If you want to come to Michigan we could put you and your son on some crappie. I live between Lansing and Grand Rapids and we have a pretty good crappie lake a short drive away. Depending on weather, we sometimes have safe ice by Christmas and it can last well into March. The last two years have been warmer than normal so we never got real good ice on a lot of lakes. A bunch of the Michigan CDC members are going to get together this winter for an ice fishing day on a private lake so watch the Michigan page for more details. We would be happy to have you show up and fish with us.