basskat Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 28 degrees at 12:00pm. Six to eight inches of snow predicted for us by Monday with an additional two inches Monday night. Not supposed to get above freezing until late next week. Our county is 540 sq miles and no snow equipment. Good to be retired! On the bright side supposed to be in the 60's after this passes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly voodoo Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 Those temps are T shirt weather -40 C was the coldest we hit this week and warmest was -17 C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted February 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 I fished Monday & Tuesday it was 70. Then it dropped 50 degrees. No worries me moving North. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 (edited) I felt quite chilled last night as the temperature dropped to 24°C (75°F) inside the house. It could have been as low as 21°C (71°F) outside. I may have to buy a blanket! Daytime is usually no problem high 80s°F to mid 90s°F. When I start house hunting in April, I will be looking at 500ft lower altitude, this will buy me an extra degree or two. Dave Edited February 13, 2021 by Vodkaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 I have lived in Michigan all my life and as a kid it was fun ,, but the last 20 years I have not liked it at all. It's been below 0 at night and 15-20 degrees during the day time - Sucks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 Usually as long as it isn't too windy not a big deal. Keep moving but don't break a sweat. I went hiking last weekend and was 3 ° when I got home and there was around 6 to 8 inches of snow on the ground. You get used to it and next thing you know you are enjoying a 15 °C and thinking this isn't too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 I have lived in then Chicago land area all my life. It is is cold here today with -1 Fahrenheit with a wind chill of -27. Like mentioned above you get used to it. When this cold spell breaks, and it reaches 32 degrees above zero, you will see people barbecuing and walking around in shorts. When it is so cold after a week or two , a warming trend makes everyone want to open the windows like it was Spring. But not today, today I stayed home cleaned reels and poured jigs. I used to ice fish, but haven't done that in about 15 years. I too am tored of the cold weather. I want to move to Tennessee, but wife wants to move to Wisconsin. What's all that about??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 Well this morning walk (5 miles) resulted in a nice ice mustache and on the way back with the change in wind I had a little ice build up on the eyelashes. I thought about this summer I will be walking the same path and it will be almost 100 degrees warmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly voodoo Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 Only -14c today went for a hike to see if I could find some shed antlers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted February 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 Well I have an inch of ice with four inches of sleet on top of it. Snow may miss us. Thank God the freezing rain went South of us. Most of those guys are without power. Forecast for tonight is five degrees with another round of freezing rain, sleet and snow again Wednesday. Not going above freezing until Saturday. I know you Northern guys are used to this. My wife is from New Hampshire, been up there in January and want make that mistake again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastman03 Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 Why the heck do you think we are on here building baits? lol Long cold winter. Ice fishing, whiskey, making stuff (not all those things go together). Yea, you get used to it. Makes you appreciate those sunsets out on the boat on a nice summer evening that's for sure. I don't take any fishing day for granted. By the time we get back to -10C, it feels like t-shirt weather again. Climbing hydro poles all day at -35C keeps me warm enough, pays the bills too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) That'll do it! We have had about a week of really nice weather now. @cadman, I'm in the same neighborhood (about an hour outside the city). It was nice to finally get the ice off the creeks and ponds so I could get out and test some lures! I am one of those who gets impatient when it starts to warm up...we've already grilled out twice and I'm starting plants in the basement. I can't wait to get the garden going! I think we're still about six weeks or more earlier than my first fish last season, and there's still an excellent chance of frost until late April/early May. I interviewed for a job in a native village out on the bearing sea (St. Lawrence Island)... that's some harsh weather! Only trees on the island grow all of 12" tall...my wife literally asked me to start looking for jobs in places like Florida or the D.R. instead. Edited March 11, 2021 by Big Epp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastman03 Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 That sounds amazing Big Epp. I might be able to take the 18" extension off my ice auger soon! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) Ha! No joke @eastman03. I used to go up to a cabin in Ontario about an hour south-east of Nestor Falls on lake-of-the-woods for spring break, and we had to use every inch of the auger to drill a water hole. It was pretty weird parking the car out on the ice. Figure you'll thaw out by late-April? Side note, I just looked at LOTW on Google maps... I didn't realize how huge it is! And then I saw Lake Winnipeg... Edited March 11, 2021 by Big Epp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastman03 Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 It has been a pretty mild winter other than the two weeks of -30. So, if this nicer weather holds, most of the ice will be out mid-april ish. but we are a gigantic north to south province, so up north it is still -25, and the ice roads are still have semi-trucks rolling on them. The north often has ice right up into mid-may. I'm on my way to Thompson tomorrow for work, so maybe I'll get a day of lake trout fishing in some time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 I really showed my inexperience when I was living in Sweden. It was a glorious weekend, T-shirt and shorts. I decided to go up to the lake for a day of trout fishing. The last mile was an up hill hike, but the anticipation of a wonderful day was so exciting. As I climbed over the ridge the excitement turned to despair as I viewed 50 acres of ice. Dave 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
