Long term forecast changed to warmer. Current forecast through end of month / early March doesn't have any more real cold spells. Instead a lot of daily highs in the 40's and even a few in the low 50's. A few cold nights and days in the low 30's, but overall it looks like from this point forward the ice will slowly deteriorate. If the forecast holds, I would think ice fishing will enter the "be very cautious" stage by next weekend, but should continue for some time. Ice is very thick, so we'll have to go week-to-week. As far as the open water season, it might arrive earlier with this forecast, but once again it's not a matter of open launch ramps and getting out to the Lake. It's much more a matter of Lake ice. If the Lake still has a lot of ice on it, moving around, you don't want to be out there in those dangerous conditions.