Hows Cutting Holes This Weekend

[bunker dunker]

man do I wish it was Friday.gonna hit a small lake on Saturday and the big lake on sunday.hoping for enough perch for a good dinner.thinks i'll leave the tip-ups home and just concentrate on jigging.good luck and be safe

[T&Tflyfisher]

I live in Vernon, as of yesterday still a lot of open water on lakes in Sussex county. Up on the wawayanda mountain lakes look like giant slushies with big areas of open water.

[Mikey topaz]

state park still has good ice that hasnt busted open since it originally froze over in jan! Goodluck!

[jimmythegreek]

after this weekends cold snap we should have the big lakes locked up, the only thing that concerns me is the winds forecasted for every day except friday. usually if the water is semi locked up and it gets down to 0 or below they will lock up even w a slight wind. next week we should be out on the deep water jigging. If I go out im gonna just bring the shanty/heater and an auger, Id rather jig all day

[Chrisper4694]

i want to be out on there, but i drive past it every day and it looks like crap...if it's windy, the cold won't matter. i really don't have high hopes of the good water freezing, but fingers crossed!

[bunker dunker]

the small shallow coves will have ice but the main lake will not.just have to be careful

[NJSquatch]

Definitely going to need a shanty. They are predicting -10+ windchill on Saturday.

Be safe out there

[Mikey topaz]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

i want to be out on there, but i drive past it every day and it looks like crap...if it's windy, the cold won't matter. i really don't have high hopes of the good water freezing, but fingers crossed!

Am I reading this right !!! Fingers crossed for ice?????!!!!! Yay!!!!!!!! Chrispyyyyy!!!!!

[Chrisper4694]

Honestly this half and half purgatory is pissing me off limiting the fishable areas of lakes. Either freeze it all or leave it all open. Damn you Mother Nature!

[briansnat]

I'm still seeing open water on some of the lakes in West Milford/Kinnelon area, but I also saw people on the lakes, even those with open water.

By this weekend I think a lot of the open water will be iced over, but be really careful wherever you go. A lot of the ice will be new and thin.

I'll probably skip this weekend because I'm a fair weather ice angler and windy, single digit temps are not fun for me, but early next week when it warms a bit I will certainly be on the hard water.