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Vermont => Ice Fishing Vermont => Topic started by: stick eyes on Mar 22, 2023, 04:46 PM
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Went for a ride today since it was so nice out. Went to van everest access and was surprised to see a guy out fishing north of the ramp about 200 yards off shore. Crazy
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What's crazy about it? Me and buddy fished it yesterday and headed south. From the access area south to Bean point there is 10" of ice, 8" of good ice and 2" of white junk ice on top. It was very consistent until you hit Bean point, from there south the ice is 8" of all white junk ice which will not last long. I am pretty cautious on the ice but have no problem being on foot on this amount of ice. We didn't walk more than 25 yards at a time without drilling a hole because of concern of consistency but it really didn't change until south almost 3/4 of mile. Been a rough year for ice but there are still plenty of places with safe ice on foot, although today's rain will not help. As always, everyone should check ice for themself and not rely on ice reports like mine. Unfortunately, the fishing wasn't great. Be safe.
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What's crazy about it? Me and buddy fished it yesterday and headed south. From the access area south to Bean point there is 10" of ice, 8" of good ice and 2" of white junk ice on top. It was very consistent until you hit Bean point, from there south the ice is 8" of all white junk ice which will not last long. I am pretty cautious on the ice but have no problem being on foot on this amount of ice. We didn't walk more than 25 yards at a time without drilling a hole because of concern of consistency but it really didn't change until south almost 3/4 of mile. Been a rough year for ice but there are still plenty of places with safe ice on foot, although today's rain will not help. As always, everyone should check ice for themself and not rely on ice reports like mine. Unfortunately, the fishing wasn't great. Be safe.
Be safe, good luck.
I put my gear up and readying for boat fishing & mountain biking now.
Tight lines!
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Great advice Kevin. Walking with a spud bar and you can hear when ice changes.