I found some Ice!! But! Is it safe ice for Ice Fishing?? 🎣🐟🤔

[Red Hering]

I decided to take a drive out today,to the East end of London after lunch,to Fanshawe Lake to have a look at whether there was ice on Fanshawe Lake yet or not. To my surprise,there was plenty of ice,and even one portable ice hut set up out on Fanshawe Lake!! But,is the ice safe everywhere on this reservoir to do some ice fishing there now?? Even though I have been “itching” lately to do some ice fishing somewhere, including at long point bay,I decided to wait a bit longer for safety reasons. A sign
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at the Fanshawe Lake reservoir,explaining that the ice conditions may be unstable and dangerous on this reservoir. As the saying goes,”no ice is safe ice!!” Here’s hoping for some safe ice here in Southwestern,Ontario somewhere soon,and hopefully tight lines & Fish ON!! to All!!

 

[Wave Runner]

@Red Hering... Good on you waiting to be safe Erich. I don't want to see your "Lund red" truck looking like this on the news.

 

[Derkd9]

@Red Hering... Good on you waiting to be safe Erich. I don't want to see your "Lund red" truck looking like this on the news.

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blows my mind people bringing $50k + vehicles onto ice where they are not insured

 

[Red Hering]

@Red Hering... Good on you waiting to be safe Erich. I don't want to see your "Lund red" truck looking like this on the news.

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No worries ever @Wave Runner !! I have and will walk kilometres first to my ice fishing spot’s,before I would ever drive my truck on any ice,especially my Lund Red truck,my friend! lol The first photo of the Port Rowan water tower,( white ), way in the background in the middle of the photo,to show on how far at times that I actually walk,( 3 to 5 kilometres one way ),by pulling my portable fishing hut as well,to get to where the perch & sometimes pike bite is happening!!

 

[Porkpie]

There is only one way to find out how safe the ice is with new ice formation. It's with a spud bar a float suit, picks and a buddy with a throw line. What I would go out on when I was in my 20's and what I will go out on now has vastly changed. But then so have a lot of things including the creaking in my back!

 

[EthanC]

Rondeau bay had 7.5 inches of solid ice yesterday. Visibility is terrible but good solid ice!