Post By: JZANGLER Posted: 12/1/2015 10:40:41 AMPoints: 2132
fell through the ice at sprague, odd experience spudding along on 5" and it went to less then an inch in less than 5 ft and i took a splash, luckily sprague is shallow so i only ended up with wet feet and soggy snow pants. the worst part was getting my feet un stuck from the quicksand like mud. be safe even though the ice is safe at one point docent mean it is 5 ft further!
Reply by: Kolorado KingFisher Posted: 12/1/2015 10:55:29 AM Points: 82
JZANGLER, thanks for the cautionary tale, I hope soggy pants and muddy shoes where all that became of it for you! Again thanks for the post, best of luck to you.
Reply by: Ajax5240 Posted: 12/1/2015 11:07:20 AM Points: 37332
When did you fall through? Was up there with the family Sunday and didn't find less than 6". There was a spot that looked a little wet that we avoided. Glad you came out of it alright!!
Reply by: the fishing dj Posted: 12/1/2015 1:20:13 PM Points: 25270
Where on the lake were you? I was there on Tuesday, and the ice was pretty thick. There was like 8in on the front side of the lake, but it was thinner on the back side of the lake.
i was over past the pier, in the far 1/2 of the lake, it was all covers in 4-5" of uno so i couldn't detect the bad ice, the inlet area is never safe it fluctuates way to much, though some of my best fish in rmnp have come from there... would be fun to get some through the ice!
Reply by: the fishing dj Posted: 12/2/2015 2:13:19 PM Points: 25270
We got them on the north west side of the lake when we were up there last week. #12-14 beadhead nymphs were the golden ticket of the day. And there were some pretty good sized ones too.
Reply by: the fishing dj Posted: 12/3/2015 8:08:06 AM Points: 25270
We drilled all over the smaller side of the lake, and it seemed like the area by the parking lot (not the little creek) was on fire. We tried the back side, and although it was a bit deeper, the wind was way worse, ice was thinner, and didn't see any fish. They were on fire in the shallow stuff on the front side though.
Glad you are safe, and also glad to hear you were using a spud bar! Now might be a good time to remind all of us about ice safety. Here's the link to an article that I wrote on a fellow member here and his ordeal in falling through the ice. [log in for link]
We took the spud bar out to monument this weekend and it was only 1½" thick. Didn't go far from shore. Last year my foot slipped through one of our holes while we were closing up the hut. BRRRRRRR
