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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: CP on November 19, 2015, 08:29:02 AM
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Anything freezing up yet?
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Not really. Only in the early morn, and very little
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We had nearly 70 degree temps the other day with that warm wind. It was crazy.
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Anything freezing up yet?
No freezing yet. Had some morning ice around a local pond last Friday but then warmed up.
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Thanks, I see the forecast is for low 20's over the next several nights.
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I saw that also. A low of 19 on Friday night and a warm high of 39 for Saturday with a light wind. I may have to dig out my gloves that have fingers.
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Stay away from the Moses Lake area it won't be good hunting this weekend or next. Too cold, stay home where it's warm and watch some football.
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We do need an influx of ducks as the wind blew a lot of the residents out of here. I saw few ducks on Moses by the freeway as I drove to the far end of town today. The smaller geese were there but few ducks. No fishermen out either, for that matter.
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I Checked the weather for next week and it said a low of 9 one day!!! Don't know if there's any truth to this because they have lied to me before... Many times. Hopefully it will freeze the back stagnant water and push them into new spots
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It was 25 here in east wenatchee at 5:15 this morning. Saw it was a few degrees colder in the basin. I bet protected small ponds will have a thin layer from last night and tonight.
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Nope, but it's cold. Had one drake to my bag before I had some kind of hole collapse under me while I was in the water and went for a swim. Quick way to end a hunt. Planning on giving it another go this afternoon after I warm up and dry out.
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Nope, but it's cold. Had one drake to my bag before I had some kind of hole collapse under me while I was in the water and went for a swim. Quick way to end a hunt. Planning on giving it another go this afternoon after I warm up and dry out.
A guy we had out with us one year broke thru on one of the backwater areas of the Snohomish river while after a duck. We'd warned him to walk only on the areas that had reeds but he had to get out to the open water section. He broke thru up to his waist and we quit and made a quick boat ride back to the trucks. Those electrical engineers thought they knew everything.
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Yea, gotta remember that most of the year when the water is down other animals are out there digging holes for us to find when they are filled up with water.
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There's a local guy who traps muskrats in the canals. He gets about 1000 each year. It helps hold down the tunneling.
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Back in the 2 foot water ways of potholes this afternoon I was messing around with a buddy and accidentally turned my boat into an ice breaker. Water temp was about 37 back there and 45 on the bigger water.
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Any new reports? Heading over Thursday night to the southern part of the basin. Even better any more predictions on what the water will do by then?
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I am confident that with night time temps dipping into low 20s each night that ice is building.
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What do you consider the southern part of the basin?
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Oh around Othello /basin city I guess its not too far south. Would it be safe to assume stagnant water will be pretty froze up?
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All the ponds started freezing over saturday. It's been cold and today the fog never broke and we haven't gone above freezing. Better find big or moving water. It's gonna get worse by thanksgiving.
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Yes the Potholes is starting starting freeze up in the back and moving towards the main lake nightly. By Thursday it's going to be a cluster with everyone dog piling on the Crab creek side of the lake and center dunes.
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Good... My spots have a lot of moving water... Thanks for the info guys....how goes it for bird numbers if you don't mind me asking?
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Birds are scarce around moses. Still low numbers resting around town.
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Very few birds flying this morning in Moses.
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Very few birds flying this morning in Moses.
Nick and I froze yesterday while sitting in the fog. Molly the dog wanted to run in the water and then flop in the sand. I had to take my gun home to get the wet frozen sand off of it. Molly wanted to lean on it. Nothing like grit in an o/u.
Found out the neckwarmers that say "one size fits most" doesn't apply in my case. Found a bigger one later yesterday.
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Tagging into this... Hope it doesn't freeze too much up by this weekend. My spots are around some moving water too however.
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Does potholes reservoir freeze completely over? And are there some boat accessible lakes year round?
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I have a spot that has a spring in the lake and doesn't freeze unless its cold cold for days. Had an awesome shoot on it last year....are the geese around?
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Saw thousand or so while hunting on Sunday. Wave after wave
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Any of you guys headed east to moses better watch it. Driving home from the coast tonight, there were a couple icy snow drifts across i90 just east of vantage, was a couple rigs in an ugly wreck with a few staters and flares, and i damn near joined the party when i hit that slick spot. Bout crapped my britches. Dont be in a hurry.
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Anybody out today know if the potholes are frozen over??
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The dunes in potholes are starting to freeze up. The main body of the reservoir doesnt freeze up until late December typically. The boat launches freeze up earlier so launching can be a challenge.
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I'm planning on heading over this weekend to hunt the quality hunt cut cornfields. Anyone have an idea with the cold if birds tend to feed more during the whole day or mornings/afternoons in particular? Any suggestions? Also have 1 more spot available both days if anyone would like to join...PM me details
We will be bringing both duck and goose decoys.
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Hunted Scootney today. Areas that are protected from the wind are freezing up. Water felt very cold. We saw zero bird traffic. I'm worried the full moon, high winds, and snow covering the fields is causing the birds to move on.
Empty skies are depressing. Unless we get a break in the weather, expect everything to get even worse.
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Gents,
Last post was 5 days back. How's it looking over at the Potholes? Trying to squeeze another trip over with my son before its done froze solid. Any updates on the water conditions, and flights would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm planning on heading over this weekend to hunt the quality hunt cut cornfields. Anyone have an idea with the cold if birds tend to feed more during the whole day or mornings/afternoons in particular? Any suggestions? Also have 1 more spot available both days if anyone would like to join...PM me details
We will be bringing both duck and goose decoys.
My boss was goose hunting this weekend in a corn field somewhere near Moses Lake and said his group limited on geese before lunch.
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Lots of new ice over the past 7-10 days. Supposed to warm up here over the next few so not much new should form but I don't expect much of a melt off either
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Need a big Chinook Wind to blow through for a day or so and that'll open things up.
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if it does not freeze tonite it wont for a while. we are to be in the 40's for a week. a couple of nites it wont get to 32. in Othello it is freezing rain a bit or freezing fog or whatever it is that sticks to everything and looks like a skating rink. mike w
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Looks like you got snow over there now to go with the ice.
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in Othello we got about 4 inches of snow and no rain. saw about 2000 geese in a cornfield while driving around. mike w
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Thanks for the updates guys. We are still hunting, no way we wouldn't, but its nice to get a feel on whats happening over there.
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Temp in Moses lake at 6:30 was 27 degrees. I have 33 degrees now. Things are warming up.
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yep, it is to be 38 degrees at 5 am thurs morn. mike w
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Anybody know if water near george is frozen up?
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Anybody know if water near george is frozen up?
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Lots of water has opened back up
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Thanks. Does anyone know how much snow is near Moses lake?
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Thanks. Does anyone know how much snow is near Moses lake?
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Slush, no snow.
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Really? Even on fields?
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Really? Even on fields?
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I hunted the Gloyd seeps area today and there were Patchy bits of snow that looked more like ice then snow most of it has melted although right now it is pouring down rain so if the temperature drops it will turn into snow .
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High is 65 today so the lakes should get pretty clear.