2 truck through ice already

[bearbait]

i know 1 was at carson and heard 1 at buck. dont drive on yet guys!!

[Jamie Black R/T]

i know 1 was at carson and heard 1 at buck. dont drive on yet guys!!

not at all surprised.

truck tracks on all the local lakes to me....ice reports are varying from 6" to 18" depending on who you ask.

no thanks...pretty cold for a swim.

[Hunter Trav]

Which Buck, North or South?

[Lefty-Canuck]

Sounds like a few guys are in the running for "mental giant" awards....

LC

[HELL]

Expensive day off fishing :sign0161:

[tysonlazo2]

well depend we walked on to wabamun then tape measured to 14 inches so we drove on in a little ford explorer i wont drive on without checking the depth of ice first

[browning375]

really starting to wonder when guys are saying "12 inches of ice we are good!" are actuallly measuring the ice thickness and not snow plus ice?

I myself dont include the top few inches if its white and shovel off till i hit hard ice before measuring. Some people may say its 12" when actually it only 6-8 inches of real good ice. This year we have had snow early on the ice which will slow down the freezing plus make it patchy with flood water.

[Wild&Free]

really starting to wonder when guys are saying "12 inches of ice we are good!" are actuallly measuring the ice thickness and not snow plus ice?

I myself dont include the top few inches if its white and shovel off till i hit hard ice before measuring. Some people may say its 12" when actually it only 6-8 inches of real good ice. This year we have had snow early on the ice which will slow down the freezing plus make it patchy with flood water.


Many people here report both the approximate amount of white ice on top of an approximate amount of clear ice. I usually do anyways.

[JSMPP]

I'm surprised more trucks don't go throu on Carson, seen some dumb dumb dumb stuff out there, none outdone by the guy in a new dodge duelly, with two sleds on his sled deck, on MAYBE 12 inches of ice. Not sure what the sleds were for hahaha

[WayneChristie]

saw one truck over at the island on Jackfish Bay today. still a little early for me to drive on. I was on 13 to 14 inches of good ice today. ice was good fishing sucked

[simmered]

really starting to wonder when guys are saying "12 inches of ice we are good!" are actuallly measuring the ice thickness and not snow plus ice?

I myself dont include the top few inches if its white and shovel off till i hit hard ice before measuring. Some people may say its 12" when actually it only 6-8 inches of real good ice. This year we have had snow early on the ice which will slow down the freezing plus make it patchy with flood water.

Agreed!!! white or rotten ice only holds half the weight of nice clear blue ice.
Rule of thumb. Multiply the thickness of clear ice by itself and then by 100 and thats how many pounds the ice will hold from a 12' radius from the hole drilled.
8" of clear ice= 8X8X100= 6400lbs

if the ice is rotten then that thickness can be added to the total but only at half the thickness. so if you have 8" of clear ice and 6" of white ice, you only have 11" of ice NOT 14"

[tysonlazo2]

Wabamun had all clear ice

[browning375]

saw one truck over at the island on Jackfish Bay today. still a little early for me to drive on. I was on 13 to 14 inches of good ice today. ice was good fishing sucked

Especially when your drilling a lot of holes with your new auger! Defiantly want some good ice when you have 20 or so holes drilled around your shack! Lol!

[hockey1099]

Which Buck, North or South?

Im gonna say south. I drove on North buck on December 1st. It had 11.5 inches of the clearest black ice i have ever seen on the east part of the lake. Only 10 inches of not so great ice on the west part.

I kicked up some flood water but stuck close to shore and was fine.

[HOSSTONE1]

Total ****iots!!! Was out at Nakamun today and some guy had his 1 ton 100 yards out and some old guy yelling at them that theres only 8 inches of ice! There was actually a little more than that but still! Come on guys!!! Gotta use your head.

And of course, they see one and the next thing you know theres 6 trucks all within 50 yards of each other!! One guy actually drove across the whole lake to the camp on the north shore! Wow!! Very ballsy but dumb!

Give it a few more weeks with this snow we've had people. Not worth losing a vehicle or your life!!

P.S. Sympathy and prayers to the parents and people of conneticut***

[Geezle]

Wabamun had all clear ice

Not by town. At least 2" of white ice on top the few places we fished near the marina.

[cnjb223]

Very bad ice in the wabamun provincial park, walked out 50 feet lots of floodwater and rotten ice

[maclennanchris]

we were ripping quads all day yesterday at Wab, fishing was slow.

[208prov]

Ice is very strange, I have drove trucks on 3 inches (half ton) Also drove over 5'' with 1 ton diesel, Not saying i am smart, I knew it was thin but not that thin, If the weather stays the same the ice seams stronger, If a cold snap hits watch out, Its the V cracks that get you every time, I trust 10 inches of black ice for a truck, I have seen 3 trucks parked side by side on 5 inches, I was out there with my rhino, Later that day 1 of those trucks went down, There are known bad spots but people still drive there and put trucks in, Lac des isles i have seen over a dozen trucks over the years break through in a 100 meter spot, If you dont have atleast 10 of good black ice your chances are at the worst, I have seen over 8 trucks go down on primrose lake alone just after christmas, Usually 1 a year.

[tysonlazo2]

Well were we where last weekend it was all clear

[Lefty-Canuck]

I went to wizard today....I didn't drive on but some people did. I was across the lake...literally (its narrow) but the cracking was loud and the holes I had drilled the water was moving up and down in from the truck driving on the other side...IMHO, not quite time to drive a truck on yet.

LC

[WayneChristie]

I drove on today, but I followed someone bigger. 14 inches of good clear ice. thinnest Ive ever driven on, I had the door open and my cat like reflexes ready to leap free, but it was no issues at all. going to do it again soon as I wake up in the morning.

[pelada trochu]

Saw some locals driving on 9". I walked over to check. It was beautiful solid ice. Otherwise!!!

[fish gunner]

Parked on burnstick this morning 10"+ in my test hole. Found 14" in a few spots . One brave fella drove his diesel out a few hundred yards . Yikes . Mite drive a little way onto gull tomorrow. If reports are favorable.

[Dacotensis]

I had the door open and my cat like reflexes ready to leap free, .

Ha,I think we all have done this at some point.
I don't like the thought of it any more now that I'm 40 with 2 kids than I did at 20-wild and free.

[Ken07AOVette]

I still can't drive on cold lake. Wouldn't matter if there was 4' of ice, it freaks tfo of me.:scared0018:

[valley13]

if there is not two feet of ice your a dummy!insurance does not cover truck through ice:snapoutofit:

[saskfly]

I still can't drive on cold lake. Wouldn't matter if there was 4' of ice, it freaks tfo of me.:scared0018:

FYI guys are driving out on French Bay as of yesterday...HOWEVER...buddy was out and said there is only 8" of good ice. On a big lake like that with the way the ice moves I would opt to still quad/walk. IMHO playing with fire there...

[Redfrog]

if there is not two feet of ice your a dummy!insurance does not cover truck through ice:snapoutofit:

You need better insurance. Mine covers me.

[kevinhits]

I drove on today, but I followed someone bigger. 14 inches of good clear ice. thinnest Ive ever driven on, I had the door open and my cat like reflexes ready to leap free, but it was no issues at all. going to do it again soon as I wake up in the morning.

No problem Wayne...I had your back:bad_boys_20:

[Geezle]

Well were we where last weekend it was all clear

So what you're saying the is that the ice is inconsistent.

All the more reason to be careful out there.

[Duster]

if there is not two feet of ice your a dummy!insurance does not cover truck through ice:snapoutofit:

Yup u need better insurance mine covers me as well

[walker197]

You need better insurance. Mine covers me.

yup, mine covers me too, just once though...

[saskfly]

you need better insurance or common sense? I am confused...

[81critter]

I live in LLB and im seeing people going across the lake from the mission to poplar point. About 2km in legth and theres a well beaten trail going across. kinda scary. but monkey see monkey do.

[CeeZee]

at least where the beaten path is it will be freezing thicker! some risk takers out there thats for sure

[linger]

thinking of going to nakamum tues anyone know ice thickness? anyone driveing on?:thinking-006:

[Lefty-Canuck]

Was at Coal today....drove my quad on. Several truck out there....WOW. Lots of flood ice in different spots. Ice was only about 10 inches where I was. I chit chatted with a guy on a snow machine and he found a spot just last weekend with only 5 inches!

Too early yo be driving larger vehicles on in my opinion....

LC

[Pincherguy]

I dropped a front wheel through once. Ice was two feet thick but I think I hit some rotten ice, muskrat den or somethong. Anyway, no trucks no more, take the Rhino now, load all the stuff in the back and drag the hut, works jsut fine.
PG

[kidd]

Was out at Little Pegasus a couple of years back in February. I know there is often a sign in one spot indicating a spot of thin ice there (actually open water) but we avoided that.
Drove the half ton on to our spot and drilled a dozen holes. As I cleaned the holes out the ice was easily 18 inches thick for the fist few holes. Then, six inches of ice showed up in a couple of holes not 40 feet from the others.
Backed the truck up on the same tracks instead of turning around in that spot. Not a nice feeling.
Scary stuff.
kidd

[ahmedelkabbany]

I have been fishing McGregor lake this Friday with friends. 6"-8" of clear solid ice by the boat launch. We started around 4pm and left by 9pm. We landed one good Walleye and an under size Pike. We lost two other fishes.

[fishin_guy]

Trucks in Manitoba start going out on 12" of ice. We are covered if the truck goes through. Right now there is 14" of ice and there are mini cities on the lakes we fish with all varieties of vehicles.

[CeeZee]

Really? from what i knew, when i was insured there, autopac never covered anyone going thru until after jan 1st every year.

[06dvx]

Phoned my insurance company about going thru the ice. I'm covered for recovery and truck. Not covered on the quads and rhino tho!!? I'm gonna assume thats because a lot of 4X4 quads end up filled full of water going thru mud holes etc. I have to damn near double my insurance premiums to cover water damage on the quads and rhino. :sign0176:

[stand junkie]

We drove on buffalo last friday someone had plowed a trail out to the shacks. After parking set up about 15 yrds from the truck good 8/9" of ice but were still in the weeds so moved about 40 yrds farther and there was 6" of flood water drilled holes and maybe 4/5" of ice so it is spotty out there to. That will be the last time I drive on for awhile now

[EZM]

We drove on buffalo last friday someone had plowed a trail out to the shacks. After parking set up about 15 yrds from the truck good 8/9" of ice but were still in the weeds so moved about 40 yrds farther and there was 6" of flood water drilled holes and maybe 4/5" of ice so it is spotty out there to. That will be the last time I drive on for awhile now

I probably would have pooped my pants. That's why, in an earlier thread, I said 18"+ before my truck goes anywhere near the ice.

Look on the bright side - we will all get more exercise .......

[B_Type13X2]

I don't like taking my truck on the lake no matter how much Ice there is, I lose my truck I lose my livelihood so its really not worth the risk.

[Jimboy]

Fish cops do it better.

[unclebuck]

I live in LLB and im seeing people going across the lake from the mission to poplar point. About 2km in legth and theres a well beaten trail going across. kinda scary. but monkey see monkey do.

The boys who live around Poplar Point and area have been doing that for years!!! Never heard of one of them going through. Most of them or their family were commercial fishermen, so they know the lake and the ice. The county should be ploughing a road across soon. In years past, they plowed a road from Golden Sands to the causeway, so perhaps they will do it again this year(hopefully).

[ATF]

You need better insurance. Mine covers me.

Ditto. And I've confirmed this with any companies I've had insurance with for the last 20 years.

[Bundo1980]

Fish cops do it better.

That's awesome :sign0161: , never seen them out in their truck on the ice usually on the old mighty tundra.

[Sundancefisher]

well depend we walked on to wabamun then tape measured to 14 inches so we drove on in a little ford explorer i wont drive on without checking the depth of ice first

Careful.

14 inches does not mean a standard.

On Lake Sundance last year we had 14 inches near shore, 10 inches in the middle nd numerous spots that were 2-6 inches.

There is even more variability on natural lakes with springs, creeks, currents and plant rot.