Everywhere I checked had 5-8" of black ice under varying amounts of white ice. Some had some bad slush others did not. All ponds were locked tight to shore as long as there was no inlets or outlets near by.
With the cold weather in the forecast, I think there will be safe fishing in the Monadnock area for many weeks. Again, always check as you go but there's plenty of ice.
Fishing today was tough sitting out in the wind but we were chasing flags all day.