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Early Ice Out #464818 02/23/17 10:02 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,721 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker
OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,721 Likes: 36 Minnesota	The ice on Bremer Pond will be gone by tomorrow morning. Very early for these parts. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Early Ice Out Dwight #464821 02/23/17 10:14 AM
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 2,954 Likes: 169 West Michigan C canyoncreek
canyoncreek C Joined: May 2013 Posts: 2,954 Likes: 169 West Michigan	had a thin rim of ice last night, complete ice out by morning today. Wow!

Re: Early Ice Out Dwight #464822 02/23/17 10:16 AM
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 627 Likes: 75 Grinnell, IA DrLuke
DrLuke Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 627 Likes: 75 Grinnell, IA	Ice has been out on my pond in south central Iowa for one week already. "He who thinks he can and he thinks he can't, they're both usually right." - Wyatt Hendrickson, 2025 NCAA Hwt Champion

Re: Early Ice Out Dwight #464826 02/23/17 10:21 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,721 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker
OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,721 Likes: 36 Minnesota	We are under a blizzard warning starting at 6 PM so winter is still going to have her way with us. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Early Ice Out Dwight #464836 02/23/17 11:08 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,169 Likes: 401 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,169 Likes: 401 Somerset, PA	I was going to say..."it might be gone now, but should be coming back again." We've had several days in the mid 60's here with nights around 50. I think I could probably feed fish right now.....February in PA!! Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."

Re: Early Ice Out Dwight #464841 02/23/17 11:26 AM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,058 Likes: 8 Ontario, Canada, Eh. D DonoBBD
DonoBBD D Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,058 Likes: 8 Ontario, Canada, Eh.	Woke up this morning with all the ice off our pond. It reached 14C today about 63F. Going to turn on the deep water air stations and turn off the shallow ones then place the air and waterfall on day time run only. http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 7/8th of an acre, Perch only pond, Ontario, Canada.

Re: Early Ice Out Dwight #464843 02/23/17 11:28 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,846 Likes: 96 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,846 Likes: 96 Lincoln, NE	I've been feeding since February 16th. Bear in mind I have ice fished as late at early March at my place. We had 7 days of temps in the 70s already in Feb. and broke multiple records. Weather turning back to 40s-50s which is still much warmer than it had been historically. Our weather seems to be more Kansas like every year. Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Early Ice Out Dwight #464853 02/23/17 02:02 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,169 Likes: 401 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,169 Likes: 401 Somerset, PA	I tried to feed last Sunday, but water temp was 44 F which I think is just too low. I didn't even see any fish. Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."

Re: Early Ice Out Dwight #464862 02/23/17 03:13 PM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 104 MINNESOTA M MNFISH2
MNFISH2 M Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 104 MINNESOTA	Up in central MN, it's opening up everywhere. Not going to lie, I would have liked to have seen one more month of cold and ice.

Re: Early Ice Out Dwight #464870 02/23/17 04:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,366 Likes: 361 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker
Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,366 Likes: 361 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	We have set heat records. It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color. Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa

Re: Early Ice Out Dave Davidson1 #464888 02/23/17 08:22 PM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 275 illinois P poppy65
poppy65 P Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 275 illinois	We only had 3 days of ice cover this winter here in south-central Illinois. Had a few mornings with a skim of ice that was gone by noon. Been feeding fish all winter but not as many as normal and I cut back to 3 days a week. Last week they've been eating like it's summer but I haven't gone to feeding everyday yet.

Re: Early Ice Out Dwight #470482 04/26/17 05:41 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,721 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker
OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,721 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Root crops are even a little chilly. Low temps the next three nights around 30. Fish in the shallows are gone; back to warmer deeper water. Mother nature will have her way! Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

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