Author Topic: How far north for good ice? (Read 2644 times)

taxi1 · « **on:** Dec 12, 2015, 04:01 PM »

My guess is quite a ways!

uncleshorty · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 12, 2015, 04:09 PM »

I don't know. I'm in Texas and I've got ice. Bought a ten pound bag yesterday...

I usually make a pilgrimage to the old home place in PA in February to ice fish. This year due to some pressing personal business it looks like I won't be able to go. I guess that might be good or bad. I won't get to ice fish, but if the winter is as warm as NOAA says it's going to be, the ice might not be safe by March, if it even exists.

According the interwebs the googles says record high temps in Pittsburgh today. That stinks.

Thanks for the good post. I'm curious to see where the dividing line between ice fishing and dreaming about it is today...

captain54 · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 12, 2015, 04:19 PM »

Uncle shortly it was 68 today in Beaver Co. Pennsylvania. Picnic weather.

gearheart · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 12, 2015, 04:53 PM »

Buffalo NY has not had any measurable snow as of this date. This last happened in the 1890's. Not a good sign. Apparently northern Minnesota has some ice. Here in Ontario you have to go north to New Liskeard, about 7 hours N of Toronto, to find any ice, Temagami to find snow. Guess I'll be doing more steelheading if no ice.

Sawtooth · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 12, 2015, 05:29 PM »

I go WEST from the Denver area. Been fishing for the last month. Had 8" yesterday at 9,000'.

Sorry to hear you haven't had that old Polar Vortex this year. We knew El Nino was coming, so there were bound to be some impacts out of the ordinary. Hang in there.

esox_xtm · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 12, 2015, 05:45 PM »

Quote from: uncleshorty on Dec 12, 2015, 04:09 PM

I don't know. I'm in Texas and I've got ice. Bought a ten pound bag yesterday...

I usually make a pilgrimage to the old home place in PA in February to ice fish. This year due to some pressing personal business it looks like I won't be able to go. I guess that might be good or bad. I won't get to ice fish, but if the winter is as warm as NOAA says it's going to be, the ice might not be safe by March, if it even exists.

According the interwebs the googles says record high temps in Pittsburgh today. That stinks.

Thanks for the good post. I'm curious to see where the dividing line between ice fishing and dreaming about it is today...

Hey Unc! put yer ice in my martini and drive me to the Arctic Circle. We might be able to drill a hole there. Unless Al Gore has monkeyed that up too....

redneckdan · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 12, 2015, 05:51 PM »

About an hour north of duluth here, we have some ice on ponds and small lakes. Not really worth the drive.

Drifter_016 · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 12, 2015, 08:08 PM »

I was fishing steelhead on the Manistee in Michigan for the last two days and it was 50*!!!!

350 Mag · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 13, 2015, 02:34 PM »

We have 7-8 inches on small/medium lakes....54 deg north. North/Central Sask.+Manitoba.

Big lakes not too safe just yet...

eriksat1 · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 13, 2015, 03:40 PM »

In the upper midwest about the 48° line. Right around the U.S. Canadian border west of Lake Superior. Temps are going to finally drop down below freezing for the highs starting this Wednesday with lows around 10°f with any luck we might have some ice by next weekend. Around here just about all small lakes that were frozen over are now back to open water. To me it just means that the good early ice fishing will run later into the season than normal. So when things normally slow down the end of January, good fishing should go right into mid February.

ifish4fishwithteeth · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 13, 2015, 04:03 PM »

Quote from: Drifter_016 on Dec 12, 2015, 08:08 PM

I was fishing steelhead on the Manistee in Michigan for the last two days and it was 50*!!!!

Do any good?

SnoHam13 · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 13, 2015, 04:58 PM »

no ice here in the Keweenaw

SnoHam13

lefty2053 · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 13, 2015, 05:00 PM »

Quote from: taxi1 on Dec 12, 2015, 04:01 PM

My guess is quite a ways!

Go West young man Go West.

fishermantim · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 13, 2015, 06:48 PM »

I'd say somewhere near the Arctic circle at this point.

Checked the forecast for the northeast and based on the current figures, we won't have freezing temps anytime before Christmas!

makes me kind of glad I haven't put my kayak in storage yet.

Drifter_016 · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 13, 2015, 06:56 PM »

Quote from: ifish4fishwithteeth on Dec 13, 2015, 04:03 PM

Do any good?

Not super, but did get about 1/2 dozen over 2 days.
It was awesome that we had entire stretches of water to ourselves though.
Lost a few good ones as well.

RustyWaterDogs · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 13, 2015, 08:08 PM »

Go north to North Dakota

wyfrabill · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 13, 2015, 08:27 PM »

NE Wyoming

jabers69 · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 13, 2015, 08:56 PM »

No ice here in New Brunswick . And by looks of the forecast none in near future .

kevinmaine3 · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 14, 2015, 02:32 AM »

Nothing in Maine.. can't even find a frozen mud puddle...

ByteN2it · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 14, 2015, 07:04 AM »

8,000 ft & I was on 7" of good ice yesterday-I'm off the rest of the year & headed out again-Love them mountains.

eriksat1 · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 14, 2015, 11:05 AM »

Stone Lake WI.
Friday 12/18/15
High 17°F
Low 9 °F

Bring it!

Electric29 · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 14, 2015, 11:18 AM »

I have been able to fish since late November in central north Dakota at Audubon. the ice has been around 5 inches in the bays. last year this time we had 2 foot of ice. alot of small lakes are frozen up as well around north Dakota.

mr tip up · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 14, 2015, 11:46 AM »

no nice here we wont be on the ice until 2016 and that a maybe

Fins25 · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 14, 2015, 11:56 AM »

No ice at all here yet - downstate NY, no ice back in the midwest either (Nebraska hometown)

Big_Mel · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 14, 2015, 12:17 PM »

Calling for cold this weekend. Hopefully it means winter will be here to stay... It has been killing me not being able to use my new to me flip over shack!!

taxi1 · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 14, 2015, 08:32 PM »

Quote from: Drifter_016 on Dec 13, 2015, 06:56 PM

Not super, but did get about 1/2 dozen over 2 days.
It was awesome that we had entire stretches of water to ourselves though.
Lost a few good ones as well.

You're a long ways from home aren't ya?

steveice · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 14, 2015, 09:01 PM »

We caught limits of 11.5 to 12.5 inch crappies near Aitkin on sat. Ice was between 3-4 inches.

Tmuskie · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 14, 2015, 09:22 PM »

My place in W.Mass. To far.

captain54 · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 15, 2015, 07:12 AM »

Your going the wrong way. Go south,the south pole has more ice than the north pole.

taxi1 · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 15, 2015, 06:57 PM »

Quote from: captain54 on Dec 15, 2015, 07:12 AM

Your going the wrong way. Go south,the south pole has more ice than the north pole.

But the peguins are so thick at times you can't see your tip up!

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Author Topic: How far north for good ice? (Read 2644 times)