Early ice fishing season this winter??

[huzzsaba]

So with all the talks about a harsher winter, are we expecting earlier ice fishing season? I sure hope so because the wife has banned me from ice fishing unless the ice is more than 12 inches thick. I don't blame her. Last year, with 10 inches of ice mid february, and ice still forming, we rented a hut on cooks bay. halfway through the day, we felt the ice shift (like a earthquake). Not fun IMO .

 

Hopefully we have a winter like 2 winters ago. more than 30 inches of ice!

[Terry]

I'm sure it will be fine

 

however I'm not putting the boat away till February

just in case

[Sinker]

My wife doesnt ban me from anything....especially icefishing....she begs me to take her!!

 

Ice shifting is actaully a good thing. Its a sign that the ice is getting thicker and expanding.

 

I have ice fished simcoe on Dec. 8th before. Lets hope this year is a repeat.

 

S.

[DRIFTER_016]

My wife doesnt ban me from anything....especially icefishing....she begs me to take her!!

 

Ice shifting is actaully a good thing. Its a sign that the ice is getting thicker and expanding.

 

I have ice fished simcoe on Dec. 8th before. Lets hope this year is a repeat.

 

S.

 

Yup!! One year we were out on the laker grounds miles out and around lunch a large pressure ridge formed by the shore.

When it let go the hut jumped in the air and a fountain of water shot out of the hole!!!

The outfitter had to drop us off at the ridge and we had to climb over the 20' wall of ice to get back to our vehicles.

[OhioFisherman]

LOL @ 30 inches of ice, I can't even imagine that.

[Joeytier]

Early is relative...will it be earlier than last year? Most definitely.

 

Tell your wife to do some research on ice safety lol. No offense but I don't think she's an authority on the matter.

[misfish]

LOL @ 30 inches of ice, I can't even imagine that.

 

3 years ago Simcoe had that pretty much as a norm.

 

The sooner Im on my white fish grounds, the happier my belly will be.

 

Bring it I say. Sooner the better.

 

I,ll also have eyes at the back of my head, burning through those that follow. LOL

[lookinforwalleye]

Good god lets hope not.....

[porkpie]

Good god lets hope not.....

I'm with him. I like ice fishing, but it can wait!

[DRIFTER_016]

LOL @ 30 inches of ice, I can't even imagine that.

 

This is 60" of clear arctic ice!!

 

[GBW]

I hope the ice comes soon as my boat's been away for a while now...

[Freshtrax]

I saw an iced over lake in Ontario this week..its coming...

[DRIFTER_016]

I hope the ice comes soon as my boat's been away for a while now...

 

I put mine away yesterday!!!

[irishfield]

Cracking is a good thing....

 

10 inches of ice... I can pull my loaded 20' enclosed with my F150 on less ice!

[pics]

Unless it gets really cold in November I don't see any early ice this year. The water temperatures are fairly warm still.. a harsh winter can occur because of the lake effect snow magnified by warm water..20 degrees over the next few days..

[Sinker]

Unless it gets really cold in November I don't see any early ice this year. The water temperatures are fairly warm still.. a harsh winter can occur because of the lake effect snow magnified by warm water..20 degrees over the next few days..

I dont see it happening either. The ducks haven't even started to really migrate yet. That is always a very good indication.

 

I have icefished scugog in early november a few times, but its not gonna happen this year.

 

S.

[OhioFisherman]

 

3 years ago Simcoe had that pretty much as a norm.

 

The sooner Im on my white fish grounds, the happier my belly will be.

 

Bring it I say. Sooner the better.

 

I,ll also have eyes at the back of my head, burning through those that follow. LOL

 

Outside of the regular crowd that wanders onto Lake Erie here in the winter you really don't see many people ice fishing here. I doubt that even in the bad winters of the later 1970's any of our lakes saw 30 inches of ice.

 

One of my cousins went thru the ice when I was young and died, and a couple of my buddies that ice fished have fallen thru, but lived. Not something I ever had enough interest in to try, I worked in the ice, cold, and snow, winter was reel cleaning time!

[OhioFisherman]

 

This is 60" of clear arctic ice!!

 

 

 

LOL, that is the way to see ice! In a picture, or a drink!

[FLEX ROD]

Lets not rush things, all summer I have been working on land clearing and then getting the bunkie ready so I have not fished at all.

 

Last week was the first time out chasing some steelhead and I plan on doing a lot more of that hopefully all we need is some darn rain to raise the rivers as they are so so low.

 

FLEX - John

[LeXXington]

I just want a consistent winter,, Either cold or not cold..

[SirCranksalot]

. I doubt that even in the bad winters of the later 1970's any of our lakes saw 30 inches of ice.

 

 

 

Define 'bad'!!

[SirCranksalot]

What we need is a groundhog that specializes in ice predictions!! Maybe we can send Wiarton Willie for specialty training!!

[OhioFisherman]

 

Define 'bad'!!

 

LOL, Ohio bad and Ontario bad have different meanings! The winter of 78-79? A state highway near me had snow piled up alongside the road as high as the windows on an 18 wheeler, the only time I have seen it that bad in my area.

 

There was also a lot of fish kills here that year in area lakes and ponds because of the ice and snow on them!

 

I remember a couple of Ontario camp owners showing me pictures of their winter wonderlands! LOL

[chris.brock]

 

I don't know Huzz, but I have to say today's weather was pretty sweet. My vehicle said 22 degrees, November 1st, I'm not complaining.

 

Come up for some ice fishing whenever the ice does show up Huzz.

[huzzsaba]

I don't know Huzz, but I have to say today's weather was pretty sweet. My vehicle said 22 degrees, November 1st, I'm not complaining.

 

Come up for some ice fishing whenever the ice does show up Huzz.

Sure thing!