Kelly and I took a small Ranger and a Jeep and looked around the NE corner extensively today looking at both fishing activity and ice thickness. All in all we saw mostly 15” of ice with one spot with only 12” under us. Buddy Hillman has also checked the famed 3 ½ mile area of his road and found a fairly consistent 15” of ice. With a few inches of fresh snow covering it with more in the forecast. Hopefully we luck out and brunt of the storm misses us.
On another note I would like to mention that everybody needs to pay attention to the road operators and be understanding of their warnings. These guys know what goes on with every inch of their road system and if they deem an area unsafe or feel your rig is too heavy for such area listen to them, they are trying to keep everyone safe. We have had a few guys already get belligerent with a few of the road operators for recommending the heavier rigs such as the 1-ton diesel trucks with wheel house in tow do not travel to certain areas with slightly thinner ice. 
As for fishing it has been good and it is anybody’s guess what all the drastic weather changes will do to the bite. Only way to know is get out there.
