Fishing Report St. Williams EC10 farther out ice?
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Rjohn
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I seen somewhere it's still open water up near point if that helps. Probably soon though
Yakfisherman
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I went for a spin out there this morning to drop off a spud my to my buddy , I really don’t think there’s any open water , he’s 3/4 the way to ec10 and sitting on 9 inches of ice , I did see another SUV well out past 1st crack 
Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, are we ever dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, why, why, why, whyyyyy…
Hope the silly twat has Coast Guard rescue on speed dial…. Chance a $30k vehicle vs buying a $3k beater sled or quad…. Or $10 at Collins…After 50 years I would not drive out now, atv-sled-outfitter, be safe and have a good trip.
hvyhaul
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Minimum recommendations
Motor and Wheels Ice Article
I'm waiting for +40 inches of ice thank you very much.
Also, it's not just the travel over the ice, it's the dead weight sitting in one spot for a long time.
Ice flexes and has a breaking point, hence speed limitations for vehicles on ice.
Motor and Wheels Ice Article
I'm waiting for +40 inches of ice thank you very much.
Also, it's not just the travel over the ice, it's the dead weight sitting in one spot for a long time.
Ice flexes and has a breaking point, hence speed limitations for vehicles on ice.
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Letter of the law, 9” of clear ice is fine for a small SUV, however the ice is thinner at shore and progressively thick toward the middle of the sheet. We were about 1.5 km out yesterday and the ice was still variable from 8-10” Also, the inner bay is different from Nipissing or even Simcoe in that it is a wedge of ice connecting to a much large body of open water. Yesterday, there was a pressure crack that we physically felt move sideways. I had the tiniest poop when it happened, lol. My buddy was outside the pressure crack last week and when they went to come back to shore, they had to look for a good place to cross with quads as it had opened up a bit while they were out there. IMO it’s a foolish game to play on LPB as it’s much less stable than northern lakes.
Oh I won’t be driving out. I drive a truck. The only time I’ve taken it on the ice was temagami. 18” of ice
First I thought someone crashed into the shack I was in the after shock was my massive fart when I felt the ice shift..
I would have shit but I made sure I wouldn’t have to shit before I left the house in the morning
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rockin-steelhead
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1. Insurance won’t cover/replace vehicle if it goes through
2. Recovery costs 10k plus
3. Environment of Canada could charge you
Buy a sled or atv both much lighter than a vehicle
2. Recovery costs 10k plus
3. Environment of Canada could charge you
Buy a sled or atv both much lighter than a vehicle
It was pretty cool, but also a bit freaky. I’ve slept on the ice on Nipissing many times and it’s effin’ cool to hear and feel the thunderous cracks as the ice reforms through the night when the temps drop, but it’s nothing like that shift was!
Fish Farmer
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Thing with LPB, it’s shallow and there is thin spots because of weeds clumps and you don’t know where they are.
Bruce Bowyer
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My son and his buddy went through a number of years ago--bubbling gas well with just a skim of ice. Both trikes --that's how long ago it was-- floated upside down. As we were getting them out a passerby stopped and said "that was open water yesterday" Too late for us.