Wondering if any one has checked the ice on small water for us southern icers. I am thinking that small sheltered ponds may be fishable by Saturday. May get to the country today and check some ponds. Will report my findings.
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Wondering if any one has checked the ice on small water for us southern icers. I am thinking that small sheltered ponds may be fishable by Saturday. May get to the country today and check some ponds. Will report my findings.
It usually ony takes 3 days of zero weather to have 3",,,I think we have had that. Heard Nyona had 6"
That is not true at all. There are more variables that go into making ice than the temp. Water temp, snowfall, and wind play parts. Nyona is south of me. There are big lakes up my way that still have open water because the wind has been howling.Quote:
Originally Posted by brushnjigs
BTW, I got a report from one of my friends yesterday. He has 3-3 1/2" on his ponds in the Bloomington area.
I checked five ponds yesterday. Mine had just over 2 inches but it is highly exposed. The other four more than 2 inches but not three yet. There is likely three inches today. It is good ice but nothing I am comfortable on just yet. Calling for freezing rain/ snow Sunday. If it is rain our ice will most likely rot quickly.
3"s of ice and an accumulating snow aint good either. I hope both by pass you so you can get on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whaler
4 inches on a pond just North of Columbus today. It is pretty much out of the wind. Brother caught about 15 nice gills.
South of Terre Haute, smaller ponds are around 4-5" currently. Obviously depends on how open they are to wind and what day they started to freeze. Some of the ponds I check were fairly late freezers though, I'd say they all have over 3" for the most part.
Your bigger lakes I doubt are safe ice, they held open water till late week.
4 inches of ice on a larger lake in NE Brown County. I did not fish just drilled a hole to check ice. I am sure it is not that thick in the larger part of the lake.
Went fishing last night in Mooresville on a 7 acre lake . 5-6 iches of ice
I heard report of co worker caught 15 nice blugill at stick marsh (atterbury) saturday 1-10-15 4" ice in middle lake
Going fishing today at a coworkers 1 acre pond behind his house. It is in Shelby county. Yesterday it was 8" thick.