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Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: Downthehole on October 19, 2016, 07:34:52 AM

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Post by: Downthehole on October 19, 2016, 07:34:52 AM
Ice is starting to form North of Hudson Bay and much of Canada now has snow....It won't be long before it has travelled south....

Andy
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Post by: 30inthabucket on October 19, 2016, 12:42:28 PM
Um it was 83 degrees yesterday. I wouldn't get to excited just yet. Lol
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Post by: Downthehole on October 19, 2016, 08:44:33 PM
Um it was 83 degrees yesterday. I wouldn't get to excited just yet. Lol

Are you my missus in disguise? I'm watching the ice daily as it travels South......hopes are high!....
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Post by: g on October 20, 2016, 08:30:29 AM
I am with you Andy, I always have high hopes. Hoping this will be another frigid winter.
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Post by: Saw guy on October 20, 2016, 03:45:54 PM
Any word from Dave on dock tournament ? I've been on the docks at Delaware, and there is some potential. 7' is depth. Crappies bigger than Alum. Have to go through the catfish.
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Post by: Just reeleyez on October 20, 2016, 09:03:54 PM
Last I heard he was still trying to get in touch with someone regarding either the sailboat club or up at Delaware. That was a few days ago, not sure what the word is yet
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Post by: Just reeleyez on October 20, 2016, 09:05:10 PM
On the ice around Christmas!!??? It'd be the best present ever! Lol
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Post by: Saw guy on October 21, 2016, 10:29:18 AM
Have to go to Michigan for that. Went to Houghton two years ago, two days after Christmas. 11" of ice.
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Post by: g on October 22, 2016, 06:33:59 PM
Where are the docks at Delaware located?
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Post by: Saw guy on October 24, 2016, 08:45:54 AM
Park entrance is off of Rt 23 in Delaware. Take that road to the very end and marina, boat ramp, and docks are there.
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Post by: g on October 24, 2016, 11:08:54 AM
Thanks John. I may have to check them out.
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Post by: Saw guy on October 25, 2016, 09:01:51 AM
Let me know Grant. Maybe we can meet up.
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Post by: Just reeleyez on October 25, 2016, 08:09:33 PM
When do they pull those docks?
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Post by: LeeinOH on October 26, 2016, 06:54:45 PM
I was working on I-71 in Cleveland today and it snowed briefly!!!!!
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Post by: slabslayer on October 26, 2016, 07:43:12 PM
I was up there too!!  Bring it on!
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Post by: Downthehole on November 01, 2016, 07:47:17 AM
Nearly 2 weeks later and ice formations are growing....
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Post by: g on November 01, 2016, 08:17:51 AM
Yea.
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Post by: toadfish on November 05, 2016, 06:28:39 AM
It is not coming near fast enough.  HURRY!
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Post by: pig puncher on November 05, 2016, 07:16:48 AM
i went out this morning at 6:30. the tarp on my atv had about an inch of water on it. froze solid. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: slabslayer on November 05, 2016, 09:16:28 AM
Same here, frost and frozen puddles all over!  That crisp morning air!  Can't wait to drill holes and walk on water!👍
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Post by: Downthehole on November 05, 2016, 04:23:31 PM
We had our first decent frost this morning too...
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Post by: icebucketjohn on November 07, 2016, 04:46:28 AM
51 Days till 1st ice
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Post by: Evinrude58 on November 09, 2016, 07:10:22 PM
Should be a long cold winter as hell surely froze over. My mother for the first time in 60 years of voting voted republican.
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Post by: Downthehole on November 14, 2016, 08:18:04 AM
Another 2 weeks has past and the ice continues to grow....
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Post by: icebucketjohn on November 18, 2016, 06:29:05 AM
charge your batteries. check your gear, review your tackle & equipment.

IT'S COMING!!!!!
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Post by: Evinrude58 on November 18, 2016, 01:14:23 PM
Calm down IBJ you are going to pee your pants.
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Post by: 30inthabucket on November 18, 2016, 06:58:56 PM
And call me crazy but it looks like the latest map had less ice cover than the one before. Just saying. This cold blast should get us going back in the right direction tho ;D
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Post by: icebucketjohn on November 20, 2016, 07:11:31 AM
With Sunday morning snow, surface water temps will dip below 50 and not rise any more this calender year.  Hope the thermometer continues to plummet towards the freezing mark.
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Post by: snowcone on November 20, 2016, 11:12:40 AM
wow i wish i was as excited about freekin snow and freezin like you guys,  so if a meteor was zipping towards us would you root it on. hahahahaha  oh well hell has surely frozen over and someone has to drive the ice shanty ...keep cool guys see ya soon enough out there...( insert evil laugh here)   ;D
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Post by: icebucketjohn on November 21, 2016, 06:26:37 AM
Spent some time Sunday   organizing, repairing & reviewing all my ice gear,tackle, rods & equipment.  Rods are ready; but I'll most likely fiddle with them a few more times before we're drilling holes.
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Post by: Ntoiceman36 on November 22, 2016, 04:20:18 PM
 Passed a few ponds today that had skim ice on them, I know it won't last but sure made u think about 
what's to come! Bring it on.
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Post by: icebucketjohn on November 23, 2016, 05:25:28 AM
Minium 3 weeks away from Thanksgiving Day before we're walking on the hardwater, but it's coming guys....
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Post by: snowcone on November 24, 2016, 09:37:18 PM
jan my guess 1 st or 2 nd week , in this akron area ;D
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Post by: g on November 24, 2016, 10:32:38 PM
Hope to be on the ice on xmas day. Fingers are crossed.
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Post by: holehopper on November 26, 2016, 09:56:51 AM
Its a crap shoot,but I'm rolling the dice with snowcones guess.......... :)
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Post by: toadfish on November 27, 2016, 01:11:14 PM
I saw skim ice on Grand Lake St Marys while crappie fishing on Nov. 27, 2016.  Water was very shallow where it was.  Only 2 keeper fish.  Safe ice can't get here soon enough!
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Post by: Downthehole on November 27, 2016, 04:05:20 PM
Seems to have grown more rapidly in the past couple of weeks.....
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Post by: icebucketjohn on November 29, 2016, 06:11:13 AM
NOT!!!
With 60's & high winds Tuesday & Weds., it doesn't bode well for drilling holes much before Xmas. My fingers are still crossed, but hopes are dwindling a little.
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Post by: g on November 29, 2016, 07:49:46 AM
Still hoping for xmas. Can't wait for whenever it happens.
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Post by: snowcone on December 01, 2016, 04:42:05 PM
it will happen no matter what folks,  ::)   
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Post by: g on December 02, 2016, 08:25:06 AM
If the arctic blast happens,  xmas is looking promising.
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Post by: snowcone on December 02, 2016, 06:17:45 PM
crap just took the dog out and smack   right in the eye with an ice ball because it was frozen rain out there   hehehee :P
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Post by: LeeinOH on December 03, 2016, 09:15:51 AM
Hoping for ice for Christmas as well.  :D :D :D :D :D
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Post by: z400wolverine on December 04, 2016, 10:18:11 AM
ok,so I was bored this morning! I took the average temperature means for 12 days starting on the 7th,according to the weather channel.The 24 hour growth chart,put us on .5",the monthly at 15 days put us on 4"
 Lol,all in theory of course,just messing around,trying to get more factual predictions,Lol
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Post by: icebucketjohn on December 04, 2016, 10:42:23 AM
I'm already planning to take quite a few days off work as soon as we have good ice.  Hope to hit PLX first, Skeeter 2nd and Erie 3rd.
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Post by: Downthehole on December 06, 2016, 07:30:59 PM
That's the way, aha aha, I like it, aha, aha.....
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Post by: toadfish on December 07, 2016, 11:45:58 AM
I hope the snow falls before the temps drop.  All we need now is a thick layer of slush to mess up the ice and a layer of insulation on top to keep it from freezing nice and solid. 

Gotta get the shanty out and the vexiar battery charged up!
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Post by: firemedic17 on December 07, 2016, 12:49:49 PM
would be nice to get on the ice, earlier than last year!!
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Post by: Ntoiceman36 on December 07, 2016, 01:10:48 PM
  Well my friends I'm trying to contain my excitement to avoid being let down but the next 14 days with at or below the freezing Mark looks promising!
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Post by: 30inthabucket on December 07, 2016, 06:31:14 PM
Uh oh nate said something about ice. We're screwed. Break out the flip flops and swim trunks. It's about to be a heat wave. Lol
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Post by: Ntoiceman36 on December 07, 2016, 06:44:52 PM
  You got that right 30, with my luck it will be revenge of EL NINO!!! Sorry guys if I ruined your season.
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Post by: Downthehole on December 07, 2016, 07:29:57 PM
Guys, it's El Jack Frost this year....we're good.....
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Post by: Evinrude58 on December 07, 2016, 10:41:34 PM
Just to play it safe Nate needs to move to Florida for the winter.
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Post by: HookBender on December 08, 2016, 12:02:40 PM
Well since Nate has to sit this season out at the beach, your gonna need somebody to watch over your gear for the season. I would be more than happy to help ya out! ;D
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Post by: Downthehole on December 10, 2016, 07:16:40 AM
2 weeks later and significant ice build with snow covering Canada and the mid to northern states.......
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Post by: g on December 10, 2016, 09:12:05 AM
Sun. and Mon. forecast for Dayton area is terrible, above freezing and rain. Looks good after that for the rest of the week though. Wish we would get a decent layer of snow on the ground to help keep temps down so ice can start building. Hope the winds are calm when the ice starts too.
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Post by: wapak ice dawg on December 10, 2016, 12:42:15 PM
Auglaize river in wapak was locked in this morning , so I'm guessing there are some people standing by Long Island thinking they can walk out on it. Wait til Monday
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Post by: quackpot on December 10, 2016, 02:35:29 PM
Long Island at Indian is skimmed over
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Post by: Downthehole on December 26, 2016, 07:31:52 PM
Just over 2weeks later and Hudson Bay is nearly locked...