Winter 2022/23 - It's too cold :(

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I was over my local lakes today and I stood on a layer, it was pretty thick today over an inch of ice. I moved about 2 foot away from the spot a bit closer and my leg went through. I was testing how thick it was. It was in the edge and I had a pair of waders on so it would have only got up to my chest area if I fell through as it wasn't deep enough to cause me troubles.

It was MUCH thinner a few days ago! How far were these kids out I don't know BUT I did see foot prints about 5 meters away from the edge where someone else previous to me TRIED to go further. Ice is dangerous. Maybe we need a UK project for signs up in winter, one of the problems is they get vandalised in a lot of areas so it's all up to the kids to make a decision to keep off the lake in these conditions.

Very sad that it comes to death when playing on ice that's thin enough to fall trough but what can you do.

A couple of deaths a year playing on ice and some headlines in news might put them off a little.
 
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dLockers said:
So let me get this straight GTS, you have just learnt 4 kids died from messing around on ice, so you, as a grown man, decided to try and walk on ice?
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You don't need to worry about me, I'm very very aware of the lakeside depths, what's under the water at certain places e.t.c. When I say I walked on ice it was 1mter out from the fishing pegs. Don't fret like I said I had waders on and the depth is only 2 foot with no current.

I certainly wasn't messing around, I had a depth stick with me with waders on.
 
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