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2018/02/04 10:02:33 (permalink)

Going out ice fishing again this week...

Plan on fishing the bay somewhere sumtim this week just wondering if anyone was willing to share any recent reports PM if you want.
Thanks...WCW
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/04 11:47:22 (permalink)
doing good  lot of big ones
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/04 12:03:54 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby workcanwait.... 2018/02/04 14:32:52
Chestnut on the town side,Niagara on the bay side. 20-22' fow minnows and jigs and grubs. Fish are running 10"-12" keepers to me. A lot of throw backs. A couple 13"-14.5" fish every trip. Should be better in late February or March. Hope it helps. I'm heading back up of Thursday or Friday. I avoid weekends.
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/06 05:56:07 (permalink)
Heading up to the circus...downloaded Navionics app last night and figured out where we went wrong last trip.Hope dey' biting...WCW
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/07 10:10:43 (permalink)
Did alright caught a lot of fish but mostly small.
Got some in the 10-12 in range but no world famous Lake Erie JUMBOS.
Always good to get away and do some fishing...WCW
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/07 10:54:11 (permalink)
Share my ice fishing spots on the bay and no one bats an eye

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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/07 12:36:02 (permalink)

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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/07 15:03:24 (permalink)
The famous Gull lake. Two years ago I won a free ticket to that event but I didn't go unfortunately.
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/10 21:01:17 (permalink)
That's crazy lol.

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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/10 21:34:53 (permalink)
The bay was true CIRCUS again today HUMANS everywhere ...WCW
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/12 09:50:21 (permalink)
We hammered em on Saturday in 5 FOW.
 
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/12 11:42:53 (permalink)
Going out this afternoon and tomorrow if you could PM me with more info it would be appreciated we struggled Saturday tried 2 spots.
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/14 10:07:21 (permalink)
Had fun yesterday finally got a limit of perch and a bonus steelie which had eggs that I needed for bait next week.Kinda like this ice fishing thing wish I would have tried it b4.
Looking at the weather I probably wont be on ice again I know others will be but I am not looking to push the limits its gotta be THICK SOLID ice for me to go out...WCW
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/14 10:33:05 (permalink)

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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/14 10:44:25 (permalink)
Congrats on enjoyin the ice WCW, enjoyed your report.   
 
Last night at Wilhelm was stellar.  Nothing caught worth bringing home but, just the piece and tranquility watching the sun set.  The night before, the ice was shivering and readjusting as the OAT dropped back to the teens following a full day of sun.  Moaning and popping, making for a symphony, on the ice.
 
Last night was entirely different,  not a breeze as the ice layed still and so very quiet, I thought I could hear ha haa's and conversations, while ice fishing with old buddies of days gone by.
 
Weather sure ain't looking good after today, here my little piece of The Pennsylvania Wilds.  Won't be long before we will be 'walking the plank' to get on the ice. 
 
Good times and tight lines.

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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/14 11:04:01 (permalink)
Yeah we fished until 9 pm Monday on bay it was crackalackin the whole time...yesterday was a cold start but a really nice day to be out....WCW
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/14 11:50:27 (permalink)
I'm sorry, but the party to whom you wish to speak is not available at this time.  Don't hang up, your call will be taken in the order it was received.  Just as soon as I get back from fishin. 
 
 
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/14 13:50:40 (permalink)
Enjoy catch sum of dem STUPID FISH...WCW
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/14 18:37:24 (permalink)
Son and I fished half day on Monday (29) keepers, stayed the night fish Tuesday 7:30 -4:00 ended up with 52. Moved several time on Wednesday. Fish where nothing special mostly 10"-11" fish with a few jumbo 's. Caught fish deep and shallow in the weedbeds. Emeralds and jigs and grubs worked. Had a couple break offs. With then rain and warm temps,I'm pretty much done. Freezer is getting really full this winter.  Happy to stay on top another year (57) First year for a float suit and hope to never need it. Be careful last ice causes the most accidents. Looks great in the morning but not so great at 5:00 pm ice conditions change rapidly with high temps and sun or heavy rain. Stay on top guys. In a few weeks will be catching them out of the boat.
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/14 19:49:42 (permalink)
Thanks WCW.

BT would of liked to have hooked up with ya on the ice at Erie but it looks like that might have to be next year. In the mean time I'll be lookin for ya on the water this coming Spring.

Made Wilhelm this afternoon and what a diiference from yesterday to this afternoon with the ice surface. Past two days ya definitely needed cleats or ice skates to get around. Today that mirror shine turned soft ice gray with puddles of water growing larger as the day wore on. Still 8 to 10" of solid clear ice to bore through but the incoming weather is gonna make that ice difficult to get to.

Tight lines.

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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/15 09:38:51 (permalink)
Ill be out on ice next year maybe we can meet up and catch a few.
Where I was on bay Tuesday it was only 5-6 inches of ice and soft spots on top already in evening.Its time to get after some steel and snap some beavers for me!
Rain this evening and Monday Tuesday is really guna change things...WCW
 
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Re: Going out ice fishing again this week... 2018/02/15 19:06:16 (permalink)
'Tis days before ice out, when all over the lake Not a angler was stirring not even the stupid fish; The auger now hangs by the shanty  with care, As I hope open water will soon be here; The ice rods are nestled all snug in the shed;  While visions of  Walleye dance in my head;  The Smitty Sled in the rafters, and I don't give a crap,   As I settle my brains for my afternoon nap.
 
Won't say if the ice fishing is toast for the rest of the season, I'm sure somewhere sometime some die-hard will be walking the plank, getting on the ice right up to the very last minute.  I recall stepping right up to and fishing wide cracks through the ice, in days gone by.
 
Sure was a stellar year for ice fishing, condition wise in my little piece of the Pennsylvania Wilds this year, but I'm hanging it up in hopes of playing still another day.
 
WCW I would look forward to making your acquaintance,  and fishing the bay
 
 
 
 
post edited by BeenThereDoneThat. - 2018/02/15 19:09:27

Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a life time. ~Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie (1837–1919)~
 
 
 
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