I never thought I would be doing this in February, but I just packed away my ice gear and am done for the season. I went and checked a couple of places this afternoon, and though I probably could have fished (Colchester Pond had 3-4 inches of black ice under 2-3 inches of super soft white ice), at 45 degrees and sunny I didn't feel safe being out there. And other than tomorrow, there's nothing in the forecast to indicate we'll get another chance, unfortunately.
Overall, it would be hard to conceive of a more disappointing ice season. I managed to get out twice and caught a grand total of 3 fish (1 pike, 1 crappie, 1 perch). The only positive is the short winter will hopefully mean kayak fishing season will get here sooner than usual this year.
For those of you still out there, be safe!