Activities. Organizers of the big fishing derby scheduled for the second weekend in february are holding out hope that the lake freezes over so everyone can be safe. Typically, we would have four to six inches of hard ice. It s typically safe for people to fish and small groups of people on the ice. Suzanne even though the signs are posted warning people of thin ice, the question is what ice . The record warm temperatures in december have left most of New Hampshire lakes wide open. Usually it takes several nights between zero and 10, no wind and long cold nights for the ice to form on the large lakes. Suzanne something fish and game Officials Say is unlikely to happen any time soon. Outdoor enthusiasts haven t given up hope though, while others are being cautious. Oh, we will. It s supposed to be close to zero monday night which will probably start closing up these bays here. I m hoping, hopefully in the it would be nice. We have the pond hockey classic coming up in the beginning of fe