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Old 01-08-2012, 08:50 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Mink Islander View Post
Hermit Lake in Sanbornton has had ice fisherman on it for a couple weeks now. Locals who know the area and are careful to check the ice are probably fine on many of the smaller, shallower ponds and lakes right now. The problem is when the less familiar see signs of activity on a small pond and think that it signals the bigger lakes are safe for snowmos and ice fishing, when they are not. Definitely not the time to be testing unfamiliar bodies of water....

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I checked out Hermit Lake on New Year's Day. There was 4" of ice and about 6 people ice fishing. I saw some open water next to areas with rocky shorelines with southern exposures and where little streams dump into the lake.
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