well id sayyour in for a long trip north, shawano lake had 2 fellas go through sunday or monday, and its gonna be 40's and above the rest of the week, not much ice-makin goin on there, but near pelican lake there was 7" of decent ice as of 12/26-27, havent been up since then, id say your best bet would be callin up some bait shops near some lakes you might wanna try. good luck, let us know what you decide.