Your water temp. is higher than ours. We've had a thin layer of ice on top for a few days until warm 50 degree air melted it. Then we had 1" of rain in one day ,that raised the water level. I'm sure if I ventured out, my catch would be close to 6 fish or less considering the rapid environmentl changes.

I'm not a fan of cold water fishing especially whe the wind chill is below freezing. The nice thing about living in Tx. was the year round fishing and no skunks - ever.