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    What’s your open water perdition?

    Hey fellas, hopefully everyone is having a good winter 🥶. So what’s your prediction on open water this year? I’m kinda wondering what this up coming fishing season will bring if we don’t get must moisture??? I know of 2 places I fish that could be in real trouble. Definitely seems sw Iowa missed the moisture this winter so far (oh I know we could get hammered still )

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    Im usually fishing by end of February and at this rate it could be in about a week
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    Should have the boat out by about the end of the month.
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    Y'all can keep the open water, I'm still not done ice fishing

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    Quote Originally Posted by liljakec View Post
    Y'all can keep the open water, I'm still not done ice fishing
    i think the ice will be good for another 2/3 weeks.

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    I’m hoping to be on the water Saturday March 12th there’s a lot of ice to melt. I remember a few years ago we got a big rain and everything opened up in couple days. That was the year there was bad flooding along the Missouri River, washed out interstate 29 & really was bad. We don’t need that.

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    I wonder how Steve81 is doing? Is he still deployed in the Sandy desert? I wonder what the winter is like there Lol. I hope you well Steve!! I bet your ready to fish as well.

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    Gonna be a long time up north here. I believe we have about 18-20 inches of ice and building. End of March is my prediction but if you guys down south could send some warmth earlier I won’t be complaining.
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