[Pk]

You're right Aris. March 26th is what I wrote down as my first day out on the half iced pond.

 

[FishinMatt]

The little 3 or 4 acre pond behind my house is completely open :lol:

 

[RonG]

The little 3 or 4 acre pond behind my house is completely open :lol:

The little 2 acre pond behind my house is completely iced up.

Driving around today, I was surprised to see that a large and deep quarry had very large stretches of open water.

 

[Culprit]

Smaller retention ponds by me r open

 

[toothdoc]

Smaller retention ponds by me r open

Then why aren't you out fishing them? That one has bass in it. :wink:

 

[Culprit]

lol Maybe this weekend doc, R u free ?

 

[toothdoc]

I have to work on Saturday, but I am itching to try that Zillion and Carrot. :mrgreen:

 

[svslider]

Heres some info on ice out fishing I found- http://www.ilfishing.com/articles/morgenthaler.html

 

[Cole Water]

Good reading Slider. Thanks!

Lake County still has ICE on many ponds so we will see what the warmer weather this weekend with some possible rain will do. Got the itch...may need to commute south soon.

 

[svslider]

Im going out to check ponds tomorrow but yesterday they were frozen.

 

[DPRFisherman]

aparently i proved evrybody wrong march 5th ha but i better not get to cocky because most likely we are probaly gunna get a couple more blasts of cold hope not though

 

[BassCaster]

aparently i proved evrybody wrong march 5th

Slow down cowboy ...it's still winter here in the mid west :wink:

We have a ways to go before 100% "ice out" .... :roll:

BUT

We are getting close(er) :lol:

 

[FishinMatt]

aparently i proved evrybody wrong march 5th ha but i better not get to cocky because most likely we are probaly gunna get a couple more blasts of cold hope not though

I am going to change my prediction to first week of March.

I'm not sure you proved anyone wrong. Doc predicted it and you never said anything one way or another Nice bass you caught though

 

[BassCaster]

WOW what a difference a day makes

The small pond that I check has quickly started to melt
I would say by days end the edges will be open water.
By next week the ice may be all but gone :lol:

 

[toothdoc]

My original plan was to hit the pond by this weekend. It may happen with these warm temps. :mrgreen:

 

[ClancyWiggum]

If not this weekend then for sure next week. The Tribune forecast shows not a single day over the next 5 days with a high temperature below 48 degrees. They predict 63 degrees today, dipping back down between 48 and 50 over the weekend and then back to 60 on Tuesday. Lots of rain in the forecast too. We should have open water on many lakes/ponds very soon. :mrgreen: