How long before "first ice"????

[Rockfish9]

It's been a long time.. but I've been on as early as the day after Thanksgiving (Martins Pond North Reading 1980)... with this crazy weather pattern who knows... I'm looking towards getting on a few of the smaller/shallower ponds the week before Christmas...

[Raven]

these guys ice fishing using the new rigs
that seemed to work great
leaving one bait standing still
and jigging the other bait to lure them closer
pulling 5 lb trout out of the lake -easy beans
they were hitting the still suspended shrimp like tubes

gonna get me some of them mini tube jigs
and some of those new rigs this year too.
~
spent the day working on my bait farm
i must have upwards of 5-10,000 european night crawlers
and that population will double in 90 more days....
(all different sizes of course)

[marky1]

Hopefully by the 2nd or 3rd week in Jan.
This crazy weather is not helping it one bit ,..the ice and my itching to get out there.
Might as well get going on the "honey-do list" while waiting for ice.

[Rockfish9]

IF I was 20 years younger.. I'd be going out somewhere this weekend... I'll be fishing next week end for sure... I know several places that have marginal ice now...with the cold that is forecast for next week... it wont be an issue..

[Night Shift]

There is some very cold weather on the way for next week. I expect to walk on water next weekend, but it will probably be up north. Keep your fingers crossed.

Last year at this time, it was surf and turf. A little muzzle loading in the morning, and some bait trapping in the afternoon.