Rain is not the best news for ice fishers and could spell the end of the hard-water season for most folks south of highway 20. This storm system will bring 1/4" to 1/2" of ice-melting rain along with daily average temperatures above freezing for 2 to 4 days. These two factors combined with winds of 20 to 30mph during the day will put a lot of stress on the remaining ice making conditions unsafe.
Rain is good news for farmers, river fishers and open water anglers in southern/western Iowa. Many Iowa anglers are getting excited for the spring fishing season and the bite is picking up! Water levels have been very low and any moisture and rainfall will bring more good news. Despite the relatively light rainfall amounts, state-wide rain should feed back into the streams and rivers. Runoff nutrients and this subtle increase in current could kick off a nice bite Tuesday and Wednesday. So rain is a good thing!
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Thanks for the great update on the ice conditions! I think its going to be a short ice fishing season but lets all get out and find the sheds!
ReplyDeleteRight on West86! With all this mild weather, have you been out yet this year?
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