I went to my favorite little lake last Friday evening to fish for trout a bit and discovered that skim ice had formed in the protected areas. I didn't catch any fish and had ice forming on both my rod and line. I was using some light cotton gloves on my hands which wiped a little water and ice off the line and kept me casting a little longer. I'll have to check today to see if the ice is better or worse.
The only options open now are a warm water discharge which occasionally has produced some crappies and has open water all winter or the Missouri which seldom freezes but I've never caught anything there during the winter. I do get some good casting pratice and it's much closer than the warm water discharge.