Wood in Alberta is probably our best expert on really thick ice. He gets something like 2 to 4 feet. IIRC he does not aerate at all in the Winter, but keeps enough ice clear instead. Of course he's out on it all the time, I honestly believe he can ice fish like 5 months a year.


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