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http:// http://m.19actionnews.com/#!/newsDetail/25046265 Coast Guard helicopter rescue on Lake ErieBy 19 Action News Digital TeamUpdated: 03/23/2014 1:01 am EDT A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a man early this morning after he became stranded on an ice floe adrift in Lake Erie. Just before 2:30 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Detroit overheard radio communications over the marine radio about a person stranded. The Frenchtown, Michigan Fire Department reported being en route to Sterling State Park to respond to an all-terrain vehicle rider adrift on an ice floe. An air crew aboard a Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit and an ice rescue team from Coast Guard Station Toledo, Ohio, were dispatched to the area. The stranded man used his cell phone to report that he was wearing a full exposure suit but did not have any other survival equipment with him other than his phone and GPS. The air crew arrived to find the ice floe completely surrounded by open water. The air crew hoisted the man aboard the helicopter and transported him to Custer Airport in Monroe, Michigan where he was met by awaiting emergency responders. The man's name hasn't been released. Increasing temperatures means potentially weakening ice. The Coast Guard is using this incident to remind people to remember the acronym I.C.E. before venturing out on or near ice-covered waterways. Information — Know the weather and ice conditions, know and tell a trusted person on shore where you are going, and know how to call for help. Never go out alone. Clothing — Wear the proper clothing to prevent hypothermia. Wear a waterproof exposure suit and a life jacket. Equipment — Carry the proper equipment. Carry two ice picks or screwdrivers, which will help anyone out of the ice if the should fall through. They are much more effective than bare hands. Carry a whistle or noise maker to alert people that you are in distress. Carry a cellular phone or marine band radio in a waterproof container so that you can call for help if you come across trouble. Like 19 Action News on Facebook for the latest news, weather, sports and giveaways. Â

Great start to your season!

Welcome to GLF Paul.

Nice catch Jason!

Nice catch!

I wanted to share the USGS stream flow links. This is a great resource to determine if a river is fishable or if it is blown out due to heavy rain or snowmelt. I have a decent drive to the rivers I fish and nothing worse than getting there and finding it is chocolate milk or at flood stage and unfishable. You have to use these gauges in conjunction with live river observations and once you've done that, you can rely on the gauges only once you know what they mean for the river you fish. Some but not all rivers have a turbidity chart, this is a real good one to determine how clear or murky the river is. Here is the US chart, click on the state you want and then click on the dot for the river you want. Not all rivers have streamflow gauges and some big rivers have multiple gauges on various stretches of the river. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/rt Here is the state of Michigan chart: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mi/nwis/rt Here is the discharge graph for the St Joe at Niles. The yellow diamonds represent the long term average. Here is the turbidity at the same station at Niles. Not all stations have a turbidity graph. Hope these tools can help your river fishing.

Yeah, my dentist appointment. Good think my wife keeps me organized. Now if I could just get her to understand, "don't touch my stuff" when she wants to organize my fishing and hunting gear without my knowledge, I'd have it made.

Way to go Jason!

Some good catchin there!

Earl, you have a good eye for your fish, she was the only one I kept, pure loose gold.

Hit 4 and landed 3 on the Joe yesterday, all mine came on spawn under a bobber. My buddy hit 3 but never landed one of his. Got this nice brown too.

The tribal member with the netting operation in Ludington is in prison so he won't be operating this year. He didn't pull his nets before going away and the tribe was supposed to pull them but they are not communicating on what's going on. Just flat out wrong. I can't make the tourney but would donate to the cause.

I think it comes down to pay for how you want to play. If you want to play for higher prize payouts, you're going to have to pay more to get in. The big tournaments have higher entry fees but have high payouts going down the leaderboard with multiple place payouts. Anglers also have the lower cost options of the local fishing league tournies with low entry fees but correspondingly low winning payouts/prizes. You can go where your budget and desire wants to take you. The current model and fee structure for the big tournaments seems to work since they keep holding them and are successful.

Nice job Rob!

Welcome to GLF!

Welcome to GLF. That was very sad what happened to your dad and bringing up that post is good reminder for all of us. If you ever make it down to Ludington, your welcome on my boat with my wife or daughters. Just send me a PM here. If your hubby likes to golf, we play a lot of that in Ludville in the afternoons. We fish the mornings, maybe take a nap, hit the course and then have cook out/potluck with my neighbors. I can't wait for summer.

Welcome to GLF.

Sounds like a great program, nice work!

Nice catch Jason!

Welcome Capt Larry, sure will be nice to hear from your end of the lake. I fish the western basin during June.

Welcome Dan, I remember your posts from many years ago on the now defunct Greatmich.com.