fishinguypat Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 i want to try ice fishing for the first time this year. does anyone know any good ice fishing spots close to waterloo ontario? has anyone have luck at Bellwood lake?
fishinguypat Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Posted December 21, 2009 can anyone help a brother out?
redneck666 Posted December 21, 2009 Report Posted December 21, 2009 i'll post just for the hell of it......... come up north! lol
bridge Posted December 21, 2009 Report Posted December 21, 2009 Bellwoods a pretty popular place to icefish. If you want to find out about ice conditions there you can call the conservation area. You can rent huts there to. I was thinkin of trying it out after xmas. Other places to try close to KW are Guelph lake, Puslinch (sp)?, Conestoga lake. I thinks these are all open for icefishing. I have never fished these myself though.
torco Posted December 21, 2009 Report Posted December 21, 2009 The best bets are probably Belwood and Guelph Lake. go to the Grand River Conservation Authority website for details, was thinking of renting a hut on guelph lake in the new year to try it out. I have only fished it in the summer. Other places somewhat close are puslinch, conostogo, orangeville and one more place closer to hamilton which eludes me at the moment. Hope this helps,
fishinguypat Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Posted December 21, 2009 yeah i was gonna try bellwood last year but something came up...i don't have an auger though do you think they have those provided?
Raf Posted December 21, 2009 Report Posted December 21, 2009 doubtful. the first rule of owning an auger it to never lend it out.
misfish Posted December 21, 2009 Report Posted December 21, 2009 doubtful. the first rule of owning an auger it to never lend it out.
johnnyb Posted December 21, 2009 Report Posted December 21, 2009 MAYBE places that rent you a hut will have the holes pre-drilled. But if you're going to move around, you need an auger. OF YOUR OWN!!!
bridge Posted December 21, 2009 Report Posted December 21, 2009 they don't rent out the augers but they might drill holes for you if you rent a hut, but they would be near your hut.
GBW Posted December 21, 2009 Report Posted December 21, 2009 you can get an auger at a decent price so just get one.
Woodsman Posted December 21, 2009 Report Posted December 21, 2009 Wildwood is just 10 mins the other side of Stratford for you. Safe ice should be soon if the weather keeps up. I'll be going to check it out soon & will post results. If I'm available I'd join you and I have an auger. Rick
azebra Posted December 22, 2009 Report Posted December 22, 2009 yeah i was gonna try bellwood last year but something came up...i don't have an auger though do you think they have those provided? who wants to spent more, but BPS has Augers manual ones, from 45 bucks -100 bucks. manual mind you, and then electric, then gas for the big bucks OR get the attachment for a cordless drill...
smally21 Posted December 22, 2009 Report Posted December 22, 2009 a little further but you could try valens or binbrook consrvation areas. of course by that time you could have gone to cooks bay for 50 perch an hour......
Cookslav Posted December 22, 2009 Report Posted December 22, 2009 Just got a heads up from the freindly folks at the GRCA.... Belwood currently has only 3.5" of fractured ice. Not great, nor recommended yet. Looks like we also have some rain forecast for Christmas day(hopfully it will turn to snow) Belwood being a reservoir tends to go up and down pretty quick, making it tuff for good ice to form if there is any melting or rain falling...especially near the shore lines(which can be quite deep) Check with the GRCA in a week and see what they are saying. Good luck,
fishinguypat Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Posted December 23, 2009 how much would the atachment for cordless drill cost i have like 6 cordless drills i use so that would be the best option for me.
basskicker09 Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 do not rent a hut on geulph lake we did that once and the huts were in thirty feet of water and no one was catching anything that deep belwoods is a good bet for lots of pike and some huge perch if you want to come down my way we have an auger and hut and we have some fantastic ice fishing all around the niagara area for everything trout walleye moster pike perch gills just everything
GBW Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 how much would the atachment for cordless drill cost i have like 6 cordless drills i use so that would be the best option for me. I've seen them for $25 but if you can weld then it's a whole lot less... my cousin made one for me so I'll be testing it out this year but I have low expectations about the end result...
fishinguypat Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Posted December 23, 2009 yeah i can weld but where would i even get this part?
GBW Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 yeah i can weld but where would i even get this part? Do you have an auger? if so, buy another metal tub the same size as the handel and weld a 3/8 bit into it.
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