I know I won't be the only one fishing in January and February - but I guess it's probably not the best time for a gathering...unless people just hop from shanty to shanty - that would be kind of fun, but we'd have to arrange for everyone with portables and hardsides to have an empty seat or two! Definitely not going to get a big group standing around outside in the cold with the wind that usually howls...until March or later I'm guessing. April is great too, but don't do it on Arctic Man weekend!