Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report – January 14, 2020 Mike Crawford of upstateguideservice.com Since last report the ice thickness in The North Country has increased only slight. Anglers were out on select bays of the Saint Lawrence River and some of the smaller lakes over the weekend. Most reports were of ice four to six inches thick. Photo courtesy Upstate Guide Service In the Adirondacks the ice is only slightly thicker and in some places still under six inches in thickness. A blanket of snow that fell on January 2nd left a foot of powder on top of four to five inches of black ice.