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| Anyone feel like our weather (Minnesota) has been unseasonally cold. Man we have alot of ice left and I think it is going to be a cool.water opener. Others thoughts? |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | It feels like it, but it's actually just closer to average here in northern MN. Compared to recent winters, it definitely is colder. |
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| February in northern WI was colder than average but according to the TV weather guy, right now and for the next week we are right about average. Sure feels colder but statistically I guess it is not. At least St. Patrick's day was nice. Went down to New London, or as it is called for the week "New Dublin", and it was 50 degrees, sunny and no wind at parade time.
I have a couple outside projects I want to get done between snow finally melting and fishing season, so I am getting a little antsy. |
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| I spend a lot of time this part of the year fishing walleyes on the Mississippi River. Water temps are behind where they usually are for me (recent years) and I would assume we're losing is a lot slower then we have in previous years. I guess I didn't mean the day-to-day high temperatures. I think our high temperatures are where they need to be but I feel like our overnight lows are still too cold |
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| This has been the first "normal" winter in the past three years temperature wise. The last three have been quite mild. We haven't had a blast in the 60s yet which we are probably due for, but this winter is hardly extreme. How quickly we forget 2013... |
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | some rain would be nice as well as a bit warmer temps.. getting to be quite dry around se wisco |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Brad...
Right on the nail... I think overall, though, our winters in general have been milder than they used to be. In the 80's when I was a teenager, I could not recall a warm winter until 1986-87 where our cross country ski team had to travel north just to practice on snow, and early march we were wearing shorts outside...
A few cold ones in between, but warmer overall... I'd say this year is more to what I recall as normal...
I'm betting ice out will be right around mid April for the twin cities and late April for many of the lakes north... I know Hackensack area was usually around April 25th or so...
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| Our median ice-out date in central MN is around the 15th of April. I think we might be a week later than the median. |
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| It seems to be a seasonal pattern, but a cold spell or warm up would change things one way or the other easily. I'd hate a repeat of last year's cold spring in WI after it looked like it would be a warm spring. |
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Location: oswego, il | Here in FIBland only a couple of 50 degree days, mostly normal 40's for the high. The only thing that has been pretty consistent is the windy coldfronts every weekend you want to fish in the spring. |
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| Walleye and bass fishing in northern Minnesota was the best when we had to wait for the ice to melt. after the openers, three or four years back. That first week after ice out was awesome. I'm hoping for the ice to leave, just before the opener. Then have a warm June. |
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Location: MN | I remember 2013, ice out near me was May 1st (north metro)
I think the ice will be out around here by the of April 22nd |
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Location: North Central IL USA | We're running below normal temps here in Northern IL for the last few weeks. The winter in general has been average. Last year was way above normal as I had my boat out on the lake 3rd week in Feb! |
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| Climate Prediction Center is calling for below normal temps in MN for the next month. Cool down next week and cold night temps will keep the ice around for quite awhile. |
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| The long range forecast for northern WI also calls for cooler than normal temps for at least the next month. Not sure about forecasts of more than 10 days but that is the prediction. |
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| It's been above freezing almost daily in MN for the past week or two. Temp wise we've been below freezing most of the winter, but we have had some nice thaws sprinkled about. Really the only bad part was the sustained 3-4 weeks of below zero from Christmas into the early part of January. That wasn't fun, but it wasn't exactly abnormal either.
In 2013 people forget that we had significant snowpack all the way through March and well into April. I think Lake Minnetonka recorded it's latest ice out ever that year, in early May. I had 6 foot snow drifts in my driveway that year from all the storms and frequent use of the snowblower. (God Bless that thing!)
This year hasn't had nearly the snow but it hasn't gotten REALLY warm yet. We haven't seen 50 in a long time. IMO, that is the only thing missing from this spring and probably why this thread exists. Hopefully next week when our weather starts pushing out of the SW again we'll tickle those temps. In 2013 I do not think we got above freezing once in March due to the large snow pack. I'll take 2017-18 winter every year over that. Of course, I'd rather a 2016 just like everyone else...
I think the late April ice out predictions are probably a good bet. Things could change quickly though, if we get a week in the 70s/80s and/or a lot of rain the ice will go very fast.
Spring crappies will be here soon enough. I'm sure as usual, I won't have any time to fish for them...
Edited by Brad P 3/23/2018 8:43 AM
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| temps drop mid week, and look to be only in mid 30's for next 10 days in N WI. I recall it hitting 80 in March a year or two ago, but no such warm spell on horizon. |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | I'm heading up to my place in Land O Lakes next friday for some Perch fishing and then down to St Germain for the spring meetings on the 9th..the forecast for the next 10 days up there is outstanding if you love ice fishing. |
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| It's going to be close to May. |
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| Smell_Esox - 3/28/2018 8:33 AM
It's going to be close to May.
Ill just sit here and continue to convince myself not to start sharpening hooks 58 days before wisco opener |
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| Low of 16º on Saturday night? What the.... |
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| SkiNoob - 3/28/2018 9:51 AM
Low of 16º on Saturday night? What the....
And Rhinelander is predicted to get 1 to 3 " of new snow on Saturday. Oh well, in the Keweenaw, the old timers used to say you needed new snow to get rid of old snow. |
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Location: North Central IL USA | Got below ave temps forecasted for the next 10 days! |
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Location: Elk River, MN | 10 day forecast in the Twin Cities calls for below average temps in the upper 30's, lows in the teens. Going to make for a slow spring thaw if the trend continues. No doubt it will be a late April ice out if this trend doesn't drastically change for the warmer. |
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| Just venting: because in my mind I have the perfect start to the season planned, almost mind blowing how good my plans are for multiple, big fish catches, follows, hits. And then there is the weather--still making ice into the near future. Just this morning my friend texted me that we should buy a snowmobile trail groomer off craigslist. |
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| Looks like we will be ice fishing for walleye opener!
But seriously I'm getting sick of it, I'm ready for ice out to be a reality |
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | Gonna be July before open water in NW Wisconsin...supposed to get another 6 to 12 inches of snow tonight!
Summer will be the first 3 days of August. |
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| T3clay - 3/30/2018 10:05 AM
Looks like we will be ice fishing for walleye opener!
But seriously I'm getting sick of it, I'm ready for ice out to be a reality
Was that about 4 years ago where far northern WI had ice for the opener? Where I am in Oneida County, we had open water by a few days. |
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | 10 inches on the ground last nite and still snowing heavily! |
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Location: Stone Lk Wi | I measure 9" in the stone lake area can we get a bump board picture of this supposed 10" (: |
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