You mean now if I want to I can catch a few threw the ice if they decide to bite? I was ok with catching them in open water on a rod and reel using artificial my friends.. But if I catch one or two threw the ice I can score it? Prolly will not happen though as I will be after white fish, landlock salmon, lake trout, and of course white perch some more.. There is some bass in these cold water lakes though so anything can happen..