Anyone have any idea what the ice is like on Pymatuning? or Conneaut? I know last year I already had a week or two on the ice by now

Conneaut lake was capped over Monday on my drive by. Looked like a number of wet cracks on it when I drove by this afternoon. Haven't stopped to check, so I have no idea on thickness. Accuweather forecast for the next week or better looks like chit for making ice, but I've got my fingers crossed the weatherman is wrong again.

F the weather in Pennsylvania!!! 40 and rain in January. Trying to be optimistic, but the ice fishing season this year sucks!!

Crappie_Slayer ya remind me of the days of winter when I would drive past Wilhelm on my way to or from work. Each time, to be disappointed by open water.

Wasn't long ago, one winter I outfitted a couple tip-ups with foam and set them afloat from my boat on Pymie.

Now that's desperation with a capital desperation, but then reality set in, and to this day..... I still don't know, if using such a device on open water is legal???


Anyways neighbor, won't be much longer before the sound of🐸 peepers fill the night, soon followed by the walleye and crappie bite.

GOOD TIMES and TIGHT LINES.....🎣

Of the 30 plus years I have been ice fishing Pymatuning I can only recall one year where there wasn't sufficient ice to get out at least for a week or two, looks like this might be the second. Makes winter seem a whole lot longer

pymodave, I second that thought of winter being a whole lot longer. I look forward to ice fishing in the winter and it sure is a letdown.

Was at Pymatuning on Wed the lake is totally froze over, walked out at manning about 20 yards it held me but it was only a couple inches thick by no means was it safe, I then went to Jamestown docks and there were people fishing a couple of guys were actually sitting on the ice there seemed to be a decent bluegill bite along with a couple crappie, I didn't fish because I didn't take my stuff thinking it was unfishable, with the cold nights the lake may become fishable in a couple days but definitely have a spud bar if your thinking of venturing out