Was that open water on the very left in the picture of the ice fisherman?
Looks like it. A little bit of open water never stopped a diehard ice fisherman.
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Maybe they don't get to ice fish much there and he jumped at the chance?
Notice his pole? Looks like one of those Rapala jigging sticks. Maybe fishing for Zander or European perch?