MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Ice on lakes around Vermont is deteriorating quickly with the recent warm weather and anyone going out onto it should use extreme caution and take all recommended precautions, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department warned on Monday.
“While some of the best ice fishing of the season can come during mid-to-late March, the ice will be going fast,” said Vermont’s chief game warden, Colonel Jason Batchelder in a written statement. “It is especially important to pay attention near inlets, outlets and on reservoirs where water may be drawn down.”
Ice fishing shanties must be removed from the ice before it becomes unsafe or unable to support the structure out of the water or before the last Sunday in March, whichever comes first. Anglers who leave a shanty on the ice can face a fine of up to $1,000, the department said.
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