sneak_e_pete Posted January 9, 2009 Report Posted January 9, 2009 Hi there, stayed with South Shore Camping and Ice Condos for 3 full days of fishing from January 5-8. Fishing was slow, but the experience was worth it. I would have liked to catch some more eyes, and judging by the reports, the callander bay area was producing lots of eyes....oh well. All in all caught 1 pike 21 inches, 2 walleye 15 1/2 and 17 inches and close to 60 perch with tons of jumbos. Anyone looking for an outfiiter, I would definately recommend South Shore. Their service is impressive.
dickie Posted January 9, 2009 Report Posted January 9, 2009 we were at Sandybay and the fishing was real slow as well I heard that callander bay was slow in that period as well. If any one can dispute what I've heard I would like to hear a report to the contrary.
magicfingers Posted January 9, 2009 Report Posted January 9, 2009 calander was slow for us Jan1 to jan5 4 guys 25 eyes and 20 pike. Just enough to keep in interesting.Biggest was just under 8lbs. Last year Nipp was on fire this time. magic
crazyfrog Posted January 12, 2009 Report Posted January 12, 2009 How thick is the ice now? I remember back in the 70s ice over 8feet thick. And I remember 1979 it was -55DegF My dad took me ice fishing on Nippissing back in the 70s , and the pressure crack were 6 to 8 foot wall. Nobody beleives me when I tell them about the true north. We lived in Hanmer in 1973, then Warren in 1975 to 81. I now live in souther Ont, and I laugh at people around here when they complain of the cold. Cheers
sandybay Posted January 12, 2009 Report Posted January 12, 2009 In the South Bay we had our huts on 18 inches of ice, we moved them out to deeper water about a half mile and are on 26 inches of ice. sandybay
crazyfrog Posted January 13, 2009 Report Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) 26 inches, it's getting thick and it should get up to about 4 to 6 feet thick this year considering the late start for the cold to come and saty. I guess 8 plus days are gone, back in the day we kept drilling diferent places until we hit water, our auger was only six feet. We sometime had to get the local bait shop owner on shores of Sturgeon Falls to come out and drill a hole for use with his auger so we can get some fishing in. Now I live twenty minutes from Scugog lake, and we got about 10 to 12 inches right now, and the ice hut city is all set up for the season. I will take some pics and post. Cheers Edited January 13, 2009 by crazyfrog
Rizzo Posted January 13, 2009 Report Posted January 13, 2009 8 feet of ice? Hit that with a manual auger...I dare you. I always thought lakes in "southern" ontario maxed out at about 4 feet.
centerpin_drift Posted January 14, 2009 Report Posted January 14, 2009 callander bay was super slow monday morning.
duckdog Posted January 14, 2009 Report Posted January 14, 2009 I have had tons of luck in Callander Bay for whitefish, wich is cool its my first year catching them, a few perch and walleye but mainly whites in approx 23'
blakewalk Posted January 14, 2009 Report Posted January 14, 2009 8 Feet! thats amazing! try chisel-posting that out!
diggyj Posted January 14, 2009 Report Posted January 14, 2009 Holy Crap, that's some thick ice! How the heck do you drill through that? Call in the oil companies?
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