2 minutes ago, NYWayfarer said:

I fear we are having a Nor'easter through here over the next two days.

Already have winter storm warnings for this Buffalo and Rochester.  Talking close to a foot.

1 hour ago, 12poundbass said:

Sunny and 48 here already ?. I had a job at one of the larger lakes around me yesterday. What I saw shocked me.... 50% of the lake was open water! This itch keeps getting worse! 

Oh Man - I'd be fishing ! 

Had a most memorable day on the water during an early spring outing where 1/2 the lake still had ice.

Smallies were suicidal and I felt like a Rock Star.

(regardless of how short lived that ended up being)

A-Jay

2 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

Sunny and 48 here already ?. I had a job at one of the larger lakes around me yesterday. What I saw shocked me.... 50% of the lake was open water! This itch keeps getting worse! 

I'm currently sitting next to Houghton Lake. 45 & ice as far as I can see... 

So close, yet so far away. Ugh. I need a beer.

2 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

Sunny and 48 here already ?. I had a job at one of the larger lakes around me yesterday. What I saw shocked me.... 50% of the lake was open water! This itch keeps getting worse! 

There's open water in most of the private neighborhood ponds around GR that I have seen, with a little ice here and there. The Grand is too high to get at any of the bayous or gravel pits, which are unfortunately the only public spots i would otherwise have any time to get to mid week. Today would be the day to get out there before the big temp drop and rain (and possible snow) tomorrow. But I think I'll do a scouting trip over the weekend to a few of the smaller lakes with shore access, and see what I can find. I see more rain on the way mon and Tue with another temp drop and possible snow again.  Of course, my schedule happens to open up next week right when the second round of weather hits, wouldn't you know it.

20 minutes ago, MIbassyaker said:

There's open water in most of the private neighborhood ponds around GR that I have seen, with a little ice here and there. The Grand is too high to get at any of the bayous or gravel pits, which are unfortunately the only public spots i would otherwise have any time to get to mid week. Today would be the day to get out there before the big temp drop and rain (and possible snow) tomorrow. But I think I'll do a scouting trip over the weekend to a few of the smaller lakes with shore access, and see what I can find. I see more rain on the way mon and Tue with another temp drop and possible snow again.  Of course, my schedule happens to open up next week right when the second round of weather hits, wouldn't you know it.

Lincoln lake is the one I was referring to. Not too far away from you. I drive a lot during the day and that's the only one I've seen so far. I'll keep an eye out and let you know of any others if you'd like. I mainly cover Leonard and the beltline north to the county line.

34 minutes ago, Fish the Mitt said:

I'm currently sitting next to Houghton Lake. 45 & ice as far as I can see... 

So close, yet so far away. Ugh. I need a beer.

I hear ya. First world problems are hard to deal with lol. With the warm temps. Comes overtime at work and Saturdays for the next month or so until we get the NUGs trained and on their own.

7 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

Lincoln lake is the one I was referring to. Not too far away from you. I drive a lot during the day and that's the only one I've seen so far. I'll keep an eye out and let you know of any others if you'd like. I mainly cover Leonard and the beltline north to the county line.

huh, interesting. I've never been on Lincoln and I think my mental map must place it farther away than it is.  I'm west of 131 and I work in Ottawa Co  -- been driving past wide expanses of flooded woodland every day for the past couple weeks. 

9 minutes ago, MIbassyaker said:

huh, interesting. I've never been on Lincoln and I think my mental map must place it farther away than it is.  I'm west of 131 and I work in Ottawa Co  -- been driving past wide expanses of flooded woodland every day for the past couple weeks. 

Yup the Grand is pretty flooded. Lincoln is about 15 minutes west of Greenville so about an hour for you. 

Central NH is covered, but the rain in the forecast is promising.

We need fog and wind

Geeeeze, we were lookin really good for a while there. Snow is disappearing, temps hitting high 40's low 50's, main river through town is wide open, lakes around me turning dark with some smaller ponds with holes in them; now.....12-18" coming in tomorrow night and into Thursday.

I know it won't last long and I still think we are in for an earlier than normal ice-out but still; dat mental part

Ugh I can't wait for warmer weather , we had 60 degree days turn to 25 degrees .. starting to get the itch! Haven't had a fish since November.. soon my precious sooon...

And now, the possibility of another Nor'Easter on Wednesday.  Every time I get ready to take the winter tarp off my boat, we get another big snowstorm!  

 

This is that nasty season where we can't go ice fishing and can't put the boat in.

 

Think Spring,

Bob

And another 12-16 coming Tuesday. I wish I could just see the ice at this point.

29 minutes ago, desmobob said:

And now, the possibility of another Nor'Easter on Wednesday.  Every time I get ready to take the winter tarp off my boat, we get another big snowstorm!  

 

This is that nasty season where we can't go ice fishing and can't put the boat in.

 

Think Spring,

Bob

Ugh seriously ! Another one ccooommmee on , its usually at least 45-55 by now and some sun. Let's pray to the sun and fish gods 

Last year I had 1or 2 outings by now. At this rate March looks like it’s goimg to be a no fishing month

There was enough open water at the southern end of Lake Champlain for a local guy to take his party barge out for a short ride this weekend!  He posted a video on Facebook and it showed a bunch of snow inside the boat and a snow shovel sitting on one of the front seats.  I guess he left it uncovered during our last snowstorm.  

 

It won't be long...

 

Tight lines,

Bob

2 hours ago, Ksam1234 said:

Ugh I can't wait for warmer weather , we had 60 degree days turn to 25 degrees .. starting to get the itch! Haven't had a fish since November.. soon my precious sooon...

I know the feeling. I'm in Upstate NY and I remember a couple weeks ago when it was 65 degrees here for a day. I ran out of work early to go fishing only to find it dropped from 65 to about 20 degrees by nightfall. The local "climate" was met with a few expletives that day for teasing me like that lol. 

 

I can't wait for it to warm up and actually stay that way....I can't stand this place I don't know how folks choose to live here on purpose LOL

1 hour ago, Ksam1234 said:

Ugh seriously ! Another one ccooommmee on , its usually at least 45-55 by now and some sun. Let's pray to the sun and fish gods 

 

Looks like you're going to miss out on this one according to the accuweather forecast. Mostly a Coastal/New England thing (NYC, Boston, Portland)

 

Woohoo! another 12+ inches, how #$%&@ lucky can we get? Ugh! Maybe I'll just go crawl under my trucks bed cover and hug my tackle boxes while praying to the fish gods.

 

@ApacheGuns515 yeah I know I fished for couple hours but

no success for any bites   and @LadiMopar I'm so sorry to hear that but good! Let it stay up there ha. I just want it gone 

4 minutes ago, Ksam1234 said:

and @LadiMopar I'm so sorry to hear that but good! Let it stay up there ha. I just want it gone 

 

I'm all for GONE! We need another one of those 80 degree days like we had 3 weeks ago...

85-92 º all week here :......... yeah, cabin fever must a PIA.

24 degrees up here in Traverse City, MI right now. Snow the next 2 days....

 

We feel your pain upstate NY, we feel your pain.

14 minutes ago, Raul said:

85-92 º all week here :......... yeah, cabin fever must a PIA.

Not

cool

..  I'll be over here in feedle position

And here I was thinking this was going to be about the Chinese space station crashing into Michigan and how that was going to effect the fishing.

If I didn't have access to the warm water discharge of a Nuke Power Plant (3,000 acres), I would go crazy in the winter.  Went Saturday.  Water 58-65 Air temp 25-30.  Never ices up and keeps me sane.  

As of now the forecast is for up to another 19" of snow starting tonight. I'm supposed to pick up my new boat in a little under a month. I'm starting to think I'll need to push that date back a little.

                                                                  Jim