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I drove into the State Park at 10 AM this morning to check the ice and believe it or not there was a lone ice fisherman on the ice just off the point to the west of the boat ramp. The lake must have froze while there were two foot waves because it is the roughest ice I've ever seen. The shore line has three feet high frozen waves of ice and the picnic table is completely encased in ice.
Let the games begin!
I have no knowledge of actual ice thickness so be careful out there.
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Thanks for report . Rough ice don't sound good .
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LOL!! That was my uncle. He did pretty good that day. I'll have to tell him about this post.
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Please ask him how thick the ice was . Thanks Curt G.
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Idaho , thanks for the reminder .
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I was up to my shoulders. One day ice fishing. Scared the heck out of my kids. They both said what should we do? I said get the rope. Changed clothes. Went back to the ice..
Neither one of them liked Ice Fishing. After that...
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3+ inches of soft ice 70 yards off the state dock. Water is murky. Fishing was OK. I got there late, so the morning may be better then. 1 hybrid; the rest were cutthroats. Got blown off the lake about 2 pm.
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Thanks for the information . I am going to try Goose Bay , it usually freezes first and has better ice . Next Tuesday will be my first chance to get out .
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Very light and warm .
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Arctic Armor is awesome! If you fall through the water still gets in. You wont drown but you still can freeze to death. Keep a spare set of clothes in the truck. Its amazing how fast the shock starts to set in after you get out of the water....
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Sounds like the voice of experience .
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Yes it was self inflicted last winter cisco fishing on Bear Lake. I wanted to try it out. Those suits float good but, just because a guy has one doesn't mean your perfectly safe. You have no idea how cold you get and it happens so fast. I had a warm running vehicle and wasn't in for a minute. I dont know how people live through being in the water for very long.
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When I was 16 I went under the ice trying to retrieve a duck . I can't remember getting out it happened so fast . I had to walk a mile home and my clothes were froze to me .
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My friend and I did the same thing. He brought his Grandpa's old German shorthair Hunting. Said, it could tackle the job. We both, and the dog. About met our maker. Learned some thing about the ice and old dogs.
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es a few years ago . Went through the ice fishing alone . 2 years ago I bought an Artic Armor floating suit . I Hope in never go through but if I do I want the best chance posable .