ice fishing in the rain

[dairyman]

went out tonite for some crappie fishing and it started raining---kind of weird--had it happen to me last year too. It still was a fun nite---got 8 of em anyway

[Bottle Fish]

Sounds like I'll be doing the same this weekend if the weather guy is correct.

[mrfish1991]

yup same here...i will for sure be out on saturday no matter what the weather is like

[Northlander]

Make sure you dry your house out good in a gargage or wherever. If it freezes its nasty on zippers.

[dairyman]

I always pull my flip over into my shop and set it up and let it dry out

[blackdog1101]

I was out April 5th last year - last day of ice fishing for me last season - and it rained off and on. Got some really cool pictures of storm clouds rolling through just south of Lake Minnetonka. I kept an eye on them because I didn't want to be the highest point on the ice if the lightning came my direction.

[PerchJerker]

I don't mind fishing in the rain, but make sure you dry your canvas out well. Also, check inside your sled and buckets, etc. for water, I've had a few flashlights and leathermans and stuff like that get wet because I didn't realize how much water was coming into the house.

[carpmanjake]

went out tonite for some crappie fishing and it started raining---kind of weird--had it happen to me last year too. It still was a fun nite---got 8 of em anyway

i remember fishing little marry when it was just pouring freezing rain. it was rough. but it was a good day. caught alot of good bass and a nice pike

[south_metro_fish]

The last warm spell we had we had a day when it was raining and I believe it ended up as snow that night, where I went out. I sat in the rain for a little wile and caught lots of bluegills till my friend came out with his larger shack and we set up for crappies. We had pretty good luck but it was definitely different then fishing in the snow. We learned the letting your shack thaw out the hard way this year. It was not from that storm but other times when he did not let it thaw out. He has an ice cube and we wore the zipper out this year. First the ice caused one of the zippers to come off, then the zipper started getting real messed up later when there was more ice in it. Right now we can only close the door half way. He is going to get a nice metal zipper put on it for next year.

[knoppers]

I was at the cabin in aitkin co. last night, and it started raining pretty hard at midnight last night.

I have ice fished this time of year in 70 degree weather, ice fishing in my tee shirt.

minnesota weather.