will be a bit end of next week before it stays below freezing
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 29, 2013, 08:59 PM »
Made it out on one small pond here in des moines today. but I ended up sittin on the ADA dock at easter catching dink crappies out of a small patch of open water. It still felt good to feel a tug.
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MidnightRambler
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 29, 2013, 09:11 PM »
Somebody either lighter or braver than me made it out to deep water over a small pond by Iowa City today.
The ice I checked there and elsewhere was just over 2", so I am going to wait for the next cold snap to fish down here.
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Dan Kent
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 29, 2013, 09:45 PM »
I checked a small pond today that had 3" of ice and some backwaters off of the Cedar River that had 2" to 4" of ice. All in the city limits of Cedar Rapids. The ice was definately thinnest where a little snow had accumulated on the ice so be careful of that. Game on and good luck.
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Trump
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 29, 2013, 09:54 PM »
Sounds like a few days of 40's then Friday, typical of deer 1, 20 freezing rain chances you know the usual it will be on like donkey Kong after that though
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cyclones30
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 29, 2013, 10:59 PM »
Fished 3 farm ponds today in NE IA and had anywhere from 3-6" of good ice. All ponds were fairly slow but caught fish at each. Good to get out and catch a few fish though including a nice walleye.
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chris71383
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 29, 2013, 11:16 PM »
hit a few ponds/lakes around Denison and Lake View area. Fished Arrowhead, had 3-3.5" of clear solid ice. Farm ponds by Denison had 3-4"
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Nov 30, 2013, 09:42 PM »
After the warm up here in des moines today its over for a while. One pond i was checking yesterday is totally rotten now and will probably be open by end of day tomorrow if the wind comes up.
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CPace
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Dec 07, 2013, 04:31 AM »
I'm thinking up by Fort Dodge, there should be some good ice on the ponds. One I go to now, has a lot of small bluegills, but a fairly nice range of crappie sized anywhere from 6 - 12 inches. Problem is, he has an aerator on the pond, so gotta wait til there is a good 4 inch average, as you can go 2 ft in any direction and get different thickness of Ice!! Be careful out there!!
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ripNlips83
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Dec 07, 2013, 02:42 PM »
found 4.5" on a farm pond today by adel. wishin i would have brought my poles
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ripNlips83
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Dec 08, 2013, 08:51 PM »
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jumbo chaser
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Dec 08, 2013, 10:17 PM »
Nice gills ripNlips I got out today and had similar results caught a limit of gills 9-11" and 2 bass 4-6lbs and 3 catfish 3-6lbs . The ice in ringold count was only 4-5" but it was a great day to be one ice .
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anderson_dc
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Dec 09, 2013, 07:47 AM »
How are 3/12 Mile looking?
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Dec 09, 2013, 11:31 AM »
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ripNlips83
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Dec 09, 2013, 05:38 PM »
All fish were released into hot oil..... I would guess that 3/12 have just a skim on the main lake and a ton of geese like normal
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jumbo chaser
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Dec 09, 2013, 09:38 PM »
3and 12 are locked up but still pretty thin . I would give then a week or so just to be on the safe side but the smaller lakes should be good later his week
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jumbo chaser
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Dec 09, 2013, 10:00 PM »
Ya the guy at the pier today told me the geese are still around
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gotcrappie
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Re: Anyone fishing farm ponds yet
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Dec 10, 2013, 04:59 AM »
Checked a pond south of the border and west of Maryville, MO. Had 3" to 2 1/2" of ice.
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