It's cool when the ice freezes like that. I think in order for it to be that clear it needs to freeze quickly and with the water being pretty still. It's really cool in a dark (or spearing) house because the main illumination comes from below giving a really eerie light to the inside of the house. I'm not really big on ice fishing but have to say that being inside a house when you can see through the ice is really pretty great. I guess in a place where the water can be frozen for 5 month of the year, I ought to start to like ice fishing.