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so, since the first weekend of January we have been going to Island lake in orangeville. Now after fishing this lake for several weekend its getting rather boring so im looking for a new lake to try out so if anyone has any suggestions that would be great, also we prefer to catch pike over any other species so if u know a good pike lake close to Toronto let me know please

thanks.

do u catch them here in the winter?, because all i have seen so far is X amount of perch being caught

and if u do catch them, where do u go and what do u use

i use a mr.heater little buddy, its good for 100 Square feet. works good for my 6 man pop up.

hey guys, anyone know how thick the ice is on cooks bay, Im itching to get out there but dont want to drive up from toronto if the ice is not ready, so if anyone knows what the current thickness is that would be great. if its not thick enough for my liking i guess i will be back in Orangville at Island lake again this weekend.

I was out there yesterday on Cooks Bay. Much of the rest of the lake is not safe yet.

3 1/2" of solid very hard ice. Lots of noise as it was making ice all day & with last nights cold I would guess it would have added close to an other inch +.

Fished straight out from Gilford in 13 1/2 fow & the bite was non-stop.

For the day myself & a buddy must of caught close to 500 perch.

Most in the 6"- 8" range with a few bigger ones including a 13 1/2" one George got.

Yesterday it didn't matter what you threw at them as they hit everything we tried.

I mostly stayed with different jigs as minnows were not needed & I didn't have to keep re-baiting.

We both brought enough of the larger ones home for a good meal.

We also caught about 5 herring each all between 14"- 16". Don't confuse these with whitefish as the season for herring is closed on Simcoe.

 

Best Wishes: Rick

thanks alot rick your advise will help me out alot.

hey guys, new member to the site, just wondering if anyone has been out on cooks bay this season and if so how is the ice condition/ water depth and what type of fish are in there, any help would be great

thanks guys.