Get ready !!

[eyeguy 54]

looks good for 7 fmers...

 

[Wanderer]

Yeppers!

[Tom Sawyer]

On 9/2/2017 at 9:07 AM, Jim Almquist said:

Enjoy the fall and all of its great things to do. Winter will be her soon enough and last a little too long.

By far the best time of the year to wet a line is during the fall; sucks it is such a short season. Ice season can wait as long as it wants.  Thanks to climate change, it seems to get shorter every year...

[BringAnExtension]

On ‎9‎/‎3‎/‎2017 at 10:36 AM, Tom Sawyer said:

By far the best time of the year to wet a line is during the fall;

I spend as much time fishing in the fall as I do in the winter.  Lawn work slows down and unlike many people on here, I don't hunt.  So no lines at the access and I have the lakes (almost) to myself!

 

[Wanderer]

12 hours ago, BringAnExtension said:

 Lawn work slows down

 

I can tell you don't have any oaks in your yard! 

[monstermoose78]

Let's open the freezer doors to cool get the ice rolling. I am ready for a killing frost hay fever season needs to end!!! Now!!

[BringAnExtension]

16 hours ago, Wanderer said:

I can tell you don't have any oaks in your yard!

Not many.  Most leaves blow out of my yard after the corn is harvested.

[monstermoose78]

I want a cold snap. I have been having a blast with ducks but I am ready to ice fish. 

[monstermoose78]

It’s about time to get the fish house down and get those jig boxes organized again. 

[Wanderer]

On 9/6/2017 at 2:45 PM, BringAnExtension said:

Not many.  Most leaves blow out of my yard after the corn is harvested.

Lucky!   I didn't even count the number of times I emptied the bagger on Saturday afternoon.  Tripled the size of my mulch pile.

@monstermoose78

You got me.  I was thinking about the same thing yesterday when I pulled the dock.

[eyeguy 54]

24 minutes ago, monstermoose78 said:

It’s about time to get the fish house down and get those jig boxes organized again. 

set mine up a couple weeks ago for fun. no mice and just like new.   as for the jig box, it was used all summer. :):) 

[monstermoose78]

Then it’s time make sure it’s full 

[BringAnExtension]

6 minutes ago, eyeguy 54 said:

as for the jig box, it was used all summer.

Same here!

[monstermoose78]

I just know I can put the smack down on them crappies on a local lake. I also know I will get some nice gills as well. 

I was looking at batteries for my drill auger set up the A online place has 2 9 amp hour batteries for 199 that is what the 6 amp hour batteries were going for. Yes that means the moose will have 2 9 amp hour batteries for this winter.

[BringAnExtension]

27 minutes ago, Wanderer said:

Lucky

Well if it makes you feel better, the same conditions that blow leaves out of the yard blow snow into the driveway in the winter.

[Rick G]

1 hour ago, eyeguy 54 said:

as for the jig box, it was used all summer. :):) 

My ice jigs, short rods and Vexilar have been in use as well 

Not quite ready for ice though... lots of good open water yet this yr Walleyes and crappie will be putting the feed bag on before the end of this month

[rundrave]

got a good hard frost in SE SD last night that should take care of the mosquitoes for the year. Getting closer

[monstermoose78]

The pond had ice out about a foot.  

[Mike89]

bird bath froze too....

[popriveter]

Now is tough time.

I was watching bays ice over a week ago and they are wide open again this week. Could be ice fishing in 10 days, could be ice fishing in a month. Who knows?

I have a work trip to North Dakota in 2 weeks and I've been clinging to the hope they might be iced over so I can fish a little afterhours. Probably a longshot.

I've already spooled the reels, cleaned and organized the gear, charged the batteries. Trying not to fishing-shop myself into financial woe.

Even tried to celebrate open water by wading in neoprene waders and trying to find some sunfish on wetflies. No dice.

Ugh.

[Rancid Crabtree]

extended forecasts look good up north. We won't have fish-able ice in the metro until at least the 2nd weed in December assuming no dramatic temp changes. The big Expo is Dec1-3 but temps look promising ~1.5hrs north. I wonder if the ability to go fishing might impact the amount of traffic at the show!

[monstermoose78]

Bummer 

[JIvers]

Second week of December is looking good for southern Minnesota, if the current long range forecasts are close to accurate. Maybe even the first week of the month with a little luck.

[Dirtyfisheyes]

By the look of the forecast, single digit lows at night and no snow. Should it be safe to say that the first of December would be safe for snow machines? Itching to make the trip. Also any recommendations for lodging would be helpful 

[1968]

2 hours north of town is ready! Went a ways out drilling my way on two different lakes yesterday. 4 inches on one, 5 on the other, as far as I felt like walking. The 4 inch one was all 4, the 5 incher was 8 near shore and I U turned the car on ice when I left! This is going to be a very long 3 day week.. 

[JIvers]

It is too early to get excited, but it looks like that first cold snap of the winter may get her a couple days earlier than was predicted a week or so ago.

In southern Minnesota, highs next week are now forecast to dip below freezing and stay there after Wednesday, with lows around ten degrees after that. Without too much wind, or snow falling on that new ice, I may just be able to drive up and hit some lakes around Faribault or Waseca by the weekend of December 8-9.

[AlwaysFishing23]

Buddy and I got out last weekend on a bigger bay off a bigger lake  and we had a solid 6 1/4 inches everywhere we Checked. Ending up getting a few perch and a few pike on tip ups and even a bonus 20 inch walleye! Not looking like it will be this weekend but hopefully next weekend with whether and family plans to get out again. If you wanted to get out this weekend and your looking for a lake to fish with very safe ice yet with this weeks warm up and wind let me know I’ll tell you. 

[monstermoose78]

I am going to set another get together once we get some good ice who would come

[eyeguy 54]

sounds like fun moose!

[ZachD]

Ill come if I can make it where you thinking?