Ice advisory.............Please Read!!!!!

[ProfessorM]

Originally Posted by stiff tip

remember when fishing w/ me ufirst i'll follow....

I'm telling Larry at work to tie a rope to you

[RoyL]

I just got off the ice over the bridge and lots of open water and edges are gone in some spots. It poored here all morning.

[FishermanTim]

I only wish that there would be a safer way to find out if a pond or lake in spring fed and where the springs are located.
Fortunately for me I know all the ponds that I fish frequently, and know where the springs are (if there are any) and where there are inlets and outlets.
Remember that ANY moving water will erode ice from below.

The only real problem now is that most ponds have a good coating of snow, that was topped with a couple of inches of rain, which soaked through the snow. When you walk out, you will be pleased to encounter a crust (that MAY support your weight) and about 3-5inches of slush underneath. If we're lucky the deep freeze will help solidify the slush and provide some added support on the ice.

But this being New England, who knows what will happen?

Bottom line: Be smart and be safe!

[rizzo]

One of the places I fish has a brook entering with water 2' deep you need to cross to get out to the main body. Brook is 500' away from where I was and barely trickling. Moving water under snow insulation is bad news.

This weekend I was walking back through this area and went right through. Was checking in front of me with the ax, just takes one step. I was well aware that this could happen and knew the water was shallow. Main body had 10" black ice with 4" snow ice, then snow on that.

Just another safety heads up - watch out for the coves with even a small 1' wide brook coming in.

[stiff tip]

i was on the ice (udl) big pond we had 5" of rock hard ice cold 10to15# n windy . sm ponds a little more, should b good after this cold spell . holes iced over fast...plus no snow on the ice .......YET.... the bite was ok.....