Managed to get out and hit a local lake for 21/2 hours and did very well. Fish seemed a little light on the hit compared to past early ice seasons. Managed a limit of gills from 7" to 91/4". I released at least a second limit of them the better than the ones I kept. The Ice was a solid 2". I just finished a incredible meal of fillets. The ice season has officially began for me. If you are willing to get out there on thin Ice it is hard to top.