Ice Fishing Updates 2025

[itsbob]

Hi WB,

Hope you enjoyed the holidays!

Are the guys able to get that far out going out of Catawba or are they coming off of South Bass?

I see on the Catawba shoreline camera there are lots of huts recently. We fished out there many years in the past but I'm leary of marginal ice out there for good reason as I am sure you know we should be as guys that arenon-locals. One day we had 11 inches of ice at daylight and we lost 4" from the underside in about 6 hours due to warm water and undercurrents. The holes were opening up and swirling a little😳. It can also be inconsistent thickness.

Curious if this weather holds for a couple more weeks if we could use machines and safely get out to the islands from Catawba.

I value your knowledge and any other locals who are experienced.

You would need an extremely cold winter to make ice thick and safe enough to travel from Catawba to south Bass. I would think it's been a long time since anyone has accomplished it.Most of the ice fishing that occurs off south bass is on ice locked in between South Bass,Rattlesnake,Green and Middle Bass. I do not think anyone ice fishes off the south side of South Bass.If planning to ice fish off Catawba,you would want wind with a northerly direction to keep cracks and ice flows from opening up.

[gb1234]

Please do report how you do. Thanks in advance.