The ice on the lakes in New England, are covered by many inches of snow and with the latest rains, ice on top of that. If you are venturing out onto the lakes to do some ice fishing, be very careful out there as with all of this snow every step needs to be paid attention to. The uncertainties of the ice conditions are totally hidden by this snow and stepping into an old hole could be hazardous. Reports are coming in that there is snow up to 14 inches on top of the ice and on top of that a couple inches of ice. There is reports as well that there is slush between the snow and the ice at the bottom making for very wet conditions to be walking in. If you are going to be traveling a great distance on foot to your fishing spot, be prepared for a workout. As walking through this snow you will break through the top layer of ice that is covering the snow and makes for some very tough walking conditions. If you are not up for this type of a workout then you may want to find a lake that you won’t need to do much walking to your spot. An angler needs to be very careful out there and we are looking at getting possibly another 3-10 inches of snow over the next day depending on where you live. We really don’t need anymore snow but this is what we are going to have to deal with, enjoy the early ice fishing season, but be careful out there as we all want to fish another day.
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