Got a report a few hours ago about a fisherman through the ice at a local lake.

Our ice is nowhere near thick enough to be walking or fishing on.

Scuba unit called in, looking like a recovery instead of a rescue at this point.

Had a guy asking about ice quality yesterday on the FB group Fishing Lake Ontelaunee. Everybody told him not to attempt it. I'm hoping it wasn't that guy.

I wait til some others have proven it safe.

Sounds bad,actually going thru ice is no big deal as long as you are equipped to get yourself out and have a change of clothes if in wilderness.
If you trap beaver in winter regularly you will go thru the ice sooner or later..

Some folks out at Moraine SP today, 528 bridge. I saw some open water on the North Shore. I wasn’t sold on conditions there.

First ice I wait to go with company... Think a few of us hitting the ice for the first time tomorrow afternoon...

My favorite time to be on the ice is at 2 in the morning with nobody around... Always stupid when someone and the only first other person starts drilling holes 50 yds from you... People suck

It’s easier when your young.

From the Fire and Rescue in my county:

“Crews utilized cameras and divers to search the area. Their findings led them to believe a person did fall through the ice, but self extricated prior to FD arrival, and just abandoned their equipment on the ice. Command terminated and the assignment available.”

Have a couple friends in southern IN that caught a mix of about 20 bass, crappie, and bluegill this morning. Said the ice was around 4”. One of the guys is a tad over 300 lb. No chance I’d be out there yet on bigger lakes without a boat lol. I trust 5+”
I’ve spent all week busting ice for the cattle to drink from creek and ponds. It didn’t seem to be very consistent ice. Before the snow there were quite a few large cracks on some local lakes where the water level dropped since the freeze. Had heavy rains right before the temp drop

My record if 4 consecutive days. I finally pulled everything Christmas Eve Day. I am hoping the cold made enough ice for me to get out again tomorrow or Monday.

We put out a circle of tip ups to establish our "territory".

we had a couple guys go through the ice last week on snowmobiles on lake WI


one self rescued , the other was thrown a line a ski rope apparently and hauled in


Float snow suit credited for making this possible

seems like a good investment if you go on thin ice or over rivers on a sled