Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: TURKEY09 on February 12, 2011, 06:35:44 AM
Title: Weather
Post by: TURKEY09 on February 12, 2011, 06:35:44 AM
Well looks like ice fishing is about to come to an end. Wed. and Thurs. in the 40's with rain and Fri 51 with rain. Thats not good. :(
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Post by: firefish532 on February 12, 2011, 10:42:04 AM
Keep the faith brother all is not lost we might get lucky and it could get cold again
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Post by: icebucketjohn on February 13, 2011, 05:33:54 AM
We'll have ice till Mid March
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Post by: ice phisher on February 13, 2011, 08:07:41 AM
NORTH/NO.......................SOUTH/?..........see how much rain we get!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: JustNutts on February 13, 2011, 08:50:01 AM
lol im kinda ready for warmth....
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Post by: HardWater Junkie on February 13, 2011, 09:15:44 AM
I dont want any warm weather.I hope the ice stays until at least may.
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Post by: ice phisher on February 13, 2011, 10:14:17 AM
Hardwater.....I know how addicted you are.........If May interests ya.......just go north to northern Ontario.......I've been up there then....Hunting Bears.......and some season, the ice is just leaving ...............
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Post by: wballard77 on February 13, 2011, 12:56:52 PM
I hope that we don't have unsafe ice for a month like 2 years ago (IF) its going to melt I hope its swift so i can be in a boat! I don't know what I will do with myself till it thaws.
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Post by: HardWater Junkie on February 13, 2011, 04:03:45 PM
I agree. I dont want to stare at a lake thats covered in ice for over a month and I cant fish it. If its going to happen let it happen. If not let it be cold so we can fish.
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Post by: snowcone on February 13, 2011, 08:58:43 PM
thats my thoughts also this time of year i want warm weather but also hate to see the ice go. i want it to melt fast so i can get the boat out. and my gas bill needs a break ha ha...
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Post by: panfisher1402 on February 13, 2011, 09:15:10 PM
I kind of got mixed feelings about the ice melting. This is my first year on the ice. On one hand I'm not ready for the ice to melt cause I feel like I still have so much to learn. On the other hand I'm ready to get back in my boat so I can get back to a type of fishing that I have more confidence in.
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Post by: OhioFisher19 on February 13, 2011, 09:27:01 PM
Lets pray it stays for a little while. Its not even valentines day yet!
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Post by: HardWater Junkie on February 13, 2011, 10:12:35 PM
If the ice melts it means its almost time to start work for the season again. Im not ready for that. I just want to keep on fishing. In the spring summer and fall i work 7 days a week most weeks and when I do get a day of Im working at home so I dont get to soft water fish much. I hope the Ice Gods smile upon us and give us at least a few more weeks of Hard Water.
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Post by: Optfish on February 13, 2011, 10:14:39 PM
a lot of years it can be warm one month and get back down to cold for another month. May be this year.
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Post by: spoonchucker on February 14, 2011, 07:52:05 AM
the weather report looks bad. im not a fan of open water fishing at all, so im hoping the weather guessers are wrong. have been wanting to sell out and move to minnesota for quite some time. maybe i should spend the summer getting my house ready to sell. guess ill be getting out as much as possible this week
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Post by: icebucketjohn on February 14, 2011, 02:01:18 PM
I tried to get out on Wingfoot with Jon Sr (MrPhish42/Ice Phiser) this morning (for my very first time at Wingfoot), but the high winds of 50+ mph as we met at the parking lot thwarted us from doing
We decided to hit Mogadore near the boathouse at St Rt 43 where it's "wind-protected" from the Westerly & Northern Winds). The rains & hail didnt stop us, but we were very happy to be wearing ice cleats., (Dont think anyone could walk on the ice without them).
We punched nearly 20 holes. The ice is layered and not nearly as strong as last week's ice conditions.
Shoreline ice is good too.
DON'T DO STUPID. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!
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Post by: wapak ice dawg on February 14, 2011, 04:45:16 PM
All I have to say fellas is be careful, I've been through and so has many other icefisherman and it aint a good feeling. Almost lost a good friend this weekend, big dummy went icefishing in southern Ohio , never check the ice and went through in 15' of water, he said all he thought about the whole time was that he was going to die falling through the ice. If it wasn't for a few quick thinkers they'd be looking for a body right now. He's walking this earth with a little more respect for life right now. I think he saw his maker and this definitely gave him a wake up call. To see a grown man in tears 3 days after it happened is a somber feeling. All he talked about was not seeing his kids and losing his life going through the ice.It aint no joke , and he never laughed when he told the story, he did hit the panic button and screamed for his life, he did say he gave up trying and was at peace losing his life until some guys showed up with a log chain and pulled him out.
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Post by: mikeL on February 14, 2011, 09:36:53 PM
yeah, not usto this short fishing season at all yet. i do love the ice fishing on erie though.
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Post by: Hillbilly on February 14, 2011, 11:05:11 PM
hey wapak, what lake was this, or at least how far south? Close calls can be a real eye opener, in anything we do in this life, glad your buddy was ok, hope he recovers fully, and not just the cold and wet part...