slab nabbit
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The north end will be froze by tomorrow. It's been frozen 3 times already so the water is cold, especially with the temps they're calling for. If the lows stay in the 20's and the highs in the low to mid 30's it'll be good to go soon. We will be fishing soon!
The 10 day forecast has 5 daytime temps above freezing and only one low above freezing. 17 tonight 17 tomorrow and 14 tomorrow night it's gonna freeze
We hunted waterfowl on the north end of the lake via boat every weekend since the beginning of the season.We never encountered ice at any of the boat ramps we use. The coldest water temp I recorded so far was 36 degrees on Christmas day on the Ohio side for a quick morning duck hunt. We actually had some form of south wind for 12 weeks in a row(S,SE,SW).Christams day was 15 MP out of the SW. We also hunted during the week a few times during the season. I never saw any ice, maybe a little slush in a back bay or two. The wind is rocking the lake hard. With temps predicted on weather . com for Linesville/Andover OH of highs on Friday of 42 degrees and mid to upper 30's and mostly sunny(sun still heats open water even if cold) thru 01/12 with the winds again predicted coming from a mostly south direction it will be very hard to get any good ice formation at all. Heres the weather link: http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USOH0024?role= A couple nights of teen temps just isn't gonna do it. Cross your fingers for clear, cold,still nights and if there is going to be wind, you definately want it out of the North not the south. That will hopefully get the ice fishing started.
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loby
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Glad I still have my boat ready! Was out on Christmas eve, South end......
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frost
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The north end was frozen the last week of duck season, I want to say the 12th, I was walking on the ice at the north end. It was 1 1/2" or so. Wasn't enough to fish on by any means, but I'm 230 and walked on it breaking through once in a 200yd area. It took me jumping on it to bust up a hole for the ducks.
Drove past the spillway this morning and the whole bay was filled with slush. Wind was definitely ripping so the main lake was still open. From the big island to hartstown-linesville road was slushed up also from the island slowing the wind.
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North end was iced up but south was open. It warmed up last night and has been raining, so I'm going to say you'll be good to go. Almost all the snow has melted even. Just check the wind for up here cause we have been having some really windy days, like 20+ mph days.
Thanks... ended up fishing the north end but the skis wouldnt bite...
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frost
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I know this is a Pymy topic, but I just have to add this. Conneaute was iced up for about 3-400yds out on the south end near the condos and marina. I know it's not much, but it's a start. Now if only it would stay could! Temp last night at midnight said 2 deg. If it would only stay like that.
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accuweather 15 day forcast has temps from day 8 to 15 going down into the 20's for highs and sigle digits for the lows. Shouldnt be long now
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Come on ol'man winter.....I'm ready to try anything. Got cabin fever BAD.
Just wonder if I could fish at either Jamestown or Espy marinas?
How deep would the water be off the end of the docks?
Would there be lots of weeds or would it be too shallow?
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Come on ol'man winter.....I'm ready to try anything. Got cabin fever BAD.
Just wonder if I could fish at either Jamestown or Espy marinas?
How deep would the water be off the end of the docks?
Would there be lots of weeds or would it be too shallow?
Try the outflow... but it has been slow there lately, atleast for me.
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Pachuckles
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Ymesss...another Cochranton guy.
I'll send you a PM.
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frost
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Pymy is froze solid. I didn't see any open water as far as the eye could see from the causeway and spillway. The spillway is even locked solid. I walked out about 10yds before it started cracking and bowing so I got off. I was out with the smoke pole and figured I'd take a walk to see.
I'll keep checking seeing I live 5mins from the lake. I'm guessing if the forecast holds up that we'll be out next weekend the 14th and 15th.R
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Sweet!!!! I checked a few places around Erie 2"
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What's happening on pymy? Froze? Open? Both?
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Not for long if the warm rain comes........
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Not for long if the warm rain comes........
and snow and freezing rain. It's suppose to turn bad again this week.
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NeFiShNeTiMe
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Nothing to walk on or nothing to float in I take it. . . . This weather is really teasing us in the worst way. I fished presquisle marina yesterday for gills or crappies not a bite and never marked a thing with the vex off the docks.
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its all my fault....i got gps points last year of some killer spots, I figured id hit them first chance I got.... now the weathers laughing at me.
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about 1.5 to 2 inches at the causway
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Open water as far as the eye can see. The water is kicking from the wind ripping across it also. Not looking good. Only ice is along the pa shoreline out to just past the tunnel on the south side and slightly further on the north end of the causeway. Orchard launch had about 1-200yds of ice but it was spotted with open water even. Good thing is no ice to hold the snow, so if the wind dies down it'll lock up again with the cold, but noway will it be even close to safe this weekend.
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Just checked the weather. Not good at all!!! I'm putting the ice stuff away and getting out the boat and swim shorts. Upper 30's to upper 40's for the rest of the month starting next Monday. Only 3 days with a below freezing temp. It's not looking like we're getting an ice year. I can't remember a year without ice since I started ice fishing 10 years ago or so.
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here is the forcast from noaa
Today: Snow and widespread blowing snow. High near 18. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind around 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Tonight: Snow and widespread blowing snow. Low around 17. West wind between 9 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Saturday: Snow showers. High near 23. West wind between 9 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Saturday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 24. West wind between 8 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
M.L.King Day: A chance of snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: Cloudy, with a high near 25.
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frost
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Check out the accuweather monthly forecast. They show the history average, we are definitely raising the average this year. Average for most of January is high of 33 and a low of 17. Why can't this be an average year?
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Think it will be open tomorrow? Im trying to get a goose hunt in
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Forget the monthly forecast Frost. They can't accurately predict what's going to happen tomorrow, much less the rest of the month. It'll get cold...just not as quickly as we'd like.
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slab nabbit
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Think it will be open tomorrow? Im trying to get a goose hunt in
South end by dam,looked slushed /iced over at 6 pm when we went by. Shenango was wide open and saw geese on it when we went over this evening. Good luck.
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ya the local weather says warmest day being 38 with the low that night of 12 so we will be fine
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Tthanks slab habit figured it would a bit but I got trapping gloves and a sledge to solve that lol Gona be a cold wet hunt tomorrow hope we jack em up weather man is always wrong ....
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frost
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I know the weather is never right especially the extended forecast but I was just saying that the monthly outlook after the next 15 days just has the average over however long they've been keeping records. It said 33 as the average high and 17 for the average low. So far tho this month has been way out of the average.
Lots of snow and still snowing up here, I'm hunting geese in a field tomorrow. Taking the shovel and making a nice big feeding hole with green grass showing. I'm gonna ring the breakfast bell for them with that and about 10doz full bodies and 4doz shells. If nothing else at least the spread will look good haha. Ton of birds up here if only they'll cooperate with me
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Frost.....the decoys always look nice my friend but done matter if the birds done show I didn't go this morning was at the bar till close New it wasent good idea
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