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Positive Thinking - Winter #554192 12/11/22 02:29 PM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Waiting for ice to grow a bit more for ice fishing in comfort. Currently 7.5 inches. Ice Castle needs 10, preferably 12. Kubota and Truck 12 too. Been on the ice with the Mule (needs 7 inches). Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554198 12/11/22 06:16 PM Joined: May 2004 Posts: 13,974 Likes: 277 Central Ohio Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Joined: May 2004 Posts: 13,974 Likes: 277 Central Ohio We had 4 days of skimpy ice back in November, and open water since then. My "ice fishing"consists of taking ziplocks of fillets out of the freezer. "Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling 2 members like this: gehajake, FishinRod

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554208 12/12/22 08:58 AM Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 1,137 Likes: 276 Boone County Missouri A Augie Augie A Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 1,137 Likes: 276 Boone County Missouri How do you keep your garage so clean? I spent four hours picking up in mine yesterday and if you didn't know what it looked like before you probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference. lol

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554213 12/12/22 11:08 AM Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 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: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA If you drink enough Rue 33, you only need 3" of ice on the water.... 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: Positive Thinking - Winter Augie #554215 12/12/22 12:47 PM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Augie - As an old geezer I am not that good a dodging items laying on the floor so have had to up my game cleaning-wise. Sunil - Rising spirits lift all things. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather 1 member likes this: DrLuke

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554220 12/12/22 06:00 PM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana It looks like after next week you will have plenty of ice. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter esshup #554278 12/14/22 11:50 AM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Yes, the Polar ice cap moving south from Canada. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554286 12/14/22 03:56 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,499 Likes: 267 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,499 Likes: 267 Miss. Looks like one of the coldest Christmas weeks in my memory for here.

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554300 12/14/22 11:02 PM Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 62 Likes: 29 St Clair County, MO C CrazyCarl CrazyCarl C Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 62 Likes: 29 St Clair County, MO Weather app on my phone's calling for highs in the 20's, low's of 7 on Thursday & Friday next week. Yikes. Looks like I'll be chucking a good bit of wood into the furnace. It'll be interesting to see how hard the pond ices over.

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter CrazyCarl #554303 12/15/22 12:03 AM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana Originally Posted by CrazyCarl Weather app on my phone's calling for highs in the 20's, low's of 7 on Thursday & Friday next week. Yikes. Looks like I'll be chucking a good bit of wood into the furnace. It'll be interesting to see how hard the pond ices over. Hopefully you don't get a bunch of snow. That will insulate the pond and minimize the ice. If the snow is heavy and thick, it will push down the ice and water will come up thru the cracks making a white frozen mess. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554307 12/15/22 03:24 AM Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas Ice? 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

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554316 12/15/22 10:43 AM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,185 Likes: 29 East Bloomfield, NY USA L liquidsquid liquidsquid L Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,185 Likes: 29 East Bloomfield, NY USA Had a nice 3" thick skateable surface this morning, and now the weather is messing it all up. 2-4 inches of smudge expected, though right now it is sleet. Didn't even get a chance to get on it.

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554319 12/15/22 11:23 AM Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 349 Likes: 36 lake co calif C cb100 cb100 C Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 349 Likes: 36 lake co calif I guess weather is different on the east coast here in California I have never seen smudge not sure if I would know it if I saw it

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554320 12/15/22 12:01 PM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Going to be a little chilly next week! Should make my Ice Forecasting Spreadsheet happy. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter cb100 #554321 12/15/22 12:31 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,499 Likes: 267 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,499 Likes: 267 Miss. Originally Posted by cb100 I guess weather is different on the east coast here in California I have never seen smudge not sure if I would know it if I saw it Any rain in Lake Co CA ? How's the weather -- good for the Vinyards? Last edited by ewest; 12/15/22 01:48 PM.

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554361 12/16/22 02:25 PM Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 897 Likes: 201 Central MO G gehajake gehajake G Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 897 Likes: 201 Central MO Originally Posted by Dwight Going to be a little chilly next week! Should make my Ice Forecasting Spreadsheet happy. Darn Dwight! that is some right chilly weather in your forecast, is that for real? youre gonna need a coupla pairs of longjohns! All the really good ideas I've ever had came to me while I was milking a cow.

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554376 12/17/22 12:21 AM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana Next Thursday - Monday the highs are 16, 16, 11, 16, 19. Lows are in the single digits. That is without windchill. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554387 12/17/22 08:18 AM Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,722 Likes: 282 Indiana, Boone County, 25 mile... R RAH Lunker RAH Lunker R Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,722 Likes: 282 Indiana, Boone County, 25 mile... Predicting a high of 5F here on Friday. Glad that I am tagged out on deer...

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter gehajake #554388 12/17/22 08:19 AM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Yes, for real. Happens once or twice most winters; not this early in the season, though. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554408 12/17/22 11:40 PM Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 349 Likes: 36 lake co calif C cb100 cb100 C Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 349 Likes: 36 lake co calif ewest just saw your response yes we have had a little bit of rain here in northern California. Weather has been good for the grapes but they are going dormant now Last edited by cb100; 12/17/22 11:42 PM.

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554409 12/18/22 12:39 AM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana Dwight, how's the snow level at your place? I talked to my cousin in MN and they've had 28" of heavy wet snow in the past 4 days. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554626 12/31/22 06:40 PM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota First Ice fishing excursion of the year. 13.5 inch Black Crappie. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554628 12/31/22 07:41 PM Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 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: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA I know you're tall, but 13.5"??!!!! Just kidding!!!! Happy New Year!!! 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: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554629 12/31/22 09:00 PM Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas North Texas had a cold last week with temps in the single digits. I hunted but didn’t stay out long. 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

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554635 01/01/23 03:30 AM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana Nice Black Crappie! How much ice do you have? We are in a warm spell, the ice is 1/2 gone from the pond now and it's not safe to go out on. Same with the local lakes. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554638 01/01/23 09:38 AM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota We have ice at 15 inches plus. Once we have over 12 I don't measure very often because that is safe for everything we may drive out there. My ice fore casting spreadsheet (which is normally accurate to +- .5 in.) says we have 15.67 in this morning. Supposed to be pretty cold this week so ice will continued to grow. Big snow storm forecast for Monday-Tuesday. Happy 2023, everyone! Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554641 01/01/23 11:41 AM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana Thanks Dwight! www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554643 01/01/23 12:26 PM Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas You gotta be kidding. Ice goes into tea. 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 1 member likes this: gehajake

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554651 01/01/23 03:53 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,148 Likes: 491 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH B Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,148 Likes: 491 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH Dwight - Thanks for the MN ice update. Do you have that fancy ice shanty on the ice yet? Take a picture for us of it on the pond. That will simply amaze those Texans and Floridians. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Bill Cody #554652 01/01/23 04:33 PM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Bill up a little way back in this thread is a picture of a crappie and me inside the Ice Castle out on the ice. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554657 01/01/23 06:00 PM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,387 Likes: 607 Central Kansas F FishinRod Lunker FishinRod Lunker F Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,387 Likes: 607 Central Kansas Originally Posted by Dwight Bill up a little way back in this thread is a picture of a crappie and me inside the Ice Castle out on the ice. Dwight's Ice Castle >>>> ice shanty!

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554659 01/01/23 09:02 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,148 Likes: 491 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH B Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,148 Likes: 491 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH Dwight - I know what the Ice Castle looks like inside and sittin on the garage platform. I was wanting a picture of it sitting on your frozen pond to show those warm water guys the impressive image of that thing sittin on a hard water pond. I don't think they can comprehend that concept on ice especially something the size of the "castle". Words will have difficulty accurately describing that sight of a castle on water. Last edited by Bill Cody; 01/01/23 09:11 PM. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554674 01/02/23 11:40 AM Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 565 Likes: 69 QUEBEC A azteca azteca A Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 565 Likes: 69 QUEBEC Hello. Here January 2, there is no more snow. Tomcod season delayed, ice is too thin for the shack. Tomcod (Channel fish) fishing is a major tourist activity in the region. https://sadlp.ca/fr/galerie-photos/peche-aux-petits-poisson-des-chenaux/page-1 A+ Last edited by azteca; 01/02/23 12:02 PM.

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Bill Cody #554691 01/03/23 11:14 AM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Bill, can't even see it out there today with this heavy snow storm. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554707 01/03/23 07:57 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,148 Likes: 491 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH B Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,148 Likes: 491 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH I am sure glad I don't need to remove some of that snow from the pond to get sunlight penetration through the ice. I would not call that a 'snow storm". It looks more like a blizzard by my Ohio standards. If that was at my house, I would be looking for some big time COMFORT food. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Bill Cody #554828 01/09/23 03:41 PM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota This an unedited two minute video that features me driving down to the Ice Castle to get ready for ice fishing. Castle Trip Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554838 01/09/23 05:32 PM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana If the truck is warn, you don't even have to put on a long sleeved shirt to go ice fishing!! www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal). 1 member likes this: gehajake

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554848 01/10/23 08:31 AM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Caught an NP in the 5 pound range last evening. It went for my jig. Before we got the other lines out it went for my other jig, pulled that rod down the hole, wrapped around Gail's line, wrapped around the camera. Got it off the camera then pulled my rod (with fish) up the hole where Gail had been fishing. Got my rod back using Gail's and then worked on the NP until I could gaff it. Had two jigs on him. NP in cold storage waiting for cleaning. No more fish after that, as you might imagine. Smaller NP like this one are the absolute worst actors in ice fishing! They will attack all minnows in the area and seem to not care about a little hook in the face. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather 1 member likes this: esshup

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554849 01/10/23 08:41 AM Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 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: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA Sounds like a tense time with a lot of 'activity' going on!! I'm assuming you don't all the stick in the shanty... 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: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554860 01/10/23 07:56 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,148 Likes: 491 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH B Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,148 Likes: 491 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH Dwight - Excellent - EXCELLENT VIDEO. A big THANKS for taking time for the production. Was there any "blue smoke" inside the Ice Castle when Ms pike created the 3 rod line tangle???. I hate it when two lines get wrapped together under the ice. Ms.pike bested that with a creative tangle among four - 3 rods and a camera cable. When you clean the NP let us know if it was a boy or girl. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554870 01/11/23 03:32 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,499 Likes: 267 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,499 Likes: 267 Miss. Great report Dwight. Those NP can make a mess of things even without the ice. I hate to pull one that size in the boat.

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554889 01/12/23 06:56 AM Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas Well done Dwight 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

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554974 01/16/23 03:15 PM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Bill: Quote When you clean the NP let us know if it was a boy or girl. It was a boy. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #554977 01/16/23 04:52 PM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana Slightly different type of ice house, but you can still fish in it! Sunil, I don't know if they have Peroni but you could ask. LOL [video:youtube] [/video] www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #555681 02/18/23 08:58 AM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Ice fishing has gone dead slow. We have 26 inches of ice now. There are a lot of fish down there as attested by the underwater video cam; just not biting. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #555698 02/18/23 08:04 PM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana Dwight, I know a guy that lives North of Duluth and he's still catching them, but he bounces around between some different lakes depending on what type of fish he wants to try and catch. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #555705 02/19/23 09:36 AM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Spoke too soon. The Stick caught this 20 inch yesterday afternoon: Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #555706 02/19/23 11:33 AM Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 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: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA Gordy looks good. 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: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #555708 02/19/23 03:50 PM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana Healthy looking LMB. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #555869 02/26/23 08:29 AM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Ice is slightly over 27 inches. We had a blizzard with 15 inches of snow that piled all up in our driveway and yard. 6 hours on the Kubota blowing the stuff. There were a lot of long 3 to 4 foot drifts = slow going. Pond had about 12 inches average so that cleaned up pretty quickly. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #555882 02/26/23 09:33 PM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana I was wondering how much you got out of the storm. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter esshup #556827 03/29/23 08:08 AM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Spring may happen this year as we have Robins and the Loons are staging here for a few days. Plenty of migratory ducks and geese around too. Ice is still solid and over 20 inches thick! Average ice out is the first week of April; not happening this year. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #556828 03/29/23 09:54 AM Joined: May 2004 Posts: 13,974 Likes: 277 Central Ohio Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Joined: May 2004 Posts: 13,974 Likes: 277 Central Ohio I spent the last week in April in Minneapolis a couple of times. Originally Posted by Dwight Spring may happen this year ... There's always the chance. "Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #556846 03/29/23 01:46 PM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,185 Likes: 29 East Bloomfield, NY USA L liquidsquid liquidsquid L Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,185 Likes: 29 East Bloomfield, NY USA Our winter never really happened. We had a whole 2 days where the ice may have been thick enough to get out on. All of the cold air was to the west of us this year. Also only needed to plow once, and I may as well of not bothered. This was a blessing though, as plowing a gravel driveway is a lot of work in the spring, especially since I had a lot of fresh gravel applied this last fall. It was a dud of a year for pond hockey. I am starting to doubt if we will ever have sponsored tournaments again. Hasn't happened in 8 years.

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #556862 03/30/23 08:25 AM Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas 20 inch thick ice. Never seen that and not looking for it Last edited by Dave Davidson1; 03/30/23 08:26 AM. 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

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dave Davidson1 #556864 03/30/23 08:35 AM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Storm coming through today-tomorrow. Rain, freezing rain, sleet, thunderstorms, possible large hail. snow, heavy snow, winds past 40 mph. Lots of action by mother nature and nothing government can do about it. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #556870 03/30/23 12:50 PM Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 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: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA "Lots of action by mother nature and nothing government can do about it." -They can spend money. We know that always solves things... 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." 2 members like this: gehajake, DrLuke

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Sunil #557450 04/16/23 01:38 PM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota We were in the mid 80s last week and all that ice disappeared. Don't miss it a bit!! Now we return to a more normal spring with highs 50-60. Happy Spring Everyone!! Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather 1 member likes this: anthropic

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #557451 04/16/23 01:41 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,148 Likes: 491 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH B Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,148 Likes: 491 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH Thanks for the good Minnesota Springtime update. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #557453 04/16/23 02:12 PM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Blowing season ends, mowing season starts . Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #557454 04/16/23 03:04 PM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana Originally Posted by Dwight Blowing season ends, mowing season starts . You don't have a mud season between the two? www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter esshup #557461 04/16/23 06:20 PM Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Dwight OP Administrator Lunker OP Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,713 Likes: 35 Minnesota Generally not much mud. Our land is on top of gravel and sand with clay 30-40 feet down. The foot of top soil sucks up the water and casts off the excess to the sand/gravel layer. Very effective drainage. Life is Good on Bremer Pond Bremer Pond Weather

Re: Positive Thinking - Winter Dwight #557667 04/21/23 10:05 PM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana That's good Dwight! www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).