looks like some of the ponds here in vermont are ice free. Just in time my boat just got fixed, some water got into some seal in the motor had to replace 40.00 not too bad. Anyway going out saturday at a place called sabin pond. Last year day after iceout i pulled 7    2-3 pound largies of suspending rogue jerkbait. Its going to feel real good fighting a bass for the 1st time in 7 months. Let ya no how i did saturday.

good luck john, we don't have ice down here so i get to fish 365 and fight them year round... :-)

Good luck and have a great time.I haven't stopped fishing since last year.(I love those suspending Rogue myself.Let us know how it went)

well got my boat today instead of friday going monday now supposed to be 70 degrees the highest its been here in 6-7 months tell ya how i did

Get my Syrup. Oh Yea Good Luck

well I went fishing and it was tough to say the least. In some parts of the lake i was splitting through some thin ice. I found a weedline that had 50 degree water and stayed there until i left. I pulled 1 sm and 2 lm .smallie was pound and a half and the largemouths were 2 3/4 and 4lbs. It felt real good to pull them in after 6 months of winter. Fished 2 hours. Going friday to ticondaroga on lake champlain.