Ice uncertainty

A couple of weeks ago the forming ice was coming along very well and was looking like we were going to have a great ice season. We are still frozen over but have had a few storms along the way since our first ice fishing trip of this season. We have had warm days with some rain thrown in for good measures. Lately the snow storms have been really putting the snow out there with late last week giving us around 11 inches and then again on Sunday the same but throw in a long period of rain after the snow to add weight to the ice covered lakes. What has this done to our ice here in New England, we are not totally sure yet as we have not been able to venture out and check the conditions. But driving by some bodies of water the last day or so, we are seeing that the lakes are covered in snow and also that the water in areas has come on top of the snow. This is not a good sign as with the weight of the snow and rain, this may possibly be to much for the ice to support that was there and putting a strain on the ice making it possibly unsafe. The snow is firming up very hard with the cold temps the last couple of days, but the anglers really need to pay attention as to what is happening underneath that snow. If you are venturing out onto the lakes, take extreme caution as every step needs to be paid attention to so that we don’t end up going for a swim...

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