A few years back I saw a few guys ice fishing in the harbor at 16 mile creek saying they were after pike, didnt hear of anything being caught though.. hamilton bay is nice and close where would the best access point be? As for the lakers when would the ice be thick enough? One more thing I didnt know you could ice fish for bass would this be largemouth or smallmouth, Ive got a nice little spot not to far from me loaded with largemouth and think it would be a great place to start.