Test Your Fish Sense

True or False.....White ice is saver than black ice. answer at end of post

It's your turn to send in any type of fishing photos; I'll post a collage of the fishing photos in the next few weeks. Attach your photos to an e-mail and send to marc@maineheat.com. Don't forget to include a brief discription.

As you know from my earlier post, I went fishing this week on Sabatus Pond. The ice was ten inches thick, but when I looked down our jigging hole you could see an abundance of bubbles trapped in the ice.

When I was talking to John Peterson last week, the concern of white ice came up. White ice is formed when snow falls on a layer of ice and melts or is rained on. When it freezes, the ice looks thick and strong but it is actually weak. Its strength is also not consistent.

This appears to be what may have happened at Sabatus. Another clue to this is the way that the auger went through the ice. In some of the holes there appeared to be soft spots where the auger would quickly make head way. It also would get bogged down in these spots due to the amount of material.

I saw at least six different vehicles while on the ice yesterday; and with this January thaw we have going on, I wouldn't be surprised of a mishap this weekend. It isn't pretty when a car falls through the ice.

False....White ice is weaker than black ice because it is formed by snow and water.