I grew up in Vermont.

Winter fishing in Vermont consisted of waiting until Late December or January when Lake Champlain was cold enough to support the snowmobile and ice shanty. Bring along an ice auger, cut a hole and drop the bait.
Stand there and freeze to death while catching..
Actually those snow mobile suits keep you very warm and toasty.

Plan B involves being in a nice warm (heated) ice shanty, looking down a 2 by 3 foot hole. Kind of like fishing in a big aquarium.

Plan C said screw it all.. Get out the ice boat and do some 'sailing'

I still remember catching lots of perch, and cooking them up with homemade onion rings. Nothing but great memories there.

This get warm gear and play IN the water though... Someones got a few screws loose I think. ROFL..

--Ron--