Fires on Ice???

[Bassboy1645]

Fri night was pretty fun nothing like the college buds booze a big fire and tip ups! but i was told a fire on the ice is illegal?? why would this be?? I see no harm in it as long as trash isnt burned or used to start the fire...to me it seems like one of those shady area laws?? if it even is a law...

[slipperybob]

You can't possibly burn up everything while it sits on the ice/water...then it's littering...aside from that, the danger factor of fire weakening ice...

[irvingdog]

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You can't possibly burn up everything while it sits on the ice/water...then it's littering...aside from that, the danger factor of fire weakening ice...

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I came here to say that!

Imagine flying across the lake on a snowmobile, and your ski's encounter a 7" thick chunk of Oak log that is only partially burned, and now frozen into the ice. Dead sledder.

Think about your question again.....It's a pretty bad idea to have a bonfire out on a lake. Most of us here go nuts just at the sight of sunflower seeds and cigarette butts...

[ozzie]

leftover debris and piles of ashes that eventually end up in the lake.....not good........you can bring a 55 gallon drum and have a "homeless" fire......you just nees to take the leftovers and drum back to shore when you leave.

[mojocatt]

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leftover debris and piles of ashes that eventually end up in the lake.....not good........you can bring a 55 gallon drum and have a "homeless" fire......you just nees to take the leftovers and drum back to shore when you leave.

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Or one of those little fire pits they sell at Target. Most of the laws about this kind of thing are about leaving things the way you found them.

I've got one of these little guys, works good in my back yard.

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But yup, that sounds like a good time, can't aurgue with ya on that one.

[I_Got_One]

Time for a little education. It is illegal to have fires on the ice because they can cause algae blooms in the summer. The way that this can happen is when you have a fire on the ice there are several materials that will remain. These items are also known as elements the 2 majors ones that can affect a lake and cause an algae bloom are Phosphorous and Nitrogen both are byproducts of the fire and both are limiting resources in a lakes ecosystem. So if it was legal for one it would have to be legal for all and that is where the problem would start. Granted one fire on the ice would most likely not cause a problem but a hundred or so might depending on the size of the lake.

Secondly if you are going that fast on a snowmobile one log from some fire is not the problem, the problem is you and that is why a snowmobiler runs over on of my tip-ups just about every year. They are going faster that they can react and they run them over. So please slow down and stay on the trails where you do not have to worry about oak logs, stumps, and tip-ups.

[fishin789]

If you have a weber grill you can take the legs off it and have a fire in the bottom half. thats what we have done. Just make sure you bring some wood to put under the leg stubs to keep it level because it will melt some ice under it.

[wintertim]

I've been to a get-together where we had a fire on the ice in a backyard style firepit. We were approached by a DNR officer and he only said to keep things in control and make sure to clean up after ourselves, which we did. I'm not positive about the laws, but this experience would seem to suggest that the concern is more about littering and respecting the natural resource, which of course every good fisherperson worth their salt should heed.

[mojocatt]

Boy, learn something new every day.

[DUSTIN32]

use a burning barrel we use one at eel pout. No mess easy clean up DNR showed up and no problems just make sure and clean up

[kwiggy]

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[Most of us here go nuts just at the sight of sunflower seeds and cigarette butts...

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Sunflower seeds??? Awe crud.... now I'm a polluter

[Sir_Jonny_Fishalot]

I built a fire pit out of an old steel industrial dryer drum and a old push lawn mower deck. I welded a stand on top of the deck about 15 inches high, then the dryer drum pins to the top. Keeps all your sticks and ash contained and everybody loves how it's portable. Used it on the ice quite a few times.