Ice Fishing MYTHS that never die.

ORCUS DEMENS

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BP338 Allen is correct, ice bridging can occur when water levels drop after the body of water has frozen. Asked a gentleman in Leadville Colorado about ice fishing the mountain lakes. His response was no way. The lakes are used to supply the city of Denver drinking water. He told me if they pull water from a given lake the water level can be up to 20 feet below the ice. He said it fails suddenly. If you are caught on it you are dead. These lakes are smaller and ice can be much thicker in proportion to other bodies of water. Second hand information, but I would not like to be the one to test it out.
 


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ORCUS DEMENS,

Now there is a great example of where reservoirs get lowered a bunch in the winter time. Small to mediums sized reservoirs primarily built for water supply are often lowered by 20 ft, or more during the course of the year and much of that can occur in the winter.
 

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Open water in January is overrated IMG_20210111_200030.jpg

Lake roosevelt is on fire
 

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ORCUS DEMENS,

Now there is a great example of where reservoirs get lowered a bunch in the winter time. Small to mediums sized reservoirs primarily built for water supply are often lowered by 20 ft, or more during the course of the year and much of that can occur in the winter.


same thing happens above Laramie wy. A few years back a snowmobiler got decapitated when riding across and ice gave way.
 


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