My only experience with ice fishing was at Durand Eastman Park just in-shore of Lake Ontario. Was NOT well-equipped. Knocked a hole in the ice which was over a foot thick and water gushed up through the hole and soaked us up to the hips. Took 2 hours for his mom to come back and pick us up.
I have never been so cold walking around in underpants in boots with no liner. It was about 10 degrees out with a stiff breeze off of the lake.
I have always since remembered to keep matches in a sealed container. It would have been a lot less miserable if they were.
For some strange reason I have not been ice-fishing since. That was about 23 years ago.
