Weekend Rain Didn’t Hurt the Ice

Even though the rain Saturday night and Sunday made the ice look terrible, it’s still plenty safe for fishing. All the rain did was to melt all the snow on top of the ice and turn the snow piles into little swells in the ice that are very treacherous to walk over. The average ice thickness in the area is about sixteen inches and it will take a lot more rain than we got to melt all of that ice. Do be careful when walking across the frozen lakes. If you own ice cleats, wear them. If you don’t have any, get some. A simple thing like attaching a $5 pair of ice cleats could keep you from serious injury.

Dan Bomkamp
Author and Host of "How's Fishing"