The down south thread.

Out in a t shirt all day. Got bit by a mosquito this evening. I hope they freeze tomorrow. 

took lil boat out on small s/e Wisconsin lake yesterday crappie/gills are in channels sunning yet not actively feeding yet..............yet!    hooked into monster carp 30+ lbs  got it to side of the boat and thankfully spit the hook.   get da boats ready!!!  

Sleds and skis were put away abruptly down in the south

I wouldn’t doubt if the parking lots at some of the bars down here will be packed with snowmobiles today   

Sleds and skis are coming out today. 

I just believe the Climate does change on occasion creating different wind patterns with your High and Low fronts. The Earths magnetic poles have a lot to do with this. Tilt of Axis,….., many more natural events. 
JMO, and respect others with different Opinion. It is pretty weird to me though. I left Wisconsin when I was 19 for 20 years. When I came home on vacation, we’d still have ice early, and sometimes late too. These last couple years have been different, but don’t think it will last forever. Some do. No biggy. 

Still working down here in south land , no frozen ground in sight…. Usually done by now…. Will take it maybe this global warming isn’t so bad after all?

Heck...you can almost do both at the same time too.  Tiefsa posted a video of paddling out in his kayak, breaking some ice along the way.  Then busting a hole in the ice with his kayak paddle, jig fishing through the ice hole with an open water rod and caught a pike.  ​

Amen SM!

If this is climate change, I'm loving it!

Going open water crappie fishing this Saturday! 

That's the great thing about the diverse opportunities in Wisconsin.  The "down south" area spans 140 miles from its northern border to its southern border.  You can experience great ice fishing now "down south" and you can open water fish too.

Still open water fishing and loving it!

No complaints here!

There's definitely plenty of ice fishing taking place down south.  It just depends whether you are on the "northern zone" of down south or the "southern zone" of down south.

Christmas in the south is supposed to be 50° and rain

No ice Fishing down south due to having no ice. Just cold enough to be annoying but not ice making. 

Echo lake is only 3’ deep but under that 20’ of muck lol.    It should be very good after they drain and dredge it.