Weston, Ohio-Z with the Running of the Lake of the Woods Minnesota (LOTW), the Regional Tourist Office believed that on time and wisely it is to mention some common rules of fishing label for those who have never learned, forgot, forgot or decide to ignore you to ignore these rules.
While some of these practices may be known to experienced difficult -boiled fishermen, recent participants of this popular winter sport may not really know when they make mistakes on ice.
As fish on ice lakes Erie beginsIN Ohio Outdoor News They used their list as general guidelines, and then modified it to contain examples that we saw, which are used everywhere. To see their list in full, go to: Lakeofthewoodsmn.com
If they are ignored, some of the examples below may lead to arguments, among others, anglers, conflicts with ice guides, ice safety compromise and leading to potential quotes of wildlife officers.
Where to drill holes
First of all, do not top the holes on the ice trails. Although this can give an inexperienced certainty that ice is broad enough to continue, drilling holes on a commonly used trail can lead to floods when the water levels rose from the changing direction of the wind, especially from the east.
When the water pools on ice, plump areas can exacerbate ATVS and make your feet travel sloppy for people pulling portable shanties, sleds loaded with equipment and cause people to have moist feet.
Do not drill the holes or set Shanta too close to others. Those who do not know better and other, flawless anglers, tempt to hit the hole near the place where someone else set the ice shanty or “fishing for buckets”, especially when fish can be seen on ice.
However, on early or thinner ice, the additional weight of additional anglers and their ATV can cause a hanging of ice enough to create a puddle of water around the Shanta of the other fisherman. After freezing, ICE can absorb runners and add additional work to chop them when the time comes to leave.
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Another significant reason for maintaining the right distance, among others, is to avoid frustrating interference between fish search engines. When the sonar signals are too close, additional flashing images on the screen make it hard to see the response of the fish to the teeth presentations.
In addition, adding holes too close to other anglers can lead to the fact that someone is entering one and twists the cubes or stumbles and falling. People have the full right to the fishing person at the lake that they want, but keeping a polite distance eliminates the most common cause of ice arguments.
Proper fishing and release techniques
Use the appropriate fishing and release techniques to prevent unnecessary fish mortality. Anglers from Ohio are lucky that they live in what the Wildlife Ohio division calls, “Store good time of Walleye fishing.”
It often happens that catching the Walley limit, but they want to fish. Additional fish must be released to remain legal. However, do not be “this guy” who throws a dead fish back to the lake if he is caught bigger. Just because they are now ample, why waste them?
Fish intended for live spending should not be served for too long. If it is a trophy and you want a picture, do not upload it to ice or spend so much time to measure or take pictures that your eyes, gills or fins freeze.
Also fish caught from water over 30 feet Barotrauma may suffer. Then their bladder is filled with lower air pressure on the surface compared to the place where it was caught.
If he is not released quickly, he may not be able to overcome his swimmingness and have enough energy to swim back to the preferred depth. Additional seconds outside of water can have a difference between his life and death.
More best practices
Do not leave rubbish on ice or under ice. Most of us, when we see piles of beer cans, cardboard containers, snack packaging, cups with lures, a pack of lures, cigarette butts, empty propane fuel cylinders or other garbage left when the so -called athletes stop fishing for fish on that day. It is not absorbing not taking unsightly rubbish for proper removal at the end of the day.
Do not speed up on ice trails and ramps. Running at high speeds causes the wave to be formed under the ice in front of the vehicle. Continued bending of the ice cover can weaken it.
Be careful to protect the life of ramps to access to ice, not running up and down at high speeds, especially when using UTV chains or driving, Argos or similar vehicles that are heavier than ATV with a single passenger and snowmobile.
Discover the location of the nearest bathroom. Leaving human waste inside or on the outer wall of another person’s shanty is simply nasty. Return and utilize appropriate amenities on the shore when the call of nature becomes too robust to ignore them.
Always support others who need support. Good karma requires that when fishermen’s fishermen have problems with a vehicle or equipment or falling through ice, it is a moral duty to offer any support you can provide.
One day you may be your turn to need a ride to the shore, get support in setting Shanta, return the equipment that unconsciously fell to the trail while towing, catching an uncontrolled bucket, providing a few minns, find a way through a crack between ice floom or utilize other deeds good Samaritan.
