All you have to do is find out what ponds are open to ice fishing, there is no secret about it. I was in the dacks last weekend and small ponds were iced over and small bays along the fulton chain, 5th was completely iced over, Old Forge Pond had spotty ice, and you would have to nuts to walk out on them in the middle of winter too much current for me.
It's Dec 1st............