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I sure hope they are wrong as you may not want to read this. Seems like this cold weather is going to last couple of weeks into March with the entire month of March being colder than normal. Going to have to really dress like the pilsbury doh boy for fishing from a boat if we can ever get to open water. This weather really sucks. :banghead
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-0...mid-march.html
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Couple of times in mid march,,,I went down to Lake Weise, Ala., and had snow on the hill sides with the water temp no more than 40-45 degrees. That makes it tough fishing! Think I will stay up here and fight the cold weather as soon as I can find open water and going to check out Patoka later this week as I wanted to last week but didn't. Drive around it and see what it looks like. I don't mind dressing for the cold as long as there is little to no ice and some open water somewhere to fish. Boat is ready to go and sitting in heated garage right now.
Seen the farmer alamnac at work it called for snow and cold up to the last week in march with ice being over 12" thick i may not be able to fish until i go to sardis and fish with feelay first few days of april
Who fixed that dadgum hole in the ozone? Would it help if we slept with the windows open?
That weather forecast is just plain depressing.
Haven't made it up to King's yet but there is very little open water on the main lake. South Lick is just starting to open up but the ramp is still locked in as is Lick Fork ramp.
Kings should be open I am thinking,,as all the ice is totally gone at Williams Dam on the East Fork of the White River, and the 10 acre slew next to hwy 450 is open totally with ice gone off it. Just saw 3 bald eagles on it fishing and its up cause the river is going to flood 450 tonite for a few days due to high water. River is muddy muddy muddy or I would be fishing for smallmouths, kentuckys, lg. mouths, and saugers. Raporter, if you get a chance to drive up to Kings someday, give us a report please. :)
I love Polar Vortexes!!! Mother Nature is finally been good to us!!! Icefishing has been off the charts and the wind isn't blowing the boat around, no yahoos at the boat ramp, no pleasure boaters, no launch fee, no park fees, fish bunched up, no bass anglers chopping up my trolling pass, cold beer all the time, super fresh fillets! Life is better than good!!!
Glad you like to ice fish,,since moving a few years ago to southern Indiana, my custom made box sled with my tipups, ice fishing poles, tackle box and gas powered ice awger as well as hand powered ice auger is all hanging and stored in the garage and is staying there. lol, I'm ready to get the boat out, and fish! Even if I have to freeze my butukus off alittle. :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by High Tide
I'm ready for some open water! got some new toys on the boat and ready to go play with them just hope to get out once before the tourney time starts not looking good! This keeps up I'm going to go crazy! Come on warmer wether!!
You've got the crappie tourney on Sat. Mar. 22, and IBF Tourney on Sun. 23,,both on Patoka,,its going to be a zoo, and still could have ice on even then if this weather don't break. I can't remember any major tourney ever being cancelled in the spring cause of ice. Hope this stuff melts before then for sure. I guess we keep our fingers crossed?:highfiveQuote:
Originally Posted by indyfisherman
Ditto what HT said. I am eating a lot of good fish lately. The rest of you guys can sit in by the fire and read crappie world magazine and go to the boat show and listen to some windy guys talking.... but for me, I am out here living the good life. Never felt more alive...lol.
HHD
Where's the pics and posts HD? I want to see your catch to rub it in on me and make me envious. :Rofl I'm out of fish and eating store bought!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoosier Hog Daddy
they have changed the weekend forecast to heavy ice and snow for middle Indiana. winter is not over yet!!!
They are calling the weekend storm a "major Storm". March is coming in like a lion. Be prepared for ice and power outages.
We also have some guys going to Sardis in April. The 7,8,9,10. Hope see you down there. I'm done with this cold & snow, ready to fish.
This might end up being one of those springs that we pick and find mushrooms in the snow. :yikes Been there and done that before.
Just got back from a drive around part of Patoka. South Lick ramp is still locked in. Saw two immature eagles sitting on the edge of ice along 164. Osbourne ramp is open with no ice in sight. Walls is opening up but you still cannot go beyond the ramp area. Kings is open both ways so you could launch there if you are comfortable with a primitive ramp.
Many thank you's for this info reporter,,,awesome reporting of the ice on Patoka. Hope this weather we are having now doesn't build up more ice and it keeps melting and opening the waters to fish. All we need is air temp above freezing to keep it opening up and this sunshine we are having now. I have launched at Kings before so its no biggie for me. Awesome info and thanks again. :cheers2Quote:
Originally Posted by raporter
Just checked Dogwood. Still iced over at the main ramp. Some open water starting to show.
Great news! Let us know when its open and can be fishable by boat, water! Thx for the report.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whaler
Vortex.......Smortex.......
AMEN it's actually called WINTER and sometimes it's colder than others. This one has been a COLD one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Locator79
...and this is really a bad one.
C'mon Spring, make a fool outta that vortex...we don't mind, come early. We're so-o-o-o-o-o tired of Winter.