I doubt I'm the only one chomping at the bit after deer season to hit the ice... I guess I'll start the thread.  If anyone would kindly post any updates about ice conditions, it would be appreciated! Hope we get a season.... 

The extended forecast upper 20s to 30 during the day, teens to low 20s at night holds true, might be fishing 3rd week of January maybe 2nd week for the early birds. just guessing. I feel safer waiting for thicker ice. There's already skim ice on some of the ponds around this area.

I really wanted to get into ice fishing last winter but there was no safe ice!  Bought a bunch of gear too and didn't get to use it.  Ponds in my area are freezing up and there's even some ice on the bigger lakes. I hope it's better this year.

Been muskrat trapping on ponds around me. Have to bust thru about an 1" or 1.25" ice the last few days.

Can't wait to get the ice gear out!

Thanks guys!  I fish mainly conneaut lake and pymy, any and all guests are welcome, i have the lake mapped out on gps, so i've never been skunked, ever on the ice (conneaut lake).  after musky, pike, big bass and walleye.  lots of crappies if u can find them.

 I saw some skim ice on the rivers last week, so hopefully it won't be long now. I should have been born in Minnesota or Michigan. Let the fishing season begin!

Lookin good out there.
Large areas of Wilhelm iced up today, not locked up but getting close.

Pork, what's Pymie look like?

I think we may have just lost our season again this year.  With such thin ice on the lakes this snow sure isn't going to help make any ice.  It's going to take quite an extended period to produce safe ice.  Maybe by February we might have some ice but wouldn't hold my breathe.

The only thing i can say good about the snow we got is it happened before the big water locked up. Thank God. My son and i set beaver traps today and i watched him walk on the ice a short distance before it broke. It was a little over an inch.