snocohunter: that blind has been there all year. its freakin awesome and someone went to mighty trouble to haul all that stuff out there, most comfy spot i know of! however, ebey is frozen SOLID! i been out a few times, broke out huge sections of ice but the ducks have moved out. it'd be different if there was feed or tides movin the water in and out . id hit up fobes, its gets tidal movement, thus open water. ducks have been movin in and out of there like crazy in the afternoons, or at high tide lately. good luck!