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Stay home ! :Rofl
Seriously, this is driving me nuts .
I’ve rearranged my tackle several times .
Respooled about eight reels .
Swapped reels on rods …………….. I forgot how many times . LOL !
Monday is supposed to be 41 , but partly cloudy . Maybe ?
Tuesday sunny and 47 . Definitely be fishing somewhere then .
Merry Christmas to all of my CDC fishing buddies !
Certainly has been cold
I'm right there with ya, can't wait for the warmer weather next week ! Work has finally slowed down enough so I can fish !
I have been feeding the wood stove to stay busy.
Toting water out to the chickens to keep there heated bowls full. Corn twice a day give them some calories to burn to keep them warm
we warmed up to 20 today and all my buds want to know how the bite is and where and when I been out in this frozen tundra .....whatever :Rofl
We’re going to hit 35 today, but with wind still .
most smaller waters are froze over here anyway and the bigger lakes are not on my list right now , open water is likely REALLY cold stuff !
Gradual warming this week ,going to be 60 Thursday when I meet my buddy at the big reservoir. Hope we catch something. We stunk it up last week .
I’ll hit the town pond before then . The small ponds cool off quicker , but warm up quicker too .
Its supposed to get to 18-20 tomorrow, hoping to get out and catch some crappies
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With windchill I bet it felt like -10! Yesterday it didn't get over 18 degrees with wind around 15-20mph. Brrrr! I don't believe the forcast of it getting to near 50 on Fri. but I'll take any temperature at this point above freezing, sunny with zero wind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin22
Can't even ice fish after last week's 3" of rain with it over 50 degrees for a few days (not that I'll ever ice fish again...). At least the family Xmas dinner went well and it was bright and sunny. After they left I slept while watching TV in the arm chair. Nothing bettter to do in or outside.
Our wind really died down today, if it ever stops snowing I can get out and catch some fish hopefully. I picked up some new plastics that id like to try!Quote:
Originally Posted by Spoonminnow
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Wind died down here also though the temperature is still only 23. Can't believe the forecast of a 6 day heat-wave starting Thurs. with the max at 59 next week and rainfall on New Years Eve and New Years day. What a crazy year!
Suppose to get into the 60's the rest of the week. I am watching the wind forecast and hope it dies down enough for me to hit the water.
Good luck if you go.
Didnt do well on crappies, having some electronics issues that i spent most of the time trying to sort out. It was also colder than they said, it was 8-9F by evening, so rod guides were freezing up a bit.
Going to give it a go again tomorrow, supposed to be a warm 40 so that should make it a bit more enjoyable
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Gave it a try today . Locally.
Weather was sunny , middle 50’s , light breeze .
My fishing buddy caught a stomach virus and couldn’t go.
I tried three different spots .
First a county water reservoir. Water temp was 43 degrees. Fished for about 45 minutes without a nibble.
Next , it was off to the creek where surprisingly the water temp was also 43 degrees .
30-40 minutes without a bite and I took off for the Town pond .
The temp at the Town pond was promising at 46 degrees .
But somebody forgot to tell the fish .
It was fun trying . I fished three different rods , a 5’ Rosewood UL , a 5’6” 13 Fishing Omen UL , and a 5’6” Daiwa Ajing UL .
A variety of baits , from a Ned rig to a float n fly . Not one nibble .
But ya got out and it felt good tryin. Always beats sitting at home.
Yes , it did feel good to get out and try .Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
Last year around this time of year , I was catching some nice gills at the pond . Some were over nine inches.
Hopefully we’ll get back to some normal night time temperatures and the water will warm up .
Back to the pond again today . Waited a little later to let the water warm some .
Surface temp at shore was 51-52 degrees .
Weather today was awesome. Sunny mid sixties.
Two hours of casting practice.
The cold spell must have put the fish into shock .
Headed into a warmer week , maybe by next week they’ll start getting a little active .
Before the warm up started I went to a couple of lakes just to check the thickness of the ice to gauge how long before I see open water. There was one spot at one post on the dock that had about a four foot circle of open water so I got down on my hands and knees and reached down to check the ice thickness and a lone mallard drake comes flying out from underneath the corner of the dock scaring the crap out of me. Ice was 3-4 inches thick. Going back today with a rod and see what happens.
Weather when I left the Town pond today was partly too mostly cloudy, 68 degrees .
A nice day to practice casting again . :)
Today I took a 5’4” St Croix Trout Series rod paired with Shimano 500 FJ and 3# P-line .
I spent most of the almost three hours throwing a drop shot with various baits .
I did make progress today .
I had two bites and hooked up one fish , but with my luck lately , it came unhooked about half way in .
Felt good to finally have something put a little bend in my rod for a change .
We’ve Got rain coming in tonight and tomorrow. Sunday and Monday is supposed to be nice , near 70 on Monday .
Got to love living in the south . If you don’t like the weather , give it 24 hours .
Planning on meeting up with my fishing buddy at the big reservoir. I’ve read online the surface temp is 46 degrees on one sight and 52 on another. I hoping for the 52 .