Sorry for the delay getting back to you... We've been busy on the ice! Unfortunatley I am not much help on the Northern Pike. I fish them early ice and then again on soft water when the canal opens up, but I am concentrating on perch, walleye, and whitefish right now. We fished this weekend and came accross a some nice walleye. Photos at: http://www.reelactioncharters.com/photo-log.shtml
We have good ice conditions now and solid temp to keep things from getting messy... If the weather holds we should see solid conditions right up to March 15th the close of perch fishing and the last day you can keep shanties on the bay....