Hi White,

Thank you for the sympathy that you are extending to us poor Southern Boys. I've lived in areas with an Opening Day, iced over lakes and rivers from November through late March and no fishing through the winter months . I've lived in places with a year around season, open water all year and fishing all year---though on the decidedly cold side . Believe me, the thrill of looking for open water hardly compensates for the year-around fishing. I've done both and year-around fishing wins hands down. Just my 2% of a dollar, I'm sure a few Eskimos will disagree. 8T