how's it going big guy!!
LEAVE THAT GIRL ALONE,SHE'S MINE!!! just kidd'n would rather you get her for sure.
i will know a heck of alot more after a few days. heading up to see danny,get a couple days ice fishing with him in,and do some staff interviews,. after that i head straight to minnepolis nw show on the way home next thurs-sun.
my prediction is a more normal or avg type of ice out,sometime late late april/most likely early may, 1st-10th somewhere unless the weather would take a drastic move and get a duration of real warm weather. could happen but still lots of snow on the ice,nothing has really melted as far as the ice,and it's below freezing at nite mid 20's or so getting up to just under or just over freezing mid day.
there has been a good amount of snow this winter so hopefully with a few spring rains it will bring water levels up some from last fall.
normal springs and good water levels spell good spawning years.