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I am going to go out on a limb and say the Sunday after Thanksgiving.....

I'm never one to be in much of a hurry to fish first ice, so I'm gonna wait until the first week of december when the ice has gotten to the 6 inch mark.

Hopefully the day after thanksgiving!!But probably the first weekend of december..

I was out on Forest Lake (SW corner of 2nd lake) fishin' slime Dec 6th of last year.
I'm thinking Dec 5th this year.

I was out on Pokegama last year on Dec 6 and there was clear and solid 6-8 inches everywhere I went...it was a great start to the year.

I remember fishing the south end of green thanksgiving weekend last year!

For West Rush lake, the first 3 inches has occurred on 12/4/04, 12/2/05, 12/3/06, 11/27/07, and 11/25/08. It was real early last year.

hopefully its that early this year!!!

almost time to throw on the life jacket.. tie a line to shore.. and crack open some ice !!

I CANNOT WAIT FOR ICE FISHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My target date to get on the ice is dec. 2 on a lake in the sturgeon lake area, that should be plenty far north for some good ice (5 inches or more for me). If need be, I can wait until dec. 5.

If I can whack and stack enough deer in November I'll be out there checking and testing through December with ya's.

Otherwise I won't be out until Jan. 1.

Good luck and be safe.

This warm front heading our way really needs to get the h@ll out of dodge...

Thats what Im sayin

Still plenty of open water fishing to be done! It never over till fat lady sing last note.

We'll see. I threw a rock onto the pond this morning...yep onto

a week before its save to walk on.

I just dont think we are going to get ice. Saw the seven week outlook and they say 20 at night and 30's during the day. i hope the farmers almanac is right if it is it should get cold for ice about the 2nd week in december if the paper is right we wont see any ice till after new years

maybe if your standing in a boat, or your Jesus?

In the 80's we were on the ice around the edges most years by Thanksgiving and many times could fish over Thanksgiving weekend but the past few years we were looking at first ice by the first weekend in December. I think we will see first fishable ice by the 7th and permanenet shacks will start going out in force around Christmas this year. All depends on the depth of the lake and how large it is as well as suitable temps to make ice. 20's at night and 30's during the day will make ice just fine as long as the winds stay down and the snow stays away for awhile. I gotta get through hunting seasons first then I can start gearing towards first ice.
Tunrevir~

radio said 18 tonight here
was bout 20 last nite
but even that it would take along to get good ice
and ya throw some snow in there you get crappy ice
i guess i'd take lots of snow and smile....

i'm hopin we get some soon i just got the new clam voyager with the thermal top one of the nicest presents i've received in awhile.

Icefishing around Thanksgiving is not going to happen anywhere in the state this year guys. I would say walkable ice up north should happen around Dec 10th. But who knows, a Arctic snap could be just around the corner. Lets hope.

I know your pain, I just got a new Clam Denali for my birthday/early xmas gift and I've been watching the weather report everyday since. The cold weather just keeps getting pushed further and further out.

Jan 1st would be fine with me...day after bow season

Hmmm...I like the way you think. I love icefishing as much as the next guy, but I have yet to bowhunt past the first week in December for the past 5 years. Just too darn cold for my liking.