Found some good ice and wet a line today

Nice! That vex looks like it is worth looking into too!

That's awesome!! Bass are a lot of fun on the jiggin' stick!!
Later in the week we are supposed to stay below freezing, so more safe ice is not too far off

that is AWESOME guys.. were you kinda nervous at first , maybe sounds of ice growing or cracking under foot ? nice to know ice is coming and scouting is so fun.

I HATE it when the pressure crack runs right under your feet!

nice brian and duane..that spot looks very familiar..way to go....don't post where you go there are too many lurkers out there that are to lazy to explore and find safe ice..

awesome job there tuna and neversink ...although a nice cold sammie would of looked better next to that perch,lol...up north eh...

Niiiiiiice!! What did you catch the busch can on??? Jiggin? Tip-up??
Great job guys

wow. nice goin guys. anything essox? is that pp? debating between there or a closer lake that had 2" of black as of sunday...

by the way Bri&Duane, nice find and nice pics and nice fish!!

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 anything essox? is that pp? debating between there or a closer lake that had 2" of black as of sunday...

 
I am not sure if Pee Pee is iced, but I would actually have to doubt it.  Look Lake doesn't even have any ice yet and we were fishing that sucker by Christmas last year.  Pee Pee might be a bit big to have good ice yet.
 
But S-O-O-N!!!!
 
We were hoping for Essox (they are in there) but didn't have much luck.  The pond wasn't even really our desitination- we just took a drive by it to help guage the liklihood of finding solid ice if we hiked into the backcountry PIKE pond we planned on fishing.
 
When we saw that little pond iced solid we bacically abandoned all plans to hike anywhere, and we were on the ice within ten seconds.
 
Holes were drilled within the first two minutes, I bet.
 
It was HILARIOUS how excited we were!

Once again- that is not Pee Pee Pond.  We actually went further north, and we were on a pond much smaller.  I would assume most smaller waters (<70a) in Essex County should be frozen, based on yesterdays conditions.
 
But having said that, it is worth noting that we were the first people of the SEASON buying bait for ice fishing at the Crossroads in Chestertown. And that place probably sells as much (if not more) bait as ANY shop within the Adirondacks.  So yeah, it is early yet for the 'prime' pike waters.
 
Pee Pee should freeze up sometime soon, but most likely not before Loon Lake in Chestertown. 
 
And Loon isn't even skimmed over yet from what I have heard so far.  So at least that is what I am using as a gauge.  I think Ed is exactly right- the wind has surely kep the bigger waters opened up.  You might have to find smaller ponds that do not allow the waves to grow huge with sustained winds. 
 
For example- NOT Snyders.  That front had whipped up literal FOUR FOOTERS last week.  Just because of the shape of the lake and the wind direction.  It was insane- the waves were crashing up into the fireplace!

This thread was (is) all about walking on water that day and AWESOME to the guys who struck gold.
Formost let me say !!!!!!!!BE SAFE !!!!!!!
I we were at 1200 feet up and at first chicken **** !! I could only imagine localy... Brian & Duane , you guys played it smart !!! Awesome !!!
As said !!! SMALL PONDS, NOT LAKES !!!!!!! They are there ,do research try the 800 & above elevations and hopefully you may find Essox ... Plenty of Perch for all you JIGGERS !!

Train rolls on !!!

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Hey jimmy, just got a tip from a friend on two good lakes up in the area you guys were at that have 3"-5" on them now, we got options!

CRAZY folk...

great stuff guys, i haven't even unburried by gear yet, to busy with the coporate xmas parties, but I do have a goal this year and that is BB's lunkerville, I am gonna take every panfish outta that sucker .
 
later this week is gonna be cold, so its time to get out.

All this excitement and pictures, thinking this is the year I go on the ice not being pulled in a row boat. Looking foreward to some fun on the ice and soaking up some knowledge. To those that found ice nice job and great pics. And tuna your right for some reason from oct. the compass always points north.