First Ice

The recent string of cold December days has produced some good ice making conditions on area lakes.

DNR Conservation Officer Nikki Shoutz tells KLKS News, their advice is, the ice is never safe.  Still winter enthusiasts are venturing out on the new sheet.  She says she is seeing fish houses begin to gather.

Shoutz says channels are usually the last to freeze, and are never considered safe, even during the bitterest days.