If and when you get out on the ice come back and tell us your experiences including the ice thickness. I would restrict my ice walking to the farthest areas away from the aerator open water area. That path should have the most ice thickness on the pond considering how much cold temps have made ice. There should be no problem walking from your dock to the area you want to trim brush. Check the initial ice thickness about 3 to 6 ft off shore or at the end of your dock. I would wait until the ice is 5"-6" thick before going over and cutting brush. Once you know that ice thickness the ice should be uniform thickness clear over to the area where you want to cut brush. I and those following this topic are curious as to how correct I am.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 12/12/13 11:55 AM.

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