Good morning and welcome Jim. I have a bunch of relatives that I have never met in Saskatchewan.
Ice fishing? No I have not made it out yet. Priorities keep yanking me away. I have two portables and an Ice Castle, but in eight years I have only used the Ice Castle a half dozen times. I should sell it. I can always get on the ice earlier with the portables, and 95% of my fishing is from the portables. May use the Ice Castle for hunting camp, but I have a better trailer for that. Anyway, welcome and best wishes.
Oh, the ice. I have heard it as deep as ten inches around here too. Some fellows pushed an Ice Castle onto the ice at the Pipestem reservoir (Jamestown ND) nearly a week ago.