Fishermen stranded off Oro Line 5

[Finesy]

Heard a rumor that 4 fishermen are stranded off shore by Oro Line 5 due to a large crack opening up near shore.............

[Fisherman]

Well run out there and check, inquiring minds want to know..

[Finesy]

your closer than I am..........

[minnkota]

Here we go again!

[evanxrs]

No sympathy for them.

There is no excuse. No one should be out there today with weather we have had the last 2 days on 4-5" of ice when it was cold.

Hope they have $$$ cause they are going to be forking it up...

[Longshank]

Can we not be so judgemental until the actual story is in?

[minnkota]

The City has had enough, watch CTV Barrie at 6 today, breaking news

RESCUE COSTS
And if you plan to venture out on the ice in these mild conditions – don’t leave your credit card at home. At 6, we’ll tell you how much it could cost you if you have to be rescued.

[Fishsniffer]

Lots of current passed the third line of Oro . With that many inches I wouldn't go further out passed the Third. K - Bay should be fine unless a NW is Blowing over 30 km... Is that the full story ?

[Open Hole Jiggin']

was out there yesterday, lots of good solid black ice around 6 inches where I was, but I was goin to go out from the 6th there and there was a huge crack already openin up all the way out headin south east from the north shore.. with the temps and wind today I could see it gettin bigger and wider out there... hopefully they're alright but who knows could be rumours... we'll see I guess.

[nocod]

I hope everyone will be ok.

[will]

Im the most anti-fine (for rescues) guy there is, but if someone was rescued out there today, they deserve to pay the fine. I was out not far from there and cracks were not an issue. even if they did find a wide crack a short walk would have got them around it.

[xiaolu]

Well, I suspect this might (I mean might) be a hoax;-)

[Longshank]

Ok, so I watched the Barrie news and saw the announcement of fines, but no rescue.

Also saw CHCH.......which showed the guy from Scugog interviewed and going to court to fight the bill of 5K plus.

[nineinches]

the other board says stay off the main lake yet the moderator and some of the so called experienced ice fisherman are out on 3-6 inches of ice fishing for lakers and whitefish!keep repeating they are only fish,no only whitefish and lakers! these people still keep going out there,it is going to happen again as there are really strong winds coming in the next couple of days.

[Fishsniffer]

So the ? I have to ask with all these fines happening if some one had to be rescued now do you think they would think twice for help and think they could make it out with their own man power because now they know a fine will given to them if some one arrives / rescues them?