We were on Jackfish Bay this morning and had about 7″ of good clear ice with an inch of snow cover in most places. I would imagine the same holds true for Black Bay.
The main lake is iced over from Birch Point at least to Bald Rock and probably past Island View but absolutely no activity of any kind on the main lake yet. It supposed to be around 0 or below with highs in the low teens for the next few days so if the snow holds off the ice could make some decent progress. However it’s rare that there is much activity on the main lake until closer to Christmas. You can check the Daily Journal online to see if they have any updates on ice conditions.