I'm a native minnesotian... got hooked on this sport only a few years ago and even then; in my first year,
would i have imagined that a big river such as the St. Croix could/would freeze from shore to shore. Never would
I have thought that it would have enough "good" ice to drive full sized pick ups on and place permanent structures too!
I fished the Croix all this past weekend with very nice results... better then my home lake in Harris, Mn.
I think I just found my new winter hunting grounds!

Happy Fishing All!!