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not much to talk about when there aint no ice dont know how many times i have went through my gear. all combos have new line, swapped out jigs a couple times after picking up new onessled, auger, tent, spud, buckets, etc. sitting in the garage ready to godont think there will be fishable ice in WC IL for 2-3 weeks at the earliest, hopefully in february?
... Is there alot of ice fishing opportunity available in central IL ?
I'm in Central Illinois. The Canton area. We will be LUCKY to be on the ice in early February. I'm starting to think we might not even have safe ice this year. I think November was colder than December and January!
Here in Crystal Lake the little ponds are fully closed again. It was pretty cold the last couple nights and no wind to break up the forming ice. It's really smooth and really clear...but really thin.I broke out the gear yesterday in hopes of some good ice soon. I loaned some tip ups, hole covers and some other gear to a guy who works for me so he can take his son fishing up in WI, so going through the gear produced one positive result already - a dad and son spending time together fishing. Gotta take what we can get this year I guess.Anybody who finds good ice and wants a partner, let me know. I have a super flexible schedule and don't really care what day of the week or time of the day. Feel free to PM me to exchange contact info if you're interested.
Central, Il near Bloomington- its my fault there is no ice, guys- I'm sorry. After spending last year dragging a toy sled around, with my Striker transponder off my boat, I built a smitty sled, and got the ice fishing transponder for my sonar. It warmed up as soon as I was ready to go...I was thinking about building/buying a flipover, but I'm afraid if I do, we'll never see safe ice here again. May have to visit the wife's family near Crystal Lake, or reconnect with some distant cousins in Hayward, Wi.
I'm headed out tomorrow. Don't know where yet but if anyone wants to go or has a suggestion, I'm all ears.
I'm dying to get, too. The lakes by my house look sketchy, though. Lots of wet spots in the snow.
The usual suspects for early ice on the chain are okay. Ive seen people out on some spots. Pains me to say that in the middle of January. We should have 10-12" minimum.
Just south of the Wisconsin border the ice was still super sketchy. 1.5-2" black ice at 6ft depth with slush on top of that and snow over the top. As soon as you drill a hole the water rushes out because so much weight is on top of the ice. I drilled two for my flip house and they connected as soon as I pulled the auger on the second one. Just be super careful and spud your way around because you can't see what's under the snow. Tight lines. Be careful.