Show Ice Fishing Hazards Of Ice Fishing Ice fishing may be a happy or hazardous venture depending on ones one's understanding of the risks involved A LACK OF concern for fel fellow fellow fellow fel- fel low anglers has become a growing growing growing grow grow- ing problem on Utah's ice fishing fishing fishing fish fish- ing scene Fish and Game of officers officers officers of- of note that many ice fishermen fishermen fishermen fisher fisher- men thoughtlessly leave watery traps for their fellow anglers to stumble into Bathtub size ice holes frozen over with skiff ice and covered by a light snow have surprised a number of outdoors men this winter The considerate angler cuts only a small hole in the ice and marks it when he leaves SPORTSMEN FIND Ice strength varies according to conditions Slush ice is about half as strong as clear blue ice River ice is weaker than lake ice New Ice is stronger than old Ice and continuous travel over the same route will weaken ice On two inches of blue lake ice one man on foot is a safe safe load Three inches will support a group of men walking single file Eight inches of good ice should support a large automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile and 25 inches will support support sup sup- port some 45 tons of weight |