MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
I see/hear a number of ice fisherman showing pic/reports of nice catches on ponds and lakes that are un-known to me. Driiving 40-60 miles to a pond I known little about sounds bad??I just read a report out of Mich./Minn. that 122 ice fisherman had to be rescued. The name of the Lake was Red...there was sollid icve but the solid ice broke away from the shore leaving 30 FT of open water. We are not the only place on earth reporting poor ice...Japan...records from 1400...poor ice..../Finland records ..1600 poor ice The Great Lakes ..50 yrs....poor ice. You might say what does got to do with going to un-known lakes/ponds to ice fish.. I remenber a while back going to a un-known pond a punching hole s in 8" of ice and going 50 yds. beyond and with my hand auger 2 turns have water came up..that is not a nice feeling....I found out later that the pond was spring . feed and I found the spring. I bet you guys have problem going to un-knuwn areas also...Take Care Guys
With how bad the conditions were this season, what I would do (and have done in the past) is use the open water season to explore new waters.That way when winter roles around again you will have more options to choose from.