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General Fishing and Hunting => Ice Fishing => Topic started by: motocross269 on December 15, 2016, 07:59:24 AM

Title: Won't be long now.....
Post by: motocross269 on December 15, 2016, 07:59:24 AM
I have everything ready to go I just need some time off...and a couple more inches of ice,,,
..Hopefully between Christmas and New years.....
Title: Re: Won't be long now.....
Post by: djkimmel on December 15, 2016, 03:01:40 PM
If it stays this cold we should have safe ice then for sure. I know anglers are chomping at the bit to get on the ice. One messaged me about Lake Lansing and I sure wouldn't be ready to go out there in the next few days no matter how bad I wanted out there! Wait for 4 inches or so minimum of new good ice just to be safe.
Title: Re: Won't be long now.....
Post by: motocross269 on December 15, 2016, 03:32:43 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLTJJ-lKOeI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLTJJ-lKOeI)
Title: Re: Won't be long now.....
Post by: spinnerbation on December 16, 2016, 10:04:00 AM
We have about 4" in the Mitchell's Bay corner of LSC. Another couple cold nights and we should be out first of next week! :)
Title: Re: Won't be long now.....
Post by: dartag on December 16, 2016, 10:22:20 AM
The wind died this morning and ice started forming on my lake.  Looks like winter is here
Title: Re: Won't be long now.....
Post by: djkimmel on December 17, 2016, 08:33:42 PM
Yup... it's here!
Title: Re: Won't be long now.....
Post by: fishstick on December 19, 2016, 05:53:22 AM
Had a little over 4 inches Saturday in west Michigan. Had to sift through the small ones a bit, but caught a quick 4 man limit. Bite was non stop!
Title: Re: Won't be long now.....
Post by: djkimmel on December 19, 2016, 03:26:54 PM
I'll be the bite is good if you're on them!
Title: Re: Won't be long now.....
Post by: motocross269 on December 22, 2016, 12:30:41 PM
With 2 tragic losses last week and what sounds like dozens of close calls be careful out there....With all this warm weather and wind I could see things turning bad in a hurry...
http://www.petoskeynews.com/gaylord/featured-ght/with-two-local-deaths-over-weekend-officials-urge-extreme-caution/article_3ae2254e-c602-11e6-9890-f73746050cb3.html (http://www.petoskeynews.com/gaylord/featured-ght/with-two-local-deaths-over-weekend-officials-urge-extreme-caution/article_3ae2254e-c602-11e6-9890-f73746050cb3.html)
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Post by: Jay-MadWags on December 22, 2016, 06:12:31 PM
Wow that is awful. I'll never go ice fishing and risk my life.  Honestly sitting on a block of ice looking through a hole waiting for something to swim by and eat my bait. . . You can keep the ice fishing. I don't want anything to do with it. I'd rather wait till late March or early April to be on the Detroit River or St. Clair in my Skeeter FX20.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Title: Re: Won't be long now.....
Post by: motocross269 on December 23, 2016, 08:05:06 AM
Quote from: Jay-MadWags on December 22, 2016, 06:12:31 PM
Wow that is awful. I'll never go ice fishing and risk my life.  Honestly sitting on a block of ice looking through a hole waiting for something to swim by and eat my bait. . . You can keep the ice fishing. I don't want anything to do with it. I'd rather wait till late March or early April to be on the Detroit River or St. Clair in my Skeeter FX20.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Ice fishing is all about the Snacks and Hot toddies...lol..I actually enjoy the getting back to basics and laid back atmosphere of ice fishing....It's kind of fun to chase around Panfish for a change....The action is actually pretty fast and furious at times..It isn't Smallies or Walleye fishing in the spring though that is for sure..
Merry Christmas..
Title: Re: Won't be long now.....
Post by: djkimmel on December 23, 2016, 03:28:39 PM
I'm waiting a while yet for my ice fishing. It's better than not fishing!