Is It OVER?

[handymanjeff]

Looks like it might be over for this year in NW OHIO. Sunday my pond locked back up, but we had another warm spell and rain again, so I have open water around the edges again. High's in upper 30's coming this Sunday with 40"s and rain Monday.
Just not notification that the Midwest Open Ice tournament in Michigan has been postponed until 2018 and the Branch County, MI tournament series I have been fishing has also been put on hold indefinitely due to lack of safe ice.
Doesn't appear that any of the southern Michigan lakes have safe.

May have to start looking for a new boat to get ready for the spring panfish and bass tournaments...

[jaybird62]

we would have to get an extended period in the teens or lower to revive this season

[OhioFisher19]

All I can say is it has been such a horrible winter it makes me sick!

[slabslayer]

Me too!  I'm usually optimistic but I'm starting to get afraid it's done. Long term looks lousy after the weekend.  Glad I'm getting the boat ready!

[toadfish]

The groundhog predicts 6 more weeks of winter.  What I want is a definition of winter.  Other than a couple of weeks in December, we have not had winter yet in Ohio, at least by my standards.  My ice gear has not been put away yet, but real soon.  It is not looking good for February.

[quackpot]

I believe it's on its way out. If it's over it needs to start warming slowly. The fish already have to be wandering what's going on.

[Downthehole]

I fear it's over. The temps look as though warmer wether towards the end of next week...

Andy

[slabslayer]

For the second straight year I didn't need my shanty.  My mini sled is still packed in my truck, and I'll leave there till the 15th, but if we don't have ice by mid month we're done. But on the plus side, last time we had 2 lousy winters for ice fishing, the next 2 were some of the best I can remember.  So hopefully next season will be fantastic! And we can have ALL our planned tournaments.  And by next year I won't have a newborn so I'll be more free to ice fish, maybe even bring the little dude a time or 2!  In the mean time, hopefully we'll have a great soft water season while we wait for ice again.

[g]

As much as I hate to admit it, looks like our ice season, if you could call what little we had an ice season, is over. Boo hiss!!!. Another disappointing year, Hope the last 8 year cycle holds true, 2 years hardly any ice followed by 2 years of a great long ice season. Last 2 years terrible so hopefully next 2 will be banner years. I use my ice rods and Vex all year crappie and saugeye fishing. Even use them on Erie some.

[snowcone]

at this stage of the year im ready for some kind of fishing ... was out 1 time on the ice this year and out once in my boat in jan?  does it get any more crazy ?  but my ice gear is put away and im working on my boat to go as soon as weather permitting.  now its time to fill the slot with some steelie fishin, the rivers are the way to go right now....so yes its over,  but spring is on our door 

[Downthehole]

Lots of ice today, strangely enough. All ponds iced over in the neighborhood and ice on O'Shaunessy reservoir......the warm-up next week won't help it.

[holehopper]

just checked the 15 day forecast,looks pretty bleak fellas...

[snowcone]

define bleak, too me its game on.....

[holehopper]

Unpromising,unfavorable,gloomy,little or no hope.

[snowcone]

went by springfield on 224 and the whole lake was locked up..