Is the Ice Season over?

  • carroll58
    Twin Cities, USA
    Posts: 2094
    February 29, 2012 at 1:03 pm #1303720

    Seems to me the ICe Season, especially in southern MN (Twin Cities and South is really over after this Rain and Snow.

    The extra weight of the Rain water and Wet Snow on top of the already precarious Ice kinda spells doom to the Ice Season in my book.

    What’s everyone else think?

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    February 29, 2012 at 1:12 pm #1044445

    Normandale lake has quite a bit of open water around the islands today.

    lhprop1
    Eagan
    Posts: 1899
    February 29, 2012 at 2:17 pm #1044475

    It is for me. What a waste of a non-winter.

    June 2nd can’t come quick enough. I’m going to make a point to be as annoying as possible over the next 93 days so my wife virtually kicks my butt out the door on muskie opener.

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    February 29, 2012 at 3:16 pm #1044510

    How the Grinch stole winter

    desperado
    Posts: 3010
    February 29, 2012 at 3:30 pm #1044518

    NO WAY, the best part of the icefishing season in the Twin Cities is just starting now.

    A month from now; it’ll be a tour of Vermillion, Winnie and/or Cutfoot Sioux, then LOTW.

    whiskeysour
    4 miles from Pool 9
    Posts: 693
    February 29, 2012 at 3:41 pm #1044522

    I think we have a few days left here on some Pool 9 Mississippi backwaters. I was on about 9 inches of good hard ice yesterday. WSe did get some rain overnight but it was a cold rain so i doubt it did much damage. Lows in the 20 for the weekend, but a predicted high of 54 for Tuesday. That may end it. Just have to chase perch and crappies in the boat then.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    February 29, 2012 at 4:07 pm #1044530

    I hope to get out at least a couple more times. Might wear a dang ice vest as this ice is going to be very unpredictable. I’ve fished on slush ice and when you had to walk out on 2 by 4s to get to to the ice. This year there will be none of that. That sort of stuff is fine during a normal year where the ice peaks at 2′ or more of solid ice.

    rvvrrat
    The Sand Prairie
    Posts: 1840
    March 1, 2012 at 2:38 am #1044778

    I fish so. MN…I’m done. No fish worth the risk for me.

    dirtyd
    Prior Lake
    Posts: 7
    March 1, 2012 at 2:50 am #1044786

    Time to get the boat ready

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 1, 2012 at 2:52 am #1044788

    Southen MN, maybe Central and north, not even close. Just talked with a buddy north of Mille Lacs and the lakes have 25″ – 30″ of ice and some snow for snowmobiles.

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13310
    March 1, 2012 at 3:35 am #1044798

    With the 6 to 8″s of heavy wet snow just north of the twin cities I would think conditions on top of the ice will be a huge issue. Drilling holes and then standing in deep water to fish them sucks. Moving around in those conditions is not good either. Still to early to write off the rest of the winter. Give it a week and we may be standing out on glare ice.

    Duke M
    Posts: 208
    March 2, 2012 at 12:10 am #1045182

    Forty trips in SW WI since Dec 8th. I plan on a few more yet. Shallow backwaters are the ticket.

    Duke

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    March 2, 2012 at 1:42 am #1045206

    The best has yet to come.

    matt-p
    White Bear Lake, MN
    Posts: 643
    March 2, 2012 at 5:03 am #1045254

    Quote:

    The best has yet to come.

    couldn’t agree more.. Shallow water bite is gonna be good this year.

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