I haven't been out yet but i got info from a fishing buddy of mine who was out on the ice.....there was about 40 people out on the northside of the causeway. seeing so many people on the ice he ventured out. He cut his first hole and busted a lot quicker then he thought, he measured the ice thickness and it was only 2 3/4", but it was good clear solid ice. he stayed out for about an hour i had a bite on his first drop. he managed a few smaller crappie. the guy he was fishing with caught a 13" walleye. the drove up to the public access north of pikey bay because he saw people fishing up near the bouy line. they broke through close to the access and turned back. hopefully the cold snap thats on it's way makes it solid enough to safely go out......no info on the southside. if one does venture out stay clear of the bridge area of the causeway, there is a small current that flows there and the ice is always weak there or non exsistant. last year we had 8" of ice on most of the lake, but there was open water near the bridge.