So I fish a couple small lakes and ponds .. I went to see if the ice was thawed Monday bc it has been 67-70'degrees, random heat wave.  And it still had about quarter inch or inch of ice. Now it's supposed to stay around 50'degreees for the high and 42 degrees for the low all week.  By the time weekend comes do you think the lake would be thawed or half thawed so I could fish??

If it was windy, then definitely.  Otherwise might still be frozen.  I walked across on of the larger bays on Champlain Saturday...  Over 20" of ice still...  (Goes back to the corner and cries)

I think it would be gone . Waters around here have thawed and refroze several times .

There is a small lake near me that has started to thaw already, I was out pike fishing Monday. It thawed out more yesterday as well. i think yours should have at least some open spots next weekend it hasn't been that warm near me yet highest was around 15^oc or 59^of

45 minutes ago, webertime said:

If it was windy, then definitely.  Otherwise might still be frozen.  I walked across on of the larger bays on Champlain Saturday...  Over 20" of ice still...  (Goes back to the corner and cries)

Yeah we had winds around 15-25 mph so i

hope it thaws! Wanna get even the smallest bass

Get your punching rod and gear out ?

41 minutes ago, Fish the Mitt said:

Get your punching rod and gear out ?

Gonna need that extra heavy setup with the 16 oz tungsten lol

Just now, Ksam1234 said:

Gonna need that extra heavy setup with the 16 oz tungsten lol

Hey, if there's a will, there's a way!

Sunday was 69°.  Nice.  Monday was 14°.  Tuesday was 22° with 2" of fresh snow on the ground in the morning.  By Friday we might hit a freezing 32°.  No thaw to worry about around here yet. 

Yay I just checked the lake and it is thawed now !! You know what that means. @RPreeb @Fish the Mitt @webertime

3 hours ago, Scarborough817 said:

There is a small lake near me that has started to thaw already, I was out pike fishing Monday. It thawed out more yesterday as well. i think yours should have at least some open spots next weekend it hasn't been that warm near me yet highest was around 15^oc or 59^of

Lake is thawed ! Only 41 degrees out today but who knows.  I hope I get a bite !

4 minutes ago, Ksam1234 said:

Yay I just checked the lake and it is thawed now !! You know what that means. @RPreeb @Fish the Mitt @webertime

Lake is thawed ! Only 41 degrees out today but who knows.  I hope I get a bite !

Jealous! I hope you trip on twig, jerk!

Kidding of course, good luck!

1 minute ago, Ksam1234 said:

Yay I just checked the lake and it is thawed now !! You know what that means. @RPreeb @Fish the Mitt @webertime

Lake is thawed ! Only 41 degrees out today but who knows.  I hope I get a bite !

I guess it's time to drop by Cabela's and order my Christmas present from my wife - Old Town Discovery 133 canoe.  Want to put it on my Cabela's Card for the points... they seem to be the same price everywhere.  Along with paddles and PFD's, it'll be around $1200, plus shipping to my house (I think. not sure on that yet).  That's the only way I can get it shipped - they don't ship to store for canoes, and they don't stock them at the store.  Lot's of kayaks, but no canoes.

2 minutes ago, RPreeb said:

I guess it's time to drop by Cabela's and order my Christmas present from my wife - Old Town Discovery 133 canoe.  Want to put it on my Cabela's Card for the points... they seem to be the same price everywhere.  Along with paddles and PFD's, it'll be around $1200, plus shipping to my house (I think. not sure on that yet).  That's the only way I can get it shipped - they don't ship to store for canoes, and they don't stock them at the store.  Lot's of kayaks, but no canoes.

Yeah I'm taking out my old town saranac , I love it