Started looking around the house for a place to practice pitching. I know if I brake something I will never hear the end of it. Tried to fish on Monday and gave up three hours in almost frozen. Temps in the twenties my southern blood has me hiding inside.

It has been 4 days since I was on the water, I am going crazy.  I am going to try to hold off until Saturday, in order to hit the water on the 3rd day of rising temperatures (with a near full moon thrown in for good measure).  It will be tough going until the morning temps pass 55 degrees...

 

Before you cuss me out, remember I have to put up with high real estate prices and a bunch of annoying people in order to enjoy this climate.

 

Big Time.

 

 

 

A-Jay

yes. Only about 60 more days until I get my lines wet. Worst part is all of the equipment and lures I bought after the season ended I haven't got to try out yet. And of course all of the reading and videos watched I just can't wait...

after 2 orders from tackle warehouse, 2 trips over 45 miles to cabelas, and a countless of hours of youtube fishing videos...yeah....only 4 months til ice out 

Nope! not when you have a winter steelhead run and awesome perch fishing through the ice.

Uh, yea! 26 Dec was a freak day @ 58* now it's 19*... Oh I hate the cold now.. Single digit temps next week, but not before 60* on sat. W/2" of rain.

That's the Ohio Valley for ya...

-25 for a low the past couple of days in Northern Wisconsin..... Just tinkered with tackle like I always do till May

I'm going nuts... We are froze up here. Hoping a buddy calls before long to hit a power plant lake

Cabin Fever sets in for me once the fall bite slows in mid November... So I have trout, a power plant lake, crappies, and the occasional brrrr bass to keep me somewhat sane until the crazy March-April weather when bass are catch-able but unpredictable due to flooding, cold snaps, and pressure changes.

Started looking around the house for a place to practice pitching. I know if I brake something I will never hear the end of it. Tried to fish on Monday and gave up three hours in almost frozen. Temps in the twenties my southern blood has me hiding inside.

You and me both! This Kansas weather doesn't sit well with my Texan blood. I was pitching under our kitchen chairs the other day, when I hit a cross bar on one of them. Suddenly, my wife's head just poked around the wall and stared at me for about 3-4 seconds (felt more like an hour). So needless to say, I moved the chair and kept on pitchin! 

What's ice ?

It is just starting to set in.  It seems always after the Holidays I start to get Cabin Fever.  In order to tide me over for the next few months, I'll be doing a lot of research, re-spool lines, clean rods and reels, inventory of my tackle, make a list for upcoming Spring Classic, check a lot of reviews, plan my outings for the year and do lots of posting on Bass Resource. 

Focusing on school helps, it's kinda hard to concentrate on Alegbra during the spawn .

I feel your pain... Its been 20 hours since I last got on the water....

Sitting on a frozen pond in Maine. The hum of the ice augers is constant. I miss my open water!

Yep, starting to creep in. Haven't skiied yet either - March will come quickly.

Clean the reels, rearrange the tackle bag, and sharpening hooks.  That should take me through mid February. 

I got a little river by my house never freezes and I catch fall fish on bait and lures in the winter. They are 12-15 inches long but are fun to catch.

It's the "in between" season here in upstate NY.  Wrapped the boat up for the winter back at the end of November and I'm still waiting for the big lakes to freeze up good so I can go ice fishing.

 

Tight lines,

Bob

Good thing I live in CA

I got a little river by my house never freezes and I catch fall fish on bait and lures in the winter. They are 12-15 inches long but are fun to catch.

Fallfish definitely help in the winter!

And they eat literally anything.

I feel your pain... Its been 20 hours since I last got on the water....

Booooooo!

Hootie

I feel ur pain.  The ice is quickly forming here......in the neck of my beer.  BURRRRRRRRRR!!!  JK, sort of.  Water temps in the power plant lakes should be in the upper 70's right now.  I'll go check Tues when I'm off.  Hope to find um bedding.

I'm gonna try some River Smallie fishing.