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Less than 5 Months to go!!!

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Holy cow. Just looking at the pictures make me nervous, can't imagine actually standing on ice that thin. But I bet it doesn't take long to cut a hole or clean it out!

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It was about 3". The guys next to us were using a chip bar with ease

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November 28th is my target date.

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I count down to pheasant hunting! Then I know after that starts, it's only a couple months to ice fishing!

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If I'm on the ice before December its a blessing. Can't wait though

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Cool Thread.

Counting down.......

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November 28th is my target date.

I got out for the first time last year on November 29. earliest to date for me.

here is the pics.

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My pics were from Nov. 29 too. I love it when it comes early!

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140 days till this and can't come soon enough for Jake and I.

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As seen from the spear shack first weekend of December.

It will be here soon wink

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NICE!!!

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I would certainly prefer those weather conditions right now rather than deal with all these mosquito's. Bring on the hard water!

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I gotta try spearing one of these years. Looks like a blast.

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After seeing these pictures, I'm going to watch some ice fishing videos, tonight.

My two favorite things: Fishing from the boat in October and November and ice fishing.

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Nov. 24th was my first day on the ice last year and the earliest I've been out. If the cold comes hard enough, I'm hoping to be out right after Thanksgiving this year. Can't wait

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Ugh, y'all can keep the ice for yourselves for a while. smile

But, come November, I'll be as amped up for it as anyone. Always seems to work that way.

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I was out in Colorado last year so on October 26th I hiked up the mountains a few miles and found some ice and a few hungry Brook Trout. We could have very well been the first out in the lower 48.

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Can't wait!

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Down to about 4 months!

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I was on the ice November 28th (Thanksgiving Day) last year here in Des Moines, IA. Ice was only 2-2.5" thick at the most, so safety was a must. Earliest I had ever been out ice fishing here in central Iowa and I caught a decent largemouth to boot.

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my hope is to be on the ice again in 129 days (November 29) if the winter is like it was last year.

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I can't wait. Already watching my In Fisherman ice fishing dvds

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7-8 weeks to go!!!!

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I am hoping for good ice and have the wheel house out the first week of December, like last year!

  • 4 weeks later...
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Its almost here, I'm optimisticly thinking the 22nd.

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With the forecast in Ely, we should have some ice-fishable lakes between the 15th and the 20th... coming soon to a lake near you!

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I'm in Northern Wis and looking at the forecast, after tomorrow (Saturday) I don't see any high temps over 32 with some lows in the teens.

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forcast for temps below freezing for the next 7 days. this will cap over the smaller lakes.

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Just need calm weeks and we should be fishing the smaller lakes in 2 weeks or less. can't wait!

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