Warmest Winter

[John Sheehan]

El Nino has delivered a mild Winter . First sign of skim ice on my neighborhood shallow Lake was today . NW cove only ,the rest of the lake has a cold 11 mph wind blowing from the NNW feeling like 14 degrees  at around 3pm .

  Who is fishing ice ?

[Bruce Tomaselli]

We have no ice in Central and I'm disappointed. I don't think we're going to have good enough ice to fish this year. My buddy and I we're going to buy an electric auger. It's a good thing we didn't.

[John Sheehan]

You got open water deep options in a boat ? I hope to go midday-dark Thursday but not sure if me and a buddy can bust through the skim ice that may accumulate  .The wind chill brought it down to single digits last night .I've had the  woodstove goin all day 

[John Sheehan]

January 9th still some open water nearby .Some shallow lakes have unsafe ice .

[Bruce Tomaselli]

I was able to fly fish for trout today and caught 2 small ones. I'm beginning to think I won't be ice fishing this year.

[John Sheehan]

Good you got out .I may investigate the local stream this week sometime to see how the smallies and Red Breasted sunfish are doing but not sure how it'll go .

[John Sheehan]

Jan 13 no ice fishing yet . I'll take a ride around tomorrow and see what the lakes look like . It's getting colder though !

Today at 3:50 32deg ,feeling 24 degrees with wind chill. Still the 5 day forecast doesn't look sure enough for safe ice anytime soon.This is horrible .  

[John Sheehan]

Ice tent on the Monksville !! I am not trusting the ice however ,

[John Sheehan]

Three days in a row now ice fishermen on Monksville. Brother Greg and I might go Thursday , our 1st time out this year .We'll see .

[John Sheehan]

Still not trusting the ice . Some shallow areas of the NW section of the Monksville are still being ice fished but I'll pass.