Pymatuning ice? 
pymodave
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Thursday, January 23, 2020 12:09 AM
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Pymatuning ice?
Anyone have any idea what the ice is like on Pymatuning? or Conneaut? I know last year I already had a week or two on the ice by now
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CRAPPIE_SLAYER
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Re: Pymatuning ice?
Thursday, January 23, 2020 10:04 PM
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Conneaut lake was capped over Monday on my drive by. Looked like a number of wet cracks on it when I drove by this afternoon. Haven't stopped to check, so I have no idea on thickness. Accuweather forecast for the next week or better looks like chit for making ice, but I've got my fingers crossed the weatherman is wrong again.
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Re: Pymatuning ice?
Saturday, January 25, 2020 1:57 AM
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F the weather in Pennsylvania!!! 40 and rain in January. Trying to be optimistic, but the ice fishing season this year sucks!!
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Re: Pymatuning ice?
Saturday, January 25, 2020 3:41 AM
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Crappie_Slayer ya remind me of the days of winter when I would drive past Wilhelm on my way to or from work. Each time, to be disappointed by open water. Wasn't long ago, one winter I outfitted a couple tip-ups with foam and set them afloat from my boat on Pymie. Now that's desperation with a capital desperation, but then reality set in, and to this day..... I still don't know, if using such a device on open water is legal??? Anyways neighbor, won't be much longer before the sound of🐸 peepers fill the night, soon followed by the walleye and crappie bite. GOOD TIMES and TIGHT LINES.....🎣
post edited by BeenThereDoneThat. - Saturday, January 25, 2020 3:45 AM
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Re: Pymatuning ice?
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 1:25 PM
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Of the 30 plus years I have been ice fishing Pymatuning I can only recall one year where there wasn't sufficient ice to get out at least for a week or two, looks like this might be the second. Makes winter seem a whole lot longer
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Re: Pymatuning ice?
Thursday, January 30, 2020 0:41 PM
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pymodave, I second that thought of winter being a whole lot longer. I look forward to ice fishing in the winter and it sure is a letdown.
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Re: Pymatuning ice?
Thursday, February 20, 2020 2:14 PM
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Was at Pymatuning on Wed the lake is totally froze over, walked out at manning about 20 yards it held me but it was only a couple inches thick by no means was it safe, I then went to Jamestown docks and there were people fishing a couple of guys were actually sitting on the ice there seemed to be a decent bluegill bite along with a couple crappie, I didn't fish because I didn't take my stuff thinking it was unfishable, with the cold nights the lake may become fishable in a couple days but definitely have a spud bar if your thinking of venturing out
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