Nothing I have seen or heard says CF is safe or even close. Next week, starting Sunday, things start looking more like Winter. Cold and snow. Probably 2 weeks away from some ice somewhere on CF. I did see that there is 3 inches of sketchy ice at the Causeway. I saw some posted pictures of perch and trout. The perch are generally further out and the anglers were in a tent/shanty. The anglers looked big so... Not my cup of tea yet. I have not fished the Lake Helena side but heard that there is ice there.