Weather

[OldSailor]

  It's 32 degrees and SNOWING!! Now if the temperature would only stay below 30 during the day, and colder at night, we could see some ice. Sorry, I just woke up. I must have been dreaming!!!! LOL... Come on ICE!!

[MDBuckeye]

I wasn't dreaming this morning when there was snow covering my car.  Granted it was a thin layer but it was only 30 degrees as well so that's a start!

COME ON ICE!!!

[OldSailor]

I wasn't dreaming this morning when there was snow covering my car.  Granted it was a thin layer but it was only 30 degrees as well so that's a start!

COME ON ICE!!!

I'm sure you've been through this B4. Probably just a teaser

[HardWater Junkie]

Its the anticipation of ice that makes it so much sweeter when we finally get ice. 

[OldSailor]

Its the anticipation of ice that makes it so much sweeter when we finally get ice. 

What happens if the anticipation lasts more than a month Does the sweet turn sour??

[HardWater Junkie]

To some maybe. To me no. Ive been anticipating this season for 8 months. As soon as I step off the ice I anticipate my next trip. Sometimes its only 8 hrs and others is 8 months. We are at the mercy of the ice gods. If you turn sour so will they. If you keep a positive outlook the ice will be here before you know it.

[fishintechnician]

COME ON ICE!!!!

[slabslayer]

This time between boat winterizing and first ice can be a long wait, or at least it seems it.  I put my boat away Thanksgiving weekend normally, although I've been known to go out and use only my trolling motor in December.  This brief lull in the fishing allows me to get some things done, wood split, and most importantly get my ice fishing stuff ready.  And ready again, then repacked and reorganized 4,5,6 times.  Then we finally we get ice!!  I hope the bottom has finally fallen out of the temperatures and we can start to see some ice.  I'm on my 3rd ice gear reorganizing and getting bored not fishing, although I got a couple 3 pound bass last week!