Has anyone started ice fishing?

[tweedwolfscream]

mcfly, without revealing your friend's secret locations, would you mind sharing what region(s) the lakes were in, just to aid our overall picture of how the ice is progressing across the map? And perhaps, if it was clear, what the difference was between those lakes that made the ice conditions so different (size? depth? river inflow/outflow?).

I can offer a ride to Frenchman's Bay with a 6" hand auger once it's solid, though again I'll be relying on others' eyes to find out when that is