This is not the way to make ice on the morning of Dec 10 2015

  • Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    December 10, 2015 at 6:30 am #1583535

    Come On Man !!!

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    icenutz
    Aniwa, WI
    Posts: 2534
    December 10, 2015 at 7:06 am #1583540

    Hard to believe it has stayed warm this long and no really cold weather in sight. Sure helps with the heating bill but I would like to be on the hard water.

    Eelpoutguy
    Farmington, Outing
    Posts: 10422
    December 10, 2015 at 7:08 am #1583541

    Put a piece of tape over that thing, a watched thermometer never freezes. doah

    4walleye
    Central SD
    Posts: 109
    December 10, 2015 at 7:08 am #1583542

    It is also 46F in Central South Dakota this morning, however the winds are suppose to crank up, with gusts over 40 mph.

    boone
    Woodbury, MN
    Posts: 935
    December 10, 2015 at 8:28 am #1583565

    Hi Dave,

    Other than being a Rapala Ice Pro staff, if a guy has a boat and hasn’t winterized and stored it for the winter, what’s the advantage of fishing through a small hole in the ice vs. open water?

    Do the fish bite better once the surface ices over?

    For me, I’m sure there will be plenty of ice come January, February, and March. I don’t like to see an early start to winter.

    Boone

    FishBlood&RiverMud
    Prescott
    Posts: 6687
    December 10, 2015 at 8:36 am #1583568

    I even saw a guy fishing with an inboard Saturday/Sunday last weekend. Don’t see that much in December!!

    SpoonbillSlayer
    St. Michael, MN
    Posts: 178
    December 10, 2015 at 8:40 am #1583571

    It’s 40 here. This stinks. I’m also tired of TV weather guys all giddy about these temps and saying how happy everyone is! Well, we aren’t all happy. flame If I hear the term ‘Marchvember’ one more time…

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13473
    December 10, 2015 at 8:44 am #1583574

    Oh, this is hilarious. Your griping because it’s too warm….friends of mine up north…..well, WAY up north are griping because it’s too cold. jester You guys need to have a Freaky Friday moment and trade places jester

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    Trappers Landing Lodge
    Posts: 200
    December 10, 2015 at 9:10 am #1583584

    Its 40 degrees and pouring rain up on Leech Lake. Sad day all the ice we have is gone. It looks like this weekend is the turning point though.

    deertracker
    Posts: 9237
    December 10, 2015 at 11:24 am #1583623

    Rained pretty good in Alexandria this morning.
    DT

    candofish
    Turtle Lake wi
    Posts: 113
    December 10, 2015 at 1:27 pm #1583664

    Took the boat out this morning on Pipe Lake in western Wisconsin. Air temp was 41 and water temp was 42. Caught 2 northerns about 5 lbs. each and lost 2 more. Fished weeds in 5 to 8 feet of water. Last year had the 4 wheeler out already. My shrubs are starting to get buds on them to start flowering. Some of my bushes have green shoots comong out of the ground, just like they would in the spring. I would rather have cold temps to ice fish. Maybe by January!!!!

    Boss Hawg
    Inactive
    Brainerd Lakes Area
    Posts: 278
    December 10, 2015 at 1:40 pm #1583669

    Poured in Brainerd too this morning, still drizzly.

    crappie55369
    Mound, MN
    Posts: 5757
    December 10, 2015 at 3:00 pm #1583687

    maybe this is the year I oughta join a bowling league…

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