Ice Fish Ohio Forum
Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: Evinrude58 on September 23, 2014, 06:39:14 PM
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When does everyone think we will have first safe ice? I will say 26 December.
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Ah my friend hoping for a little christmas safe ice! :-) patience my friend! Dont forget that we hold a contest each season with a prize to the winner with the correct day for first ice provided by one of our wonderful sponsers ;D
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That said, I think I'll be on C -5 or Palm Road by the 15th of December! ;D Maybe we can make this thread our official one for this season. Dave can post the prizes and we can get things more organized.
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Hope you are right slab. I am shooting for Dec. 22nd but always hoping it will be sooner.
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;D. December 24th , 4 inches of clear ice . I put it on my gift list I sent Santa . ;D ;D
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Hi Guys,
Great Thread.
Whomever picks the date for the first ice that is safe will win a Jason Mitchell rod.
Ice needs to be at least 4 inches thick.
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Im gonna go with january 5th, sorry guys im not as optomistic as some ice anglers! I hope its sooner! ;)
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Dec 27 th, nothing like fishin then deer huntin !!! Besides, need ice to test my new propane auger. Mike
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Dec. 12 is my guess and I will be fine with that.
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Dec 16th....
Salmonid
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I'm going dec 28th for indian
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Have posted dec 16 for 5 years now no salmonoid no.....
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dec. 30
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January 1st!
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December 30
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January 6th
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December 31st
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January 3rd
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December 24th Christmas Eve
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ok my guess is jan 12.......... :P
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Jan 4
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Jan. 3rd
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Dec. 31, have to pick that day wife's b-day
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Forgive my attempt to "nail this down" a little better, but exactly "where" are we talking about `1st ice` ? Along the shore of the pond closest to Lake Erie, the south bank of the lower Ohio River...? My guess for CJ Brown would be Dec 19th for skim ice and about Christmas Eve for SAFE ice...(I wish !)
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It's the date of the first person to ice fish on at least 4" of ice anywhere in Ohio. Hopefully that person is me! ;D
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dec 20th
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January 6th, 2015. Also my son's 12th birthday.
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January 2nd
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1" of snow on the ground in my area on Nov.1, 2014, I love it!
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i'm going to go with 12/20/14
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Dec. 20th:
My 3 Early Sites:
Portage Lakes at Old State Park
Nimisila at C-5
Mogadore at Palm Rd
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December 11th
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my 3 early sites would be:
my minnow bucket
the house gutters
my windshield washer fluid
hehehheehehe
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December 11....
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I'm gonna say Dec. 19th. My anniversary.
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I'm going with December 14. I was ice fishing lake Loramie last year on that day !!
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I didn't guess the first day, but I drilled my first hole tonight on my own pond and had a little over 2 inches. Checked another local pond about and had about the same. To bad about the forecast but I'll be fishing tomorrow...
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Looks like either nobody won or it now becomes second ice contest and the dates we guessed will be for second ice. What's everyone think? Dave, your thoughts?
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I thought it was SAFE ice 2 inches of ice on part of a bay or pond I don't think is considered safe ice, but dave has the final say but I'm against calling it yet
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I measured 4.5" on a channel on Grand Lake St. Marys on Saturday, November 22nd, 2014. Whoever was closest I would think would win the JM rod.
I only fished a couple of hours in early morning since it had gotten warmer overnight and rain started to fall around 5:00 AM. I did catch a few small crappies and 2 small gills.
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even as freaky as this weather has been nothing surprises me , what say you dave .. :D
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I don't doubt the early report but I am going to probably call it sometime this weekend if it hits 4 inches.
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Congratulation to Snowcone for his pick and he is the closest date to to safe ice this year. There are multiple reports statewide of ice over 4 inches that is safe to fish.
This does not mean all lakes are safe by any means or that the ice is safe in all places that have some safe ice. You must check your own ice! It just means there was enough safe ice to fish on in some lakes in Ohio to call the contest.
I fished Buckeye lake today and had 6 inches and Indian had 5 inches.
ok my guess is jan 12.......... :P
the closest Safe I
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Way to go snow cone now you got you a new cat fish rod, and they are nice
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awww that's awesome guys ;D ;D ;D thanks to all our sponsers, and members that make this site awesome... I kinda think that the whiskered curse has followed me because I finally got out on wingfoot sunday along with the rest of the crew, and look what was the first fish for the day, mr whiskers gggrrrrrrrrr.... bad part I caught 4 of these . ::) ::) and a couple crapps. but awesome ...say does a new rod come with a no cat guarantee ????