Ice fishing...In October?

[Kurtr]

14 day shows warmer than normal

I hope you are right in the worst way

 

[JayKay]

Not even close to ready to hang up the waders yet. I have lots of walleye to catch before sitting back until spring.

 

[ndfinfan]

Next 5 days don't look too bad...I'll be on Sak Friday!

https://www.weather.gov/bis/weatherstory

 

[Sluggo]

Not even close to ready to hang up the waders yet. I have lots of walleye to catch before sitting back until spring.

At least 1 an outing, right.

 

[BDub]

Planning on fishing in Oahe opening deer season. Deer can wait.

 

[5575]

Today...not me. NW part of the state.
Me, ill be fishing sak a couple times this week..in the boat.

 

[risingsun]

Maybe just the way the pic looks, shadows or interior of clam, but damn that looks pissy.

 

[NDbowman]

That ice sure doesn't look very thick.

I've been chopping holes in water holes for cattle lately, the last two days are the only times I've actually stepped on the ice to chop holes, I sure wouldn't walk across the middle of those water holes let alone go ice fishing yet. North Central part of state.

 

[Myk Lund]

I’ll be down on Sak Friday as well. :;:exactly

 

[shorthairsrus]

i seen it on fb -- lots of picks -- but do you ever notice these first ice guys have no pics of fish --- are they so busy gettting the right pics they miss the bites#$%^&>

 

[JayKay]

At least 1 an outing, right.

Yes, probably just one time. (I haven't even started wearing my winter waders yet.) Still wearing breathables.

 

[Bacon]

2 inches of sketchy ice. I guess fish are worth your life. Never knew.

 

[Kentucky Windage]

Planning on fishing in Oahe opening deer season. Deer can wait.

Deer gun is 16.5 days out of 365. Fishing is 365 out of 365. Strange take on time management if you ask me, but to each their own.

 

[Retired-Guy]

I know that underwater cameras are popular among ice fisherman. Anyone use them on open water from their boat? Thinking about one for a Christmas present but don't do a lot of ice fishing these days. Pre-Corona we spent the winters in Texas.

 

[BDub]

Deer gun is 16.5 days out of 365. Fishing is 365 out of 365. Strange take on time management if you ask me, but to each their own.

Walleye tastes better and it won’t take much to get a Muley doe. November is when the pig walleyes bite. This wouldn’t be a first for me. Fishing is normally really good this time of the year.

 

[Kentucky Windage]

Walleye tastes better and it won’t take much to get a Muley doe. November is when the pig walleyes bite. This wouldn’t be a first for me. Fishing is normally really good this time of the year.

I can’t argue with you there. Cold water walleyes are the best

 

[raider]

lake jessie was pretty much jammed up early this week all the way to camp cherith...

ice flows under the hwy 85 bridge the last 2 days...

warmer weather weather coming - should all clear up for a minute...

thinking fishable ice out west by thanksgiving...

 

[ndfinfan]

What a difference a few weeks make! Now the question should be...Ice fishing in November or not till December? I'm guessing...based on the next 2 weeks temps forecast...will be well into December before we have good fishable ice! And of course I put the boat in storage last weekend...jeesh.

 

[Fisherman25]

Yeah the sloughs are opening back up now. The current forecast shows warmer than average at least through the end of the month.

 

[ndfinfan]

So with that being said...what is the latest we had to wait for decent fishable ice? This is only my 6th ice fishing season...latest I remember for getting on Audubon or Darling was maybe 3 years ago...think it may have been second weekend in December?