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Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: Evinrude58 on September 23, 2014, 06:39:14 PM

Title: Date of first ice?
Post by: Evinrude58 on September 23, 2014, 06:39:14 PM: When does everyone think we will have first safe ice? I will say 26 December.
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Post by: Ntoiceman36 on September 23, 2014, 08:53:47 PM: 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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Post by: slabslayer on September 23, 2014, 09:34:34 PM: 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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Post by: g on September 28, 2014, 07:44:46 PM: Hope you are right slab. I am shooting for Dec. 22nd but always hoping it will be sooner.
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Post by: Luvztaphish on October 02, 2014, 09:39:11 PM: ;D. December 24th , 4 inches of clear ice . I put it on my gift list I sent Santa . ;D ;D
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Post by: davidhoheisel on October 03, 2014, 12:10:22 PM: 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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Post by: Ntoiceman36 on October 04, 2014, 04:00:57 PM: Im gonna go with january 5th, sorry guys im not as optomistic as some ice anglers! I hope its sooner! ;)
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Post by: Fishin 2 on October 04, 2014, 04:02:45 PM: Dec 27 th, nothing like fishin then deer huntin !!! Besides, need ice to test my new propane auger. Mike
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Post by: Tin Guppy on October 04, 2014, 09:21:48 PM: Dec. 12 is my guess and I will be fine with that.
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Post by: Salmonid on October 05, 2014, 06:48:52 PM: Dec 16th....
Salmonid
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Post by: fishintechnician on October 06, 2014, 04:16:10 PM: I'm going dec 28th for indian
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Post by: Banker on October 06, 2014, 07:59:22 PM: Have posted dec 16 for 5 years now no salmonoid no.....
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Post by: Island beach on October 07, 2014, 04:05:13 PM: dec. 30
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Post by: OhioFisher19 on October 07, 2014, 06:05:55 PM: January 1st!
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Post by: jaybird62 on October 08, 2014, 09:37:37 PM: December 30
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Post by: fishingful on October 09, 2014, 08:41:23 AM: January 6th
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Post by: spillway on October 09, 2014, 07:27:28 PM: December 31st
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Post by: bigfisher937 on October 21, 2014, 01:00:44 PM: January 3rd
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Post by: futurestrader on October 21, 2014, 08:51:21 PM: December 24th Christmas Eve
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Post by: snowcone on October 21, 2014, 10:52:45 PM: ok my guess is jan 12.......... :P
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Post by: wis2ohio on October 22, 2014, 06:03:05 AM: Jan 4
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Post by: TURKEY09 on October 22, 2014, 06:56:59 PM: Jan. 3rd
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Post by: buster on October 28, 2014, 02:59:51 PM: Dec. 31, have to pick that day wife's b-day
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Post by: lowellhturner on October 29, 2014, 10:19:15 AM: 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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Post by: slabslayer on October 29, 2014, 02:39:05 PM: 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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Post by: Numb fingers on October 30, 2014, 11:05:24 AM: dec 20th
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Post by: toadfish on October 30, 2014, 11:38:04 AM: January 6th, 2015. Also my son's 12th birthday.
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Post by: handymanjeff on October 30, 2014, 06:57:14 PM: January 2nd
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Post by: toadfish on November 01, 2014, 05:02:04 AM: 1" of snow on the ground in my area on Nov.1, 2014, I love it!
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Post by: polar bear on November 04, 2014, 02:59:41 PM: i'm going to go with 12/20/14
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Post by: icebucketjohn on November 11, 2014, 03:26:15 PM: Dec. 20th:

My 3 Early Sites:

Portage Lakes at Old State Park
Nimisila at C-5
Mogadore at Palm Rd
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Post by: Nwohioiceman123 on November 11, 2014, 10:17:51 PM: December 11th
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Post by: snowcone on November 11, 2014, 10:26:37 PM: my 3 early sites would be:
my minnow bucket
the house gutters
my windshield washer fluid
hehehheehehe
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Post by: crappieboo420 on November 12, 2014, 02:04:50 AM: December 11....
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Post by: Jawjacker12 on November 16, 2014, 01:05:47 AM: I'm gonna say Dec. 19th. My anniversary.
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Post by: Buckeye John on November 16, 2014, 10:49:04 AM: I'm going with December 14. I was ice fishing lake Loramie last year on that day !!
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Post by: Mullygyn on November 19, 2014, 06:28:35 PM: 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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Post by: slabslayer on November 26, 2014, 07:47:49 PM: 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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Post by: Ntoiceman36 on November 26, 2014, 08:06:21 PM: 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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Post by: toadfish on November 27, 2014, 05:02:19 AM: 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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Post by: snowcone on November 27, 2014, 09:48:53 AM: even as freaky as this weather has been nothing surprises me , what say you dave .. :D
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Post by: davidhoheisel on January 06, 2015, 10:35:48 PM: 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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Post by: davidhoheisel on January 11, 2015, 09:41:25 PM: 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.

Quote from: snowcone on October 21, 2014, 10:52:45 PM
ok my guess is jan 12.......... :P
the closest Safe I
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Post by: Ntoiceman36 on January 11, 2015, 09:44:08 PM: Way to go snow cone now you got you a new cat fish rod, and they are nice
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Post by: snowcone on January 12, 2015, 01:28:00 PM: 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 ????