Welcome aboard, Charlie! I'm sorta new here too, but there's lots (and lots) of good info here and people are great..........
I was up in St. Germain for Snowmageddon.......... .... fished a few lakes found 4-5 inches of ice most places and the beginning of Slushfest...... I know the sledheds want it but I don't need another flake of snow for the rest of the winter.
Good luck.........
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