I figured that in another two days all the snow would finally be gone from my lawn. This morning I awoke to find the entire yard covered in another thin blanket. I'm surely getting tired of this!

It's 18 in Erie right now. Lake is 33 degrees in Toledo OH & Erie PA. It's going to be a later ice out than last year.

I think this will be the latest ice-out I can ever remember.

Last year there were still icebergs in northern Lake Michigan in July. I wasn't able to start fishing until late May. Where I am, at least, it is going to be warm much faster than it was last year.

I think this will be the latest ice-out I can ever remember.

 

Last year was a later then usual ice out as well. My first day on the water was April 20th, the lake still had ice over a large portion of it. Probably be about the same this year. I am thinking though it will be a little bit earlier this year.

^^I hope you're right brother

^^I hope you're right brother

 

April 16th is my guess for ice out. Probably could launch in a couple rivers before then if they aren't to scary.

Coating of snow here too. Very depressing. This winter won't end.

Went to bed with 0 snow other then the piles from plows. Woke up and there is at least 3" on the ground and covering my truck. Either way my favorite river is opened up its a little high and looks like chocolate milk but I'm going Monday in the kayak I don't care if I'm wearing tons of layers I am getting out I need it.

I checked my local lake, still ice 100% coverage. We received a few inches of snow today and the evening temps will be below freezing for the next few days. I put ice out at the earliest April 11, but probably will be closer to the 20th. Amazing.

I was looking at the forecast in my area, Akron, Pa. Saturday is showing snow again lol this is terrible. Last Saturday it snowed here too. I'd be happy with just a few days of 50's!!!

I was looking at the forecast in my area, Akron, Pa. Saturday is showing snow again lol this is terrible. Last Saturday it snowed here too. I'd be happy with just a few days of 50's!!!

yeah this is ridiculous around here in the Lancaster County Area

Monday, I drove over the Youghiogheny Resevior.  It was entirely thawed. Though there wasn't a single boat on the water. A tournament angler friend, told me that a buddy of his has already fished it twice. He's not gotten any bites yet. ................There's a tournament coming up on Raystown Lake next weekend; if I remember correctly. Everything up around my home is still frozen. Hang in there fellas. The thaw is coming.

It's been one hell of a winter that's for sure, but I feel like the seasons have just shifted a month. I was fishing well into December this past year thinking the water should have already been iced over.

Still locked up with ice here...But ice or not, tomorrow is supposed to be nice, so I am loading the boat up with the gear, putting the batteries back in and firing her up on the muffs. went to the DMV today and got the trailer reg. I'll be ready when it finally thaws out in June.

My buddy went ice fishing today.

I will be going ice fishing this weekend

The only time I ca bring myself to use "ice" and "fishing" in the same sentence is picking up a bag of Ice on my way to go fishing. 

The only time I ca bring myself to use "ice" and "fishing" in the same sentence is picking up a bag of Ice on my way to go fishing.

The only time I've ever even thought about ice fishing is in the dead of winter when I haven't had a fish on line for two or three months. Still haven't been able to bring myself to get out there, however.

The last time I went Ice Fishing....I caught 200 lb........brought it home and the wife tried to cook it up.....we almost drown.......

There'll be open water soon enough, it just takes more patience (discipline to keep the 'monkey' away too).  I drove to my closest fishing spots on Monday and can still walk across them.  The longer the bass stay under the ice, the more aggressive they'll be when the sun finally hits them - at least that's the attitude I'm maintaining.

 

Just keep thinking how good it'll feel to make that first cast....  soon enough....

I will be going ice fishing this weekend

 

+1

 

But I'm also dropping my boat off at the marina for some work.  She'll be ready to go by next weekend, just in case all the ice suddenly melts off the lakes around here!

 

Tight lines,

Bob

Are we ever going to get spring? I did see 62 degrees on my truck thermometer.

Ponds are still iced over today. But with the temps being more "normal" over the forecasted 7 days and rain occurring on most of them, I suspect open water will be available in the very near future. Hopefully early this coming week.

Well we saw 60 and sunny today, with temps in the teens and snow for tomorrow. Not a surprise as far as how this winter/spring has gone. I anticipate my home lake open around the 18th which will put my first day out the 26th.