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I applaud your ingenuity but don't care for the obvious sequel. The coals and ashes appear to destined to be dumped on the ice for the next guy who comes along to witness. Personally, I have a select vocabulary for folks who carelessly litter the ice. I get angry and we don't want that, do we?
I'm no chemist but I have heard that wood ash is very high in nitrates which is bad for lake ecology. No idea if it's true but as I linked above, the company does have an option for leaving no trace behind.
I recognize that the different fisheries have different customs and that open fires on the ice is one of those charming variants. It's hard to argue that ash and coals are pollutants in a strict sense since it's an "ashes to ashes" world and those components are already part of the ecology. I suppose it's just the sight of carelessly dumped ashes and coals on an otherwise pristine sheet of ice that gets me fired up, and we know that not everyone will endure the hassle of hauling the remains off the ice and to a safe repository. But that's how it begins: ashes and coals and then a half burnt brat package and then a beer can or three and on down the hill we go. Please leave the ice as beautiful as you found it.