Chris1389
.45 acp
Anyone been out on the ice?
Ice Fishing
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stokes
.338 Win Mag
The guy that invented ice fishing had the ugliest wife ever.
Chris1389
.45 acp
Im seeing anywhere from 3-6inches of ice around me in westchester. Looking to fish the catskills next weekend
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
Next weekend should be good. I ice fish but haven’t been out yet. I drove by a popular spot yesterday and there were no signs of anyone being out.
I think the Catskills probably have lower temps than me in the Buffalo area so I’d think you’d be all set. Normally the DEC publishes stuff on how thick the ice is.
Chautauqua and Silver lake are good to go. A friend is going to one of the finger lakes this weekend but I’m not going.
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Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
They're riding sleds on the ice in the ADK. locals are saying 8" on the Fulton Chain.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
The warm up melted everything by me.
Beerman
6.5 Creedmoor
My nephew has been pulling MONSTERS through the ice this winter. He just abandoned his gas auger for a high-end electric setup. This kid is insanely good at hooking fish.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
Where is he fishing? I’m not looking for secret spots just good ice to hit myself.
Beerman
6.5 Creedmoor
All over the Adirondacks.
Chris1389
.45 acp
The daks and western ny is the only place with safe ice
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
Parts of WNY maybe, but not by me. We had a week and a half of above freezing temps and 48 hours of near 50-55F. Everything by me melted. Maybe some in the southern tier but I heard Chautauqua lake is not safe either.
Chris1389
.45 acp
Yeah elevation and water movement has alot to do with holding ice
Chris1389
.45 acp
Iceshanty.com is a good site to check whats goin on.
He is in Westchester so everything west of the Hudson is WNY to him....LOL
Chris1389
.45 acp
I do like to drive north ya know lol unlike long island people! Lmao
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
I’m about as west as you can get. I’m hoping this weekend but with the negative temperatures planned for this weekend I’m not sure I will go. Things go bad and you go in at that temp you’re dead.
stokes
.338 Win Mag
I dont ice fish, but it would seem to me that anytime the lake is frozen, if you go in it aint gonna be good.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
For sure. Where I fish until it’s super solid is only about 3-4 feet deep. Still would suck going in, but at 30 degrees you probably stand a chance. At -4 and some wind and you may not be so lucky. There’s always a bit of a walk to and from the vehicle. I’m not thinking I’d die but I guess you never know.
Plus I’ll add trekking out with all my gear and setting it up in 0 F would suck and I’m sure my son will be crying so I do most of the work. Not really crying but too cold to help. He’s 19 so he should be over it but has asthma so the cold could kick it off. A buddy of mine is going and wants to drag me along. I do enjoy it but man that weather is killer.
Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
Frigid temps promise to supercharge already superb Upstate NY ice fishing season
Ice fishing on Oneida Lake is off to its best start in years
www.newyorkupstate.com
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
It kept me off the ice this weekend. It was just too cold to go out and set up.Frigid temps promise to supercharge already superb Upstate NY ice fishing season
Ice fishing on Oneida Lake is off to its best start in years
Chris1389
.45 acp
Its gunna hold up for another month at leastFrigid temps promise to supercharge already superb Upstate NY ice fishing season
Ice fishing on Oneida Lake is off to its best start in years
nortatoga
.338 Win Mag
camper4lyfe
.308 Win
Same. My kid wants to go, but it's just too damn cold, and we don't have a hut so we're out in the cold the whole time. It's rough.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
If you were closer I have room from time to time in my hut, you’d be welcome to join me.
I may go Saturday if I can find someone to join me and help set up. I’m not sure my son will want to with the cold.
stokes
.338 Win Mag
Dont know about out west, but here in the east saturday is gonna be single digits with wind chills like -25. Me and my fishing buddies, only 2 of us left, made a rule about fishing many years ago, if we cant comfortably hold a beer in a gloveless hand, it aint fishing season yet. Ice fishing? I only got one word.....why?
Chris1389
.45 acp
I like it bc its a whole different aspect of fishing. All new gear and techniques. Bring a hut, heater, grill, coffee, beers etc. its a-lot of fun and challenging.
camper4lyfe
.308 Win
And your beer never gets warm. Sometimes it’s a challenge to drink it before it turns into a beer slushie though
Last Weekend crossing over Onieda Lake (I-81) in Syracuse you could see an uncountable number of Ice Shanties a couple miles out...anywhere near the Bridge it's not thick enough for a Duck to walk on.
Not sure what Ontario and the Harbors (Henderson, Sackets) look like, but I fully expect they're more than thick enough.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
For sure almost everything is thick enough now. That post was made almost a month ago.