Open Water Soon

  • lew
    Kasson, MN
    Posts: 151
    March 23, 2004 at 2:34 pm #1316978

    With these high temps and high winds it will soon be high time to get out on the water. The ice should begin breaking up in earnest very soon now. What are the ice conditions out at Chester Woods and Lake Zumbro now?

    hof
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 2443
    March 23, 2004 at 3:25 pm #297950

    There are still some people going on the ice at CW, but you will need to be very careful. Using an ice spud to check the ice ahead of where you are going to walk is a good idea. A few places around Wabasha-Kellogg in the Mississippi backwaters still have a good solid 15 inches of ice with no open spots around the shoreline yet. The warm weather will make ice conditions change quickly, so be careful.

    Good Fishing,
    Mike

    lew
    Kasson, MN
    Posts: 151
    March 23, 2004 at 4:09 pm #297936

    No worries for me guys. I don’t ice fish. When I cast my jig, I want to hear it splash, not chink, chink, chink across the ice.
    I can be very patient when it come to open water. I see no point in taking any unneeded risks.

    newt
    Pillager, MN
    Posts: 621
    March 23, 2004 at 4:09 pm #297955

    If “good things come to those who wait” I’m looking forward to a good Spring!!!

    Jake
    Muddy Corn Field
    Posts: 2493
    March 23, 2004 at 5:27 pm #297966

    I’VE WAITED LONG ENOUGH!!!

    but take a look at these temps…….time to break out the sunscreen and say good riddens to the evil ice

    Today
    Mar 23 Partly Cloudy 54°/40°
    Wed
    Mar 24 Mostly Cloudy 55°/35°
    Thu
    Mar 25 Mostly Cloudy 60°/45°
    Fri
    Mar 26 Mostly Cloudy 62°/47°
    Sat
    Mar 27 Scattered T-Storms 63°/47°
    Sun
    Mar 28 Partly Cloudy 64°/47°

    newt
    Pillager, MN
    Posts: 621
    March 23, 2004 at 6:15 pm #297969

    Looks like we might be seeing some navigatable open water real soon (no Titanics please). The only problem I have is that I won’t be able to get my boat out of storage for a couple weeks yet.

    …good things….good things…good things…

    hof
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 2443
    March 23, 2004 at 6:32 pm #297874

    With a forcast like that, I won’t be able to walk on water much longer! I’m actually looking forward to the open water too!

    Good Fishing,

    Mike

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    March 23, 2004 at 11:46 pm #297905

    WARM WEATHER & OPEN WATER!!!



    lew
    Kasson, MN
    Posts: 151
    March 27, 2004 at 8:39 pm #298528

    I drove out by Fisherman’s Inn this morning and there was no ice in sight. By Sandy Point the west shore line had about a forty foot strip of ice about 8 to 10 feet wide and that was it. Stopped in at HOF, met Mike and bought a hat. It was a pleasure to meet you face to face Mike. Now I’m getting jazzed about doing some open water fishing.

    hof
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 2443
    March 27, 2004 at 10:21 pm #298532

    It was great to meet you Lew. Hopefully we can wet a line together in the near future!

    Good Fishing,
    Mike

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    March 28, 2004 at 1:37 am #298267

    Open water and wetting a line, now you guys are talking. After shooting the breeze with Mike right before he closed today I drove by Foster Arends and there was a good dozen cars there as people were fishing the shoreline open water. This warmer weather and rain and with some wind and it will open up soon.
    Thanks, Bill

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