I live in western slope of colorado, and I fish the colorado river mostly through open water. Icefishing, I fish vega reservoir, taylor reservoir, blue mesa reservoir, blue mesa reservoir, rio blanco, and a few lakes on the mesa. I also am going to hit crawford, highline if it freezes and maybe a few other local ponds if they freeze. If you want ice around thanksgiving island lake on the grand mesa should be safe. It has rainbows, brookies, a bunch of white suckers, and splake trout.