Fire & Ice....

[Bushmaster]

This just came up in conversation....is it legal to have a fire on the ice and cook some fish ?

[Piker]

I was told many years ago that as long as I cleaned up all the ashes it was fine. I am talking about 60 yrs ago. Check with F. W. Officer.

[TylerThomson]

Originally Posted by Bushmaster

This just came up in conversation....is it legal to have a fire on the ice and cook some fish ?

Yes. There is no law against it. Not sure about parks. Our town has a fire on a local lake put on by the md every year. My family and I have been doing the same for years with multiple visits from fw and never had a problem. Charred wood and ash isn't anything that will hurt a lake.

[RavYak]

Clean up after yourself and I believe it is fine. Don't leave the ashes or firewood on the ice.

[FlyTheory]

As long as the ash isn’t from plastic, the remains should be fine if buried. The added ash is generally beneficial to the ecosystem. I have a preference to burying it and leaving it

[ghostguy6]

Its ok as long as you clean up after yourself. Just be advised some counties require you to have a grate with a certain mesh size covering fire pits. For example Edmonton requires a spacing of 1 cm or less. Its not likely anyone will complain while your on the ice unless your obviously doing something dangerous.

[dutchpirate]

Just saw a video where in some states having fish carcasses beside you from a shore(ice) lunch was illegal, but that seems to be a rarity.

[TylerThomson]

Originally Posted by RavYak

Clean up after yourself and I believe it is fine. Don't leave the ashes or firewood on the ice.

Why would you clean up ash and burnt wood? Its naturally occurring in the eco system. Leave it and let it sink. Won't hurt anything.

[rena0040]

Originally Posted by TylerThomson

Why would you clean up ash and burnt wood? Its naturally occurring in the eco system. Leave it and let it sink. Won't hurt anything.

it will hurt my auger blades when i go to drill a hole and its been covered by snow.

[trophybook]

Originally Posted by rena0040

it will hurt my auger blades when i go to drill a hole and its been covered by snow.

Same can be said about the ice with sand that melts off your truck.

[TylerThomson]

Originally Posted by rena0040

it will hurt my auger blades when i go to drill a hole and its been covered by snow.

So will drilling in tire tracks. How about a little situational awareness. If you can't tell you're augering into a pile of chard wood and ash I fear for your safety on the ice

[RavYak]

Originally Posted by TylerThomson

Why would you clean up ash and burnt wood? Its naturally occurring in the eco system. Leave it and let it sink. Won't hurt anything.

Bitumen is naturally occurring and leaks into many lakes/rivers. I guess by your method of thinking it is fine to put it in a lake?

Ash although it can potentially enter a lake naturally isn't good for the ecosystem. Ash and partially burnt wood can easily be considered waste and depositing waste products into water is illegal, that is why it is illegal to put egg shells in the water and they do less damage then ash.

Leaving wood pieces also leaves floating debris that boaters hit in the spring/summer.

All it takes to do things properly is to take a base for your fire and then dispose of your ash/wood once done.

[58thecat]

Had many a fire on the ice, eat fish too...some fires were to keep warm, just don't be a pig and leave crap every where.

[TylerThomson]

Originally Posted by RavYak

Bitumen is naturally occurring and leaks into many lakes/rivers. I guess by your method of thinking it is fine to put it in a lake?

Ash although it can potentially enter a lake naturally isn't good for the ecosystem. Ash and partially burnt wood can easily be considered waste and depositing waste products into water is illegal, that is why it is illegal to put egg shells in the water and they do less damage then ash.

Leaving wood pieces also leaves floating debris that boaters hit in the spring/summer.

All it takes to do things properly is to take a base for your fire and then dispose of your ash/wood once done.

Yeah ok. Give it up. You're argument is that dumping crude oil and what is essentially ash and charcoal ( which is a natural filter) is the same thing. Funny how our lakes have survived multiple forest burn cycles. You might consider it waste and that's fine but I consider it part of the natural environment. Far as your floating debris argument goes. Hahaha for real? Open your eyes and guide your craft accordingly. If you're driving a boat that can be taken out by driftwood you deserve to sink