[briansnat]

I'm still seeing open water on some of the lakes in West Milford/Kinnelon area, but I also saw people on the lakes, even those with open water.

By this weekend I think a lot of the open water will be iced over, but be really careful wherever you go. A lot of the ice will be new and thin.

I'll probably skip this weekend because I'm a fair weather ice angler and windy, single digit temps are not fun for me, but early next week when it warms a bit I will certainly be on the hard water.