Most of the chain is frozen over with about 2.5" on the deeper lakes and 4-6" on the shallower lakes. I fished Lime Kiln and part of Round Lake this past ...more weekend and stayed about 100 ft from shore. Was walking on 3" of clear ice (ice picks, life jacket, and spud bar in tow) and never heard a single crack from it settling with my weight. Small gills in the weeds and small northern at 15-25'.