I was out today fishing the islands,slowest day I've ever had.I had a couple friends fishing Starve reef the last couple days and have doing pretty good.They pulled their gear off today as the ice is getting thin,they said they lost 4" today.They said one fellow fell through the ice walking from one shanty to another and a quad went through on the trail heading to Shrocks/Mazuriks.I talked to some guys in the State park lot that had ridden around the point all the way to Starve.These guys were from out of town and had no idea what kind of trouble they could have gotten into.They said water was shooting up out of the cracks as there quads went past.That was on the way out!!When they got back they told me the ice is getting bad everywhere,not true where I fished.
In my opinion that area is the most dangerous spot off Catawba.I've been ice fishing off Catawba for 40 yrs and I know for sure when the current starts moving over those rocks and reefs the upswell eats the ice from the bottom up.There is a reason that area is the last to freeze.
Watching those quads crawl around Mouse and out into the pass makes me cringe,those guys have much bigger stones than me.Somebody's gonna get wet,again.
I guess what I'm trying to say is,if you're planning on fishing Starve,you might want to reconsider.Good luck and be safe out there.
