here in greene co ,some of the ponds are at the last ice stage,-note the ice will tell you
what stage it is at not the month
the places i look for fish at last ice are
-sharp drops between the deep winter basin and thespawning beds
-sandy or gravel bottoms with weeds
-spawning sites in 2 to 10ft with weeds,brush-note water color makes a difference as to depth
NOTE- each body of water is different--north/south lake is different then greens lake here
i like to fish later now,let the sun warm thing up--gills will move for a 1/2 degree warmer difference
RAT