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Title: NJ ice fisherman drowns in lake, police say
Post by: Itsallaboutcatchingem on Mar 10, 2009, 04:13 PM: See, I'm thinking of you guys. Someone posted this one a different IS link.

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090310/NEWS/90309043
Title: Re: NJ ice fisherman drowns in lake, police say
Post by: FishinHardWater on Mar 10, 2009, 04:16 PM: WASNT ME! I didn't (http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Nature/water-004.gif) yet. Maybe this weekend...

I am sorry to hear that someone fell through and lost his life yesterday :( :'(, i hope everyone whose still fishing here in NJ uses caution :tipup:
Title: Re: NJ ice fisherman drowns in lake, police say
Post by: Itsallaboutcatchingem on Mar 10, 2009, 04:17 PM: Thats good news.
Title: Re: NJ ice fisherman drowns in lake, police say
Post by: NJ PIKER on Mar 10, 2009, 05:53 PM: By Keith Goldberg
Times Herald-Record
Posted: March 10, 2009 - 2:00 AM
VERNON, N.J. — An ice fisherman fell through the ice and drowned in a small lake Sunday, Vernon Township police said.
Police said the family of Luther Stahl Jr., 49, of Franklin, called them Sunday evening after Stahl didn’t return home and didn’t answer his cell phone. They told police the location of a lake in the Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Preservation Area that Stahl frequented.
When rescue workers arrived, they determined that Stahl, who was fishing alone, had drowned. His body was recovered from a hole in the ice about 25 yards from the shore.

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Title: Re: NJ ice fisherman drowns in lake, police say
Post by: Wizzofd69 on Mar 11, 2009, 01:53 AM: why wasnt he wearing a life jacket, fishing with some one else, had rope, picks? no safety at this time of the year? thats a dam death wish. i feel bad!
Title: Re: NJ ice fisherman drowns in lake, police say
Post by: KingKool on Mar 11, 2009, 07:49 AM: Quote from: Wizzofd69 on Mar 11, 2009, 01:53 AM
why wasnt he wearing a life jacket, fishing with some one else, had rope, picks? no safety at this time of the year? thats a dam death wish. i feel bad!

Your absolutely right! That kind of thing is my worst nightmare,i feel real bad as well.
Title: Re: NJ ice fisherman drowns in lake, police say
Post by: tonyrad on Mar 11, 2009, 08:04 AM: My condolences to the family and friends, we lost a brother of the frigid sport.

At this time of the year the basics are absolutely required. Do not fish alone, have the safety gear, all of it as it gets late.
Title: Re: NJ ice fisherman drowns in lake, police say
Post by: marcus on Mar 11, 2009, 08:10 AM: man that is too bad and a very scary thought. Prayers for Mr Stahl's family from Western New York.
Title: Re: NJ ice fisherman drowns in lake, police say
Post by: Jigmeister on Mar 12, 2009, 11:16 AM: That's terrible news! Obeying safety rules is important.
Title: Re: NJ ice fisherman drowns in lake, police say
Post by: Sub Zero on Mar 12, 2009, 06:16 PM: No ice pics or rope but the most imortant thing is don't fish alone. This is a dangerous sport if you are not careful and repect Mother Nature.
I hate these stories!