4" on Red – Open to Foot traffic this Friday

Rogers’ on RED
21 hours ago
We will be open to foot traffic out to the second break this Friday.
So at the first break we have 4 inches this is typically 8 feet of water and this year it is 4. Then at the second break were it is typically 10 feet of water we have 7.5 feet for reference!
Scott was already marking fish. What I like about the setup is we have a good visual line of were to go and not to. We will still be keeping and eye on things as they develop and expect to be gaining ice over the next couple of days. The grandkids have been kissed goodbye.
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The title of this thread is misleading – they only have 4 inches of ice out to first break. JR’s corner also reported 4 inches.

Everybody is trying to get a jump on the almighty $$$$$$. Use your own common sense when dealing with ice. Remember fish from a grocery store is cheap when compared to locating a drowned fisherman who couldn’t wait.

Gitchi Gummi wrote:

The title of this thread is misleading – they only have 4 inches of ice out to first break. JR’s corner also reported 4 inches.

You are correct. That is the water level.

i wont be there. I’m hard up for hard water just like everyone else, but i’m not going to die for a fish.

Dutchboy wrote:

Everybody is trying to get a jump on the almighty $$$$$$. Use your own common sense when dealing with ice. Remember fish from a grocery store is cheap when compared to locating a drowned fisherman who couldn’t wait.

This tragedy occurred Monday on Red lake and no word yet on if the two missing fisherman have been found. They were out on open water but the ice conditions are what hampered the search/rescue efforts. The irony here…I guess, is that they were fishing for the Red Lake Fisheries. For fish that you would buy at the grocery store.

http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/06/2-fishermen-missing-after-boat-capsizes-on-northern-minnesota-lake/

JR’s Corner Facebook Post
“The fun early season stuff has started, the ice is starting to shift therefore a crack has opened from the reservation line to east of our resort. For everyone’s safety we are gonna hold off with foot traffic until the ice seems to stop shifting. Things do change quickly around here so stay tuned as we will let everyone know when we think it is safe to access the lake again”

I’ve retrofitted my ice castle with ample foamage, planning on trying to pull that sucker out this weekend up there so I can claim my spot. If the ice goes it will float and hopefully not move too far off the spot on the spot.

Probably no snow though, so I’ll have to put some chains on the 3/4 ton to pull it out.

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philtickelson wrote:

I’ve retrofitted my ice castle with ample foamage, planning on trying to pull that sucker out this weekend up there so I can claim my spot. If the ice goes it will float and hopefully not move too far off the spot on the spot.

Probably no snow though, so I’ll have to put some chains on the 3/4 ton to pull it out.

Better put some sand bags in the back of the 3/4 for traction.