yeah that looks like the french. alot of poeple want to get that spot right in front of the river, as close to open water as possible. looks like theyre in 10 feet there, sometimes we fish in a foot or less right in front of the river. ice hasnt been all that thick this year, i was out the last week and we had about 6 to 8 inches. Some days you can have a foot of ice then the next day there is only 2 inches.