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Weather permitting, I'll be out on the northeastern end to see if the ice is safe enough to setup a few tipups. Anybody wants to join me, look for a silver Taurus and follow the sled tracks. (you need a permit)  I'm not getting shnozzled on New Years Eve so Ill be out pretty early. Unless we get a cold snap real soon, theres probably not a whole lot of ice but if there's over four inches I'm there.

No sir Dakota .... havent ventured up that way yet.   More snow coming tonight, no help at all.  I'm sure you made a good decision.

I drive past it everyday and since the heavy rain it doesn't look to promising. Be very careful, I will drive around tomorrow to see if anyone is out, if you hear a blue blazer beepin you it was probably me. GOOD LUCK!!

Drove around and only saw 2 people brave enough to trek out and by the time I came back through 1 of them had left can't be good

I am sure it is cold outside upstate cause it was hovering in the 20s down here allday. Last night was freezing cold and teens here early morning! I suppose these few days of sub-zero will freeze the already primed hardwater even with a layer of snow ontop. I shall soon find out When I roll upstate towards middletown ny.. I am pressed for time this weekend..cost of fuel is also a much weighted factor but my friend has to work too and so I will try closer to home I have a few places for jigging around here, especially first ice on the bigger ponds!

hook, i really hope you a five gallon bucket! lol , it is suppose to be warm and must pass, priority job, flat roof repair weather permitting this weekend. Hopefully, I can get this done and get up in my catskill region for some perch next week a couple days. Again wish you luck and all the others too! 

hook no eye? glad you caught soe tasty perch! picks are boney and the bone patties i tried and rather go with the perch myself :) I wonder if you guys eat the bigger pike up there? they must be boney and likely made into patties too? Couldn't make it ice fishing this weekend and have a change of plans...hoping to do some saltwater, my first of this seasons togging off manasquan nj monday/tues. weather permitting.

Hook I'm going to try Lonely monday... be there around 9am if youre interested.  I went out on Hannock friday but only had 4 inches of slush ice where i was. Igpt spooked and left.  Thanks a bunch Rensselaer cty plowers for not plowing out any of the spaces around the reservoir.... give us PAYING permit holders a break will ya?

Ed I fished Lonely from 10am til 1pm....   had 5 flags but only 1 nice LMB to show for it.  Three times I had something (probably a northern) take a big run and break me off.  The two tipups that didnt have steel leaders got all the pike hits, and i paid for it. Oh well.  Tried to jig on the side by the houses, no luck at all.  Ice was slippery and covered with water over most of it by the time I left. Also twisted my knee to boot. Bring your good galoshes!

ed, went out on a party boat fishing nj tog. the season limit is only 4 and i only caught one keeper!lol you said it i was sunny monday on the bow..today was tee-shirt weather ,looks like rain a few days down here.. guess for me the ice fishing will have to wait? you guys be safe up there!

how is the ice holding up there? My friend a I want to fish!  thinking if this warm weather persists we'll try winter stellhead in pulaski.