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Ice Fishing? #6666040
11/14/19 09:57 PM
11/14/19 09:57 PM
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St. Cloud, MN
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Anyone been on the ice yet? I went yesterday and today. Caught 3 walleyes yesterday and 4 today, along with a couple crappies.
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Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666041
11/14/19 09:58 PM
11/14/19 09:58 PM
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St. Cloud, MN
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Ice today is 6" on the lake I was on.


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Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666042
11/14/19 10:00 PM
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New Hampshire
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No ice yet....but if this weather keeps up...might be on the ice by mid December....and that’s early around here. What yah got 4” ?


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Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666043
11/14/19 10:01 PM
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Is St Cloud the northern part of Minn ?


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Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666046
11/14/19 10:02 PM
11/14/19 10:02 PM
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St. Cloud, MN
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6", but it doesn't look like it in the picture. This is, by far, the earliest I have ever been on the ice.


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Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666047
11/14/19 10:02 PM
11/14/19 10:02 PM
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Houghton Lake, MI
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I am betting some people will be out on Houghton Lake this weekend. I have lived here 45 years and don't ever remember the lake being ice across this early. I was walking a black bottom Marsh today that normally doesn't have use enough to walk on until mid to late December. Just waiting for the warm up to ruin everything.


Wish I had more time to trap....
Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666048
11/14/19 10:03 PM
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St. Cloud, MN
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St. Cloud is right in the middle of Minnesota.


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Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666059
11/14/19 10:11 PM
11/14/19 10:11 PM
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St lawrence county, ny
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Man I am jealous of u .... Nothing I love more than ice fishing but I need to get my deer before I get my gear out .... Earliest I have been out is Christmas Eve .... Hoping for an earlier start this year ...

Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666061
11/14/19 10:11 PM
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mn north of blakely
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Welcome to Minnesota.


"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.
Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666064
11/14/19 10:13 PM
11/14/19 10:13 PM
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We have about 4 inches on the smaller lakes and ponds here, quite a few guys fishing. I think this is the earliest I can ever remember having safe ice, normally it is sometime after Thanksgiving.

Zim

Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666065
11/14/19 10:13 PM
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Northern Mn
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I like to have at least 10" of ice under me,that water is COLD...….Looks like it will be an earlier ice fishing season than normal,i'm guessing they'll be people fishing Lake of the Woods by December 1st this year if not earlier,again the water is VERY COLD THIS TIME OF YEAR,stay safe and rip some lips......

Last edited by rick olson; 11/14/19 10:14 PM.
Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666067
11/14/19 10:16 PM
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Green Bay, Wisconsin
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I'm ducking out of work early and heading out tomorrow afternoon.

Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: Steven 49er] #6666068
11/14/19 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Steven 49er
Welcome to Minnesota.


Where the weather sucks ...Big Time !


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Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666082
11/14/19 10:29 PM
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Happy Valley
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I tried but ended up really wet.

Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: Nessmuck] #6666102
11/14/19 10:54 PM
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mn north of blakely
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Originally Posted by Nessmuck
Originally Posted by Steven 49er
Welcome to Minnesota.


Where the weather sucks ...Big Time !



Not really.


"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.
Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: Steven 49er] #6666107
11/14/19 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Steven 49er
Welcome to Minnesota.


Your winters there are the same as Northern NH.....just wayyyyy to long...for me.

Last edited by Nessmuck; 11/14/19 10:58 PM.

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666127
11/14/19 11:27 PM
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Not enough ice here yet , most places only have 2 inches


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Fish on !!!!!!!



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Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666128
11/14/19 11:28 PM
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Wisconsin
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I'll be in the boat fishing the Mississippi tomorrow thru hopefully Tuesday, water has came down 4' in the last 2 weeks and temps look decent. Eyeballs and saugers should be snapping

Quit ice fishing years ago cause winter river fishing is fantastic

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Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666163
11/15/19 12:34 AM
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Custer SD
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Been a few guys out here. Haven’t made time yet

Re: Ice Fishing? [Re: trapperkeck] #6666169
11/15/19 12:46 AM
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I have been out a couple of times in front of my house. I have about 5 inches out there now. Caught a nice walleye last night .


I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!
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