Thanks MEI. We went back and although we didn't see them initially, some nut left his fish on the ice and sure enough an eagle swooped in and retrieved it. LOL
"The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." attributed to Margaret Thatcher
"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government." Thomas Jefferson