First let me say this is just MY opinion. Wednesday I drove around to see if and where people were accessing the ice. I was absolutely astounded watching a couple of groups, and one fella alone, jumping on the ice in this area. Imho this THE MOST DANGEROUS AREA in the P.C. area under our current conditions. There were many open holes formed after the last warm up and blow. Then they skimmed over and got a fresh covering of snow. The BIG problem with this area is the heavy current. Not only does it make fishing difficult but if you go in you're not coming back up. At least a couple of these guys had float suits but that won't make a difference if the current pushes you under the ice. There are better and much safer places to jump on than this area.
The two quads that went through off Catawba were friends of mine. They checked the ice carefully going out but didn't follow his gps trail coming back, BIG mistake!!! After moving several times and having 10"-12" everywhere they checked, they drove over a skimmed over spot of 2" with a fresh snow cover while taking a direct line back to the ramp. The second quad was following too close and went in right behind the first. Thank God everybody is alright but it could have ended VERY badly. I'm hoping we get another cold snap to button things up, but in the meantime, use you head and your spud. I'm fishing inland today.
