Sunday, February 7, 2016

Early February

Ice on the south side of Lake Simcoe

There's ice but it's not very thick...

 Water at the edges

Not thick enough for me to walk on...

 Ice fishers on their way to their hut

but these guys are fearless!

A few of the huts out by Georgina Island

Looks like a few fishers are braver than I am.

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32 comments:

  1. BillFebruary 7, 2016 at 2:09 PM

    I wouldn't want to test the ice either. Those who ice fish are used to it and probably know more about the safety and thickness of ice. I'll leave it to them :)

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  2. Alexa TFebruary 7, 2016 at 2:30 PM

    Stunning!! Lots of ice and a lovely blue sky... February is warm, in here; it's almost like a spring day! But winter time is still ...
    Greetings in february!

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  3. William KendallFebruary 7, 2016 at 2:49 PM

    I wouldn't, but then I find fishing of any variety to be one of the more boring ways to spend a day.

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  4. MadSnapperFebruary 7, 2016 at 3:28 PM

    I like looking at these photos but i can say as a person who is afraid of a lot of things, i would not walk or drive or sit in a camp house on that ice... i know they do it but not me..

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  5. Maks StFebruary 7, 2016 at 3:40 PM

    Beautiful winter in February! I greet! :)

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  6. RedPatFebruary 7, 2016 at 4:04 PM

    They are crazy! ;-)

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  7. Coloring Outside the LinesFebruary 7, 2016 at 4:07 PM

    Every time I see ice fishing huts I think of Grumpy Old Men- one of my favorite movies. The only ones I have seen in real life were in Labrador many years ago. Sigh- I did love living in Canada.

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  8. ShammickiteFebruary 7, 2016 at 4:25 PM

    I'd be very wary of that ice! It's been far too mild this winter. YoungerSon is going ice fishing next weekend up near Bancroft somewhere, I'm nervous about it already!

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  9. jp@A Green RidgeFebruary 7, 2016 at 4:39 PM

    Good gravy, that is scary! I just a thing on the news about people parked on ice for a Winter festival and their cars began to sink!!! You stay off of that ice...you hear me?...:)JP

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  10. MersadFebruary 7, 2016 at 4:40 PM

    Stay safe on all that ice. Would love to take some shots of winter. But here we haven't had new snowfall yet.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  11. RoseFebruary 7, 2016 at 6:12 PM

    I am not sure I would ever be brave enough to ice fish!

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  12. RevrunnerFebruary 7, 2016 at 6:48 PM

    Yikes!

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  13. MichelleFebruary 7, 2016 at 7:05 PM

    I don't think I would like to go out onto the ice!

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  14. Lois EvensenFebruary 7, 2016 at 7:06 PM

    Beautiful images, but I'll pass on the ice fishing, too.

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  15. The CrankyFebruary 7, 2016 at 7:30 PM

    You'd never catch me out there!

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  16. Ruth HiebertFebruary 7, 2016 at 9:52 PM

    You have great pictures of the ice,but I am sure happy to hear that you do not walk on the ice.I am always afraid of accidents when that ice isn't really thick.

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  17. Taken For GrantedFebruary 8, 2016 at 12:11 AM

    Some ice fishermen are foolish about going out on thin ice. In South Dakota dozens of pickup trucks are pulled out of lakes after they broke through. Ice is usually thiner close to the shore.

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  18. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"February 8, 2016 at 2:11 AM

    I've never seen any point in sitting beside a river in mid-summer just to catch fish so I'll certainly not be risking that one!

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  19. PerthDailyPhotoFebruary 8, 2016 at 7:20 AM

    Aaaamazing sight EG, I wonder how long the snow and ice would last in my 43C :)

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  20. JeevanFebruary 8, 2016 at 7:45 AM

    You got great pictures on the frozen lake and the last two where picturesque! In India, once in a year and during the core winter time the Dal Lake in Kashmir (Himalayas) used to become ice and children play cricket on the lake surface.

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  21. Author R. Mac WheelerFebruary 8, 2016 at 7:57 AM

    MUCH braver than this Floridian

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  22. Nancy ChanFebruary 8, 2016 at 8:23 AM

    I rather stay safe. Too dangerous to test the ice.

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  23. DarlaFebruary 8, 2016 at 9:01 AM

    No ice walking for me. In fact it looks too cold to even get out of the car, LOL! Beautiful blues though

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  24. AnvilcloudFebruary 8, 2016 at 9:29 AM

    I wouldn't be out there, but colder weather on the way later this week.

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  25. LowellFebruary 8, 2016 at 10:15 AM

    I remember Minnesota and people would tell me how safe the ice was and I needn't worry about falling through the ice. Hah, hah. I didn't believe them and still don't and just the other day some dozen cars went through the ice in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin!

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  26. LeoraFebruary 8, 2016 at 12:23 PM

    Yes, I would not walk on that either. It does look cold where you are.

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  27. Jenn JilksFebruary 8, 2016 at 2:11 PM

    Pretty crazy! I just don't trust it!

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  28. Sallie (FullTime-Life)February 8, 2016 at 2:48 PM

    You know you are a true fisherperson when .... (Brrr....) But what beautiful pictures. I forgot to say in the post above that I thought you were in Oregon for just a tiny second. There is a lovely city of Beaverton up by Portland... well, of course probably named for the same reason. John Jacob AStor got around.

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  29. cieldequimperFebruary 8, 2016 at 2:53 PM

    I hope there are no accidents in this warm year...

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  30. KayFebruary 9, 2016 at 12:11 AM

    I don't get it. Never have. Thin ice? Bitter cold? Sitting around waiting for fish? Nope.

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  31. StephanieFebruary 9, 2016 at 6:35 PM

    I would not want to walk on that for fear of crashing through to frigid waters.

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  32. Susan AndersonFebruary 10, 2016 at 5:20 AM

    I'm always a bit wary of ice like that. Guess I've heard too many horror stories.

    =)

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