Drive Bys

[dubob]

I got bored yesterday and took a little drive and checked out Willard, Mantua, & Hyrum.  Willard is mostly capped but unsafe.  I checked both marinas and both had thin ice.  Here are a couple of pictures of the north marina.





Next stop was at Mantua.  I talked to one person and he said the ice was 4 inches of clear and 2 layers of hard slush about am 1 & 1/2 each with water between them.  Here's some pictures.









Last stop was Hyrum.  Folks were right off the dam face:



And there were a few off the boat ramp area and the swim beach area.  The edges are 3 to 5 feet of open water.  Once on the ice, you're looking at about 4 inches of ice.  The deck is nothing but slick, slick, and more slick.  Cleats are 100% recommended by me.  I did not fish today - just looked.