I iced two on Monday at my first spot, then nothing rest of day. Bites were timid, but they held on long enough. At least it wasn't that peck, peck stuff. That south wind was just enough to be annoying. I got three through the ice on Saturday too, with real hard hits.
My "power head" is my right arm and my "gear case" is my left. They are a lot harder to break and then you use the trout as your fuel! You guys should try it sometime.
I'm not finding too much ice this year either. Seems weird for the hard winter, and lack of snow on the ice this fall. I did have a buddy set a net in Great Slave and said a solid 4 feet there, but more like 25-32 inches where I've been. In past years, in same spots, I've drilled through more.