have u been eatin paint chips??????.ill take open water any day, fish those dirty tribs till they freeze over.then maybe ill think about ice fishing.hope winter is the same as last year.steelheading was great.when we finally got ice it was a waste of time haullin the hut out on the lake.only made 3 or 4 trips out to the hut.did go to the bog in a desperate attempt at the dreaded pail fishing.dont get me wrong ice fishing can be fun but its not my cup of tea i just do it because i cant go without fishing for to long.all work and no fish makes me a dull boy.