No ICE, No Problem!! Open water is upon us!

[fishingbuddies]

So we tried ice fishing a few weeks ago when it was under 20 degrees outside and we thought for sure Tilcon would be frozen. It was a Big Fail as Tilcon was wide open and only a few sections had ice. We said F*** it and only ventured out a few feet fearing weak ice. It was a halfhearted attempt at best to simply beat the cabin fever. So … we’ve been patiently waiting for the melt to finally happen to have some open fishable water. The in-between stages of weak ice and no Open water SUX.

This Sunday we hit my local ponds (after I had scouted the ice situation on Saturday and realized they were all just about melted). From Noon to 3pm, 7 bass on small jigs with Gulp minnows or curly tails. Not bad considering I didn’t think anything would bite, yet alone the bass. No idea where the crappie and perch were hiding. Will try to find them next go around.

Long story short, we got Open water gentlemen and the bass are still biting. Go out and fish and forget about the ICE for now.

[Rich196]

That's a good day for the winter. A couple of those pictures look like professional taken... They look really cool with the fog etc.

[fishingbuddies]

Thanks.
Cheapo Motorola Droid. 12MP camera.
Does a great job with fishing photos. Does some kind a crazy shading thing on its own.

It was a pretty foggy day, not too cold. Perfect "Fall weather" in the middle of January.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Pretty awesome dudes! Looks like good times and good fishin was had by all! Way to make it happen on a winter day in January! YEA BUDDY!!!

[JDTuna]

Very nice, guys!

[icebadger]

very nice haul of bucketmouths,however i disagree NO ICE,BIG PROBLEM great job getting some fish on the line.

[fishingbuddies]

Fortunately, here comes the cold!
But now we will be stuck in that awful transition point for a few weeks again.