First Ice WHEN

[IceJohn]

Any guess when.My last weekend Nov.And where will you start?I plan to be on ice at least 3 days a week all winter.I will fish with anyone who wants to hook up.And would like to get together with a bunch from this site on the Miss R.Think ICE ICE ICEJOHN

[delmuts]

you and the cotton picking ICE !!!! ( hehhehehe !) i think you will have to wait til the middle of december . so just go back down south to your ponds and hush about the ice !! del

[abens1078]

hopefully northern IA by Thanksgiving or mid-December and I would like to start on the IA Great Lakes, a few local farm ponds around Pocahontas and also Little Clear lake. There are surprizingly some decent perch in that little lake.

If I'm stuck in Des Moines for a weekend or looking for an after work trip I will head to Indianola but I think it could be Jauary before I trust my fat carcas on those lakes. There are also some Farm ponds outside of Runnels I like to hit.

BTW, Goodyy7 or anyone else, have you been to the Banner pits area outside of Indianola. I think they call it Summerfest park now but what a change. I have also been told that they(DNR) released quite a few trout into the pits. They also rebuilt the shooting range and it is a major improvement. I would like to encourage anyone in the area to take a visit. I will be trying those trout through the ice hopefully.

Abens1078

[goodyy7]

No, I havent been to Banner Lakes yet since they put in the trout, but have heard a lot of great reports. Cant wait to get out there on the ice this year. I always liked icing it anyway, but this year should be fun in a whole new way.

John, we have to wait for ice for some time....my first logged trip last year was Dec 13, on the Interstate Park Pond off I35, then the 14th on Morse Lake. Hope it is sooner this year, but those might just be hopes.

goody