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Re: -45 trout fishing trip

Post by Greyhawk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:27 pm

JEBar wrote:
Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:56 pm
haven't heard if the ice on Lake Poinsett in east-central SD has gotten thick enough to support ice fishing or not .... a few weeks ago a fellow and his grandson fell through, both died ....
Yes... It happens every year here... Lost a fellow in a local lake a few weeks ago when his truck went through.. We walked to, and out on this lake.. 12" of good ice.
The lake that I have my spear house on has 18" of real clear good ice. I do drive my truck out there with confidence.
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Re: -45 trout fishing trip

Post by Greyhawk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:28 pm

It's sure a sad deal when we lose folks through the ice. It really never is totally safe.
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Re: -45 trout fishing trip

Post by JEBar » Sat Feb 06, 2021 10:26 pm

I understand a fellow drowned a couple of days ago on Dry Lake near the town of Willow Lake ....
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Re: -45 trout fishing trip

Post by North Country Gal » Sat Feb 06, 2021 11:27 pm

Our lake is never totally safe, even in below zero weather, that's for sure. We have a lot of bog springs in spots that never really freeze hard, so you have to know the lake to avoid those spots.
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Re: -45 trout fishing trip

Post by brm4450 » Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:29 pm

Sometimes if there is a lot of snow cover on the ice it can act as an insulation and ice does not get thicker
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Re: -45 trout fishing trip

Post by Pudsky » Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:41 pm

That is a beauty trout! I would love to catch some trout through the ice. I've only tried it once when the ice was good enough on Superior just outside of Duluth. Got skunked that day for trout, but did get a few eelpout.
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