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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | We got about 15" of snow yesterday and today, and the Polar Vortex is sliding in tonight. Teens tonight and tomorrow night, highs in the low 20's, and Friday, it is looking like lows in the single digits and highs in the low teens.
It's been a great season. Keith and I had a good time fishing with the Gerrit's Pelican Lake league, and did well when we got out on a shoot or for some R&R. We didn't get back up to LOTW MN for Muskies this year which we regret, but had a great late Fall trip to AML for a few days, and had an excellent Summer trip to Spring Bay Resort, too. Great hospitality, and exceptional fishing.
I am ready for ice, and we dodged a bullet with this storm. It could have ruined the ice for the season if we had 4" already, but luckily, most of the lakes here are open today with the exception of back bays. It will be a mess getting in to some of our puddles we like to fish, but not horrible.
Soon as we get deer rifle and smoke pole season out of the way, the OFM on the Ice projects will take off for 2014/15. LOTS of new Frabill and Jiffy gear to try out, and the fishing should be great if the snow doesn't get us like it did last year. Stop in and visit sled, me, Keith, TeamRooster, and a host of other Ice goofs once in awhile. The videos are cool, conversation interesting, and you can ice fish in the North all Winter.
http://icefishing.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/forum-view.asp?fid...
We'll get the weekly online seminars on MuskieFIRST fired up before too long. The Winter will only last 6 more months in the upper Midwest, so don't despair...the muskies will be there waiting for you next Spring.
Of course, there's always a road trip to the South.
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Location: Green Bay, WI | Whoa...15" inches. We got maybe 1-2" here in Green Bay. But it all melted, so it's like it never happened.
Too bad Florida is such a crazy place to live. I'm thinking they don't get that much snow... |
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| you guys can have the ICE Fishing !!! Did it while I was younger but now--the gulf of Mexico and south florida have all my fishing needs covered over the winter. 3 trips down there from now till May makes me forget about ever having to ice Fish again. I like the north for 8 months of the year---but when winter comes I can't get enough of south florida. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I actually like the Winter when it's somewhat normal. Last year and the early start to the snows this year? Not so much. |
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | Sworral: "...Of course, there's always a road trip to the South."...
Or elsewhere...I'm not done yet! |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | if you have the right toys, winter is a blast. when it becomes work it's not so fun.
i wouldn't trade a weekend at my shack for a weekend in Florida ... i get nauseous when there's too much asphalt and concrete around me. |
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Location: Ashland WI | This is going to be a long winter for me. I got bit with the muskie bug again this year mid-summer. Definitely did not get enough in to satisfy the addiction at all. I am not much of an ice fisherman either. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 18 degrees this late morning in Oneida County, WI. Bays are freezing as we speak. |
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| jonnysled - 11/12/2014 8:33 AM
if you have the right toys, winter is a blast. when it becomes work it's not so fun.
i wouldn't trade a weekend at my shack for a weekend in Florida ... i get nauseous when there's too much asphalt and concrete around me.
Agreed. Plus having a steady supply of fresh panfish, pike, and walleye is hard to pass up. |
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Location: Smith Creek | 14ledo81 - 11/12/2014 8:33 AM
This is going to be a long winter for me. I got bit with the muskie bug again this year mid-summer. Definitely did not get enough in to satisfy the addiction at all. I am not much of an ice fisherman either.
People drive hundreds of miles to ice fish where you live.
I would go as far as to say catching a big laker through the ice in 100+ FOW is as exciting as catching a big muskie. |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | I hope to get out for a few more trips on the Larry but the wind has not been cooperative. Yesterday I put my inland boat away and bought a new snow blower.If I don't get out again I've had a good year. Haven't bothered ice fishing for years ( my fridge makes all the ice I need i don't have to fish for it.) No interest in going south little wood on the fire and I'll sleep till spring that way the wife can't say I'm always away fishing. |
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Location: The desert | Cannot wait to get the house out in the narrows. Nothing beats the sound of a rattle reel! |
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Location: Already Gone | I feel fortunate to have gotten the last 2 trips in up that way, Halloween weekend and Nov 7th.
A tale of 2 weather patterns just those 2 weekends alone....60 degrees, and then 6 inches of snow on the UP border lakes. Wow. I was hoping for a last run up for 5 days Nov 21st., but it doesn't look good now.
It was a memorable season...I feel grateful and blessed for the way things worked out overall. Hope you all do well on the hard water, Be safe. |
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| I think it'll be a tad on the breezy and I guess I'll consider long undies, but other than that..I'm thinking about Pewaukee or another area lake as not being too bad for Saturday morning. This is finally the time of year when only 5 or 6 guys cut you off instead of 12-15. "It ain't over till it's over!" |
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Location: Almond, WI | 35.9 on the WI river, Stevens Point area, yesterday. Most ditches and marshy areas are frozen. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Tyler, there was a big girl caught on the river a couple minutes ago. Reported close to 40# and 49". A sow. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Outlet Bay on Pelican Lake WI is iced over. |
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| Steve,
if you get a pic of that 49 post it or send it to me. Love to see it. Just don't tell me the girth was between 29-36" as some tend to be measuring. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | sworrall - 11/13/2014 12:18 PM
Tyler, there was a big girl caught on the river a couple minutes ago. Close to 40# and 49". A sow.
That's a big fish. Was it caught on the river up your way, or down here? If down here, will be interested to see if tagged, and or one of the fish we stocked. That's a good one.
Edited by Reef Hawg 11/14/2014 9:12 AM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 49".
Mark "Muskie" Osowski caught this dandy 49" girl on the river yesterday.
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Location: Almond, WI | Very nice fish. |
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| Sweet. Nice pic of it, actually looks longer than 49. Big head.
Edited by muskidiem 11/14/2014 12:35 PM
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| With overnight temps dropping to 1 degree, I'm expecting to be on the ice tomorrow or Sunday for sure. 2" is plenty for the skinny guys... |
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Location: Almond, WI | Ponds are iced up in Stevens Point/Plover WI area today. I've heard there is nearly enough to ice fish in Phillips, WI. |
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| Darn it all! Now there's ice on Pewaukee! Not the whole thing, of course, but I stopped for suckers at Smokies earlier today and guys were breaking ice to use the ramp. Fortunately, there are other ramps that are open. It's worth stopping at Smokies for the bait and then putting in somewhere else till the weather eases up. Smokies has great suckers too, some as big as anybody would ever want. |
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Location: Already Gone | That's the reason I often kick myself for not fishing that river more.
Nice fish...great work, thanks for the pic. |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | -7 this morning. It's over alright.
Couple of weeks until safe ice, then bring on the crappies! |
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