Looks like the distant shore is the place to get on and off.. surprised to see any open water.
I took the photos standing on the Barge. There is always open water there because the circulator keeps it that way all winter long.
If you look to the left of the ice fishing house in the closer up photo, you can see some YP laying on the ice getting a sun tan. They had been setup for about a 1/2 hour at that point.
I went down there for an hour or so, caught a couple fat-bellied YP and missed a few others. Oh, and had a tall Bloody Mary, Corona with lime and a Mikes BB with a booster.
