03-29-2006, 05:41 PM
State law requires permanent fish houses to be removed from North Dakota waters by midnight March 15.
Variable weather conditions this time of the year can make it difficult to even get to a fish house, said Nancy Boldt, boat and water safety coordinator for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. "Access on some lakes could be restricted because of the snow, especially in the northern and eastern parts of the state," Boldt said.
Also, warm weather and high winds this late in winter can rapidly deteriorate ice conditions, Boldt mentioned, causing shorelines to weaken. "Ice thickness not only varies statewide, but can even fluctuate on the same body of water," she said.
The fine for failure to have permanent fish houses off the ice by midnight, March 15 is $325. Portable fish houses may be used after March 15 if they are removed daily, Boldt mentioned
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Variable weather conditions this time of the year can make it difficult to even get to a fish house, said Nancy Boldt, boat and water safety coordinator for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. "Access on some lakes could be restricted because of the snow, especially in the northern and eastern parts of the state," Boldt said.
Also, warm weather and high winds this late in winter can rapidly deteriorate ice conditions, Boldt mentioned, causing shorelines to weaken. "Ice thickness not only varies statewide, but can even fluctuate on the same body of water," she said.
The fine for failure to have permanent fish houses off the ice by midnight, March 15 is $325. Portable fish houses may be used after March 15 if they are removed daily, Boldt mentioned
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