Walking blindly across ponds in the Interior of Alaska can lead to wet feet, and sometimes much worse.
Methane being released from the pond bottom, causes the ice to thin directly above the pocket of methane. With no snow to speak of right now, the pockets are easy to find. This one has caused a perfect hole to form in the ice.
October 22nd, 2019 at 7:58 PM
Though I shy away from ice-fishing I do like to ‘drill for gas’ during the winter and light the expelled gas with my BBQ lighter.