More ice on its way!

[fishinalot]

Don't get the boats ready quite yet. More ice is on its way with the latest forecast. Lots of perch and pannies yet to be had!

[river rat316]

Jeez give it up already...... ten inches of fresh snow on the lakes, dont think that there is gonna be much ice made with that insulation....... besides winter has ran its course let spring begin........ Ive been ready since November

[mattkimk]

Now we have a foot of snow on some already not so great ice. I put the ice fishing stuff away this past weekend and away it will stay.

Bring on spring and summer!

[only ice]

i agree, we have alot of good fishing on the ice left. But you people that have put your stuff away,THANKS! Now I will have alot of nice pan fish lakes to my self. Around the Duluth area I have fished untill mid April. I see that will happen again this year.

[Bigsmitty]

Yeah just stay home and watch all those cool fishin shows while im out slapping crappies and jumbos during the best ice fishing time of the year.

[Ralph Wiggum]

There's plenty of open water on the river that I'll be fishing. You guys can have your panfish.

[Jarrod32]

What's all this talk about snow? We hardly have any around here...

[ChuckN]

Yeah, not all of MN got that snow. There's hardly any snow on the lakes and it's cold at night...I wouldn't doubt ice is forming.

[PikeBayCommanche]

Yeah there could be a little more Ice forming but like a few posts ago I am just bored with panfish fishing. Can't wait for the open water so we can catch some big fish.

[Captain B.R.K]

I wish I could say something smart about this cold weather, but looks like it will stay with us through the weekend. DANG NAB IT ALL. Just when I was getting use to that 50 degree temps last week, the weather has to get cold and snowy on us.

Sounds like warmer weather is in store later next week. Let SPRING BEGIN SOON!

[tightlines]

I hear ya fishnalot. I was out last night and the big crappies are hungry. Filled out in less than an hour and then C & R for another couple hours. Nice size. Most between 11" and 13". The ice was making noise last night as it was making ice. Also not a lot of snow on top anymore so much easier to get around. I think the best fishing of the ice season has been the last week. Hammer time. But you guys, feel free to put you ice gear away. Like someone said, more lake for me. LOL

[homerj]

Hey Tightlines. I'm not positive, but I think it's illegal to keep fishing after you have a limit. Can anyone else comment on this?

[LuckyNorm07]

You can still fish, you just cannot have over the limit of possession of that species of fish.

[tightlines]

You are right homer. I only had 9 in the bucket and the tenth fish went back. Didn't keep the 10th fish till we left. I could be wrong, but I don't think that violates any reg's. I never take more than a limit of any species. I like good karma and keeps me in tune with the crappie gods.

[homerj]

Tightline, the way you did it is totally legal. That's the way I do it too (if I'm lucky enough to catch a limit).

[Fishingking]

I put my stuff away the same time you guys did then I took it back out been fishing the past few days but tommrow Saturday may be my last day for the season unless I want to travel 2 hours north.