Hello from the northern part of the state. There are not a lot of Idaho guys on this site yet. At least that was true last year. Im sure you have some good hard water fishing nearby. Hard to say what kind of a winter we will have. Last year it was pretty good for here. We had safe ice for about 2 months. It could be better but I have also seen worse. Some times a lot worse. Good luck and reports back what you find.........