[catfishonthelake]

Thanks Jim. That's a bit of a bummer. I was hoping they wouldn't close Mercer, it was the one place I had a shot of getting the boat onto before April. Maybe Carnegie will ice out in a couple of week and I can try there. Haven't heard any rave reviews on the musky fishing there, but I'm willing to give it a shot if I have no other options. I think the northern lakes at the higher elevation will have ice until April.