Done!

[Joe Archer]

Yesterday afternoon I decided to hit those canals one more time before the ice was gone. The ice in the middle was pretty solid underneath the couple inches of slush, and I was using my spud to test the ice as I walked. I sat down in the holes that I slayed em on last Sunday and didn;t catch a thing. I moved about 60 yards south and started catching a few gills. Shortly after that a young man strolled over to fish the holes I had just left. After a short period of no action, he got up and started for the other side of the canal. He took about 4 steps and without warning was up to his shoulders! I watched him struggle to get out for about 15 seconds then reached for my spud to see if I could pull him out. As soon as I started over, he was able to pull himself out. The water underneath him was at least 10 feet deep.
I walked over and said "dude, that scared the ***** out of me". We chatted for a bit, before making the 1/4 mile walk back down the canal ane leaving the ice together. He was a great kid, and I am glad he was ok. We both said that we were done for the year. It is just NOT worth it!
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[D and L]

That just freaks me out!!!!! Ten feet of water with a current most likely.....Glad to hear he was ok!!!!!

[alex-v]

This has been the same basic ice reports that have been called in to me the last two/three days. The canals are going real fast and some of them in the SCS area and up the lake will be out of the question today. Open water along the seawalls and next to the pilings. Soft ice, often up to 8 -10 inchs except in the center. Then, some canals are the opposite and the center is open water.

Still decent ice and good access along the lake but reports of the ice getting soft next to seawalls and rip-rap.

[eddiejohn4]

Thank god he was ok. that is why I always cary ice awls around my neck. That would of freaked me.

[fasthunter]

Glad he was ok.......I'm done for the year as well;)

[Slick fishing]

Joe and you wonder why I dont like doing the last ice thing:lol: to our prior conversation a couple of weeks ago.. So when you come out fishing with me this summer I wont have to worry about you falling in because the boat has a strong bottom to her, I promise:lol: Cya Slick