Having a cabin on Shaws I can tell you it is odd to be able to fish in front of our cabin (facing east),yet take a 2 minute walk to the back of the cabin (west) and its a closed section for a little while longer.Cant wait to get into the channel this year when it opens,we got our boat in safely last spring for the first time in years and it has always been a good spot for hooking big eye's and large perch.There are some monster pike that hang in the channel aswell.By the way Shaws is ice off as of being there yesterday.See you all this weekend for the big opener!!!