i was just up at turtle creek aboout 20 mins ago and the river is open however the channel that comes from the ramp out to the river is still ice. we were tryin to get a trip lined up for saturday but i think im going to wait until sunday and check it out friday night and saturday. i went from turtle creek to wild wings then to the portage river access in port clinton then over to the public launch by marine max in catawba then to the catawba state park and then to mazuriks and then to dempsys and they all had ice in and around the ramps. the lake it self looks to be free of ice from turtle creek over to port clinton beach then it starts building up along the west side of catawba, then once you get on the east side of catawba island there is open water. my guess is that its because of the south west wind and it has the ice shoved up on the catawba island. i dont know where cullen park is but i would love to know i think fishing right now would be good with no pressure from ice fishing and no boat traffic. i might just be chompin at the bit but im ready to get out there! i will do my best to keep you guys updated on the ice situation.