*****BATTLE LAKE FISHERMEN BEWARE!!!!!*****

[Artist]

 

[TheSylvanSpinner]

The ice is bad all over Sylvan as well.............

[kingfisher]

good you made it out. that's gonna be expensive to retrieve

[oldtrout]

Glad to hear everyone made it home! Thanks for the warning.

[warren77]

That is going to be very expensive.

1.Underwater diver
2.Some form of crane.
3.Large chainsaw
4.Dunno if this is true but maybe even a fine(environmental fine)oil and other crap in the water.

The list goes on.

Glad u made it out alive.

[Elenor84]

That is going to be very expensive.

1.Underwater diver
2.Some form of crane.
3.Large chainsaw
4.Dunno if this is true but maybe even a fine(environmental fine)oil and other crap in the water.

The list goes on.

Glad u made it out alive.

This is why people buy insurence on there vehicles.  It shouldn't cost a thing, except a deductable and an increased yearly rate.

[hulv]

good luck with the insurance thing   they don't cover someones negligence and i think driving onto a lake might be considered negligent

[topgun]

good luck with the insurance thing   they don't cover someones negligence and i think driving onto a lake might be considered negligent

 

yea with mine they told me not covered unlessi had some extra crap on to my policy but heres to hopin they help you out.  good luck

[kingfisher]

AMA wont even send a tow truck to pull you out.......had to get a farmer with a tractor to tow me of once

[Zyphrus3]

ya I am sure that your insurance is void once you drive on the ice.  kinda like if you drive drunk your insurance is void.

[the local angler]

glad everyone is ok.

[Double-L]

    Artist, glad everyone is safe & nice of you to post. ......I hope your cousin has deep pockets?....LL

[donkey john]

Ouch.
I feel for you guys.  We have fished Battle for years and never had a problem. Always wondered where the springs were.  Just to be safe we always used the main trail to the east when we drove out. 

I went through near the outflow about 20 years ago.  Fortunately it was only 3 feet deep and I was able to crawl out.  Froze up instantly, was like walking with stovepipes around your legs.

I have been to several lakes this year though and from what we have been seeing the ice is really questionable.  We were at Gull 5 days ago and drove out because there were at least 6 other vehicles. Punched a hole and it was like hitting an artesian well. Water absolutely boiled up from hole due to thin ice and the weight of all that snow and my truck. There was maybe only 6" of ice. Drove off immediately, went to UFA and bought a calf sled. Will be walking for a while.  Gull is really variable this year with flood ice and even though it's been cold the ice has been kind of punky up at Birch Bay

Sylvan is pretty much the same at the NW end with lots of flood ice.