I fished Monday afternoon in the NWLP, I was the only person on a small lake. After 40+ years of ice fishing, it felt and looked eerie. I could see a permanent shanty, tilted sideways, sinking through its hole. The surface ice was soft but I carefully worked myself out with ice picks around my neck and ready to react. I checked ice depth frequently and found 10" of clear, solid ice everywhere. I finally settled on a spot and fished....but decided then and there it would be my last trip, because of the extended forecast.
Sure, I could gamble and probably get a few more trips in...but its not a game I feel like losing. Its been a great ice season, best to end it that way.
I do hope for one last huge dump of snow so we can get some more snowmobiling in, though. LOL
-FH