my question also frozen water or open up by warm water discharge at power plant ? i would bail on going to an inland lake this weekend to catch steelies....i used to go to geneva and ice fish for steelies it was great if conditions were right u could watch the fish moving under you and even take your bait...the only draw back about going there the sand would mix with the freezing water and you only drilled a few holes and your auger blades were spent...i dont really want to put on the waders, sitting in my heated shanty just sounds better right now...
