Day 312-53 to go
2-24-10 Wed
5:00PM-6:00PM
Weather: NW9, clear, 16°, 30.15 rising
H2O: 639.68' rising, 19.5 kcfs, clear, 20",
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7 - Lake Onalaska
Caught
1. Crappies (4) 8-10", Rat Finkee
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Tonight I was in the panic mode for a couple of minutes! The approach onto the ice at Schaffer's Landing is in very dire shape: lots of water on top of the ice and large ruts. It is very hard to tell if there is ice under the water or not. Well I decided to see what was or was not under these water holes. This is where I got into trouble! I decided to probe these water holes with my feet. I started on the ice side of the landing and probed my way towards shore. The water was close to coming to the top of my knee boots when suddenly my left foot fell into a hole that was covered by ten inches of water. The numbing and tingling of the icy water came very quickly and was overwhelming. It felt as if my foot was in a Chinese finger: the harder I pulled the tighter the ice gripped my foot. With some rather frantic twisting and pulling I was able to free myself after several minutes.
All that went through my mind was shit, I was stuck here and I am going to have to call for help. Then I could foresee myself making the local paper or the local news broadcast. This very well could have been a serious situation, fortunately I was able to free myself and I did have my cell phone with me just in case.
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