Softwater Watch 2013

[jedimaster]

Was out driving around... starting to see some open water forming... About 1 foot of open water at the public launch in Port Perry on the weekend. The trent by 12 is open water, not sure how far that extends towards the lake. The harbour area of the bridge between cooch and simcoe is open water about 500 yards on either side of the causeway... Not much else to report on...Looks like a cold month at night still, the speckle lake might still be frozen for the opener.

[Christopheraaron]

Getting nervous, 4 day trip to the park for opener and not much activity up there right now

[irishfield]

Still driving on the lake in Temagami.. will be for a while yet....

[lew]

Looking out the window at Clear Lake in the K's, it all still looks pretty hard to me.

[can u fish]

I live on Shebeshekong lake north of Parry Sound and was out ice fishing on the weekend and we still have 30 inches of ice it will be a while yet as they are calling for cold tempuratures at night last year ice was out after the first week of April.

 

Cheers Mitch...

[Handlebarz]

Dang we have had open water for a month in lsc just waiting for them eyes to get out to the lake here.

[BillM]

Getting nervous, 4 day trip to the park for opener and not much activity up there right now

 

That's going to be tight. If there is no ice that water is going to be so cold you'd probably have better luck ice fishing!

[grizzlybri]

I live on Shebeshekong lake north of Parry Sound and was out ice fishing on the weekend and we still have 30 inches of ice it will be a while yet as they are calling for cold tempuratures at night last year ice was out after the first week of April.

 

Cheers Mitch...

 

That makes me want to drive up and get out on the ice one last time

[pics]

Lots of boats out on lake O and long point bay....not sure about the catching part...

[Rich]

Lots of open water down here, i dont think theres any ice left after the weekend, lovin it!

[Christopheraaron]

That's going to be tight. If there is no ice that water is going to be so cold you'd probably have better luck ice fishing!

Think I should move it by a week? I just want to get there before anyone else fishes it this year...

[steel&chrome]

I just checked out the algonquin page, never realized they had an ice-out watch too!

 

http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/news/ice-out.php

 

cheers,

 

S&C

[jedimaster]

We have bumped our trout opener for the park by a week. two years ago the speckle lake we fish was still partly covered with ice and we got skunked.

 

Think I should move it by a week? I just want to get there before anyone else fishes it this year...

[Musky or Specks]

Think I should move it by a week? I just want to get there before anyone else fishes it this year...

A week will only help the fishing. First to fish it?? That will depend on other things as well including condition of the road into the access point.

[Acountdeleted]

If anyone could let me know when little lake or rice lake open up I would really apreciate it. Crappie, you have eluded me long enough!

[SirCranksalot]

Georgian Bay is open as far as the eye can see!!

[4x4bassin]

I am hearing from a couple of guys in the north country (central Ontario) that there is still 15-25 inches of ice on the lakes up there and a some Algonquin regulars have pushed there trips back to the beginning of May and they are telling me that they are expecting ice out around May 1st . I think all lakes north of hwy 60 and even some south in Algonquin will be ice covered come the opener as well from past experience you need the water to warm up a bit and get the whole lake ecosystem moving again for optimal trout fishing (1-3 weeks after ice out is the best) If you time it right due to late ice out , this spring could be a good one

If I here of any more conditions in the next couple weeks I will let you guys know . If I was you CK I would be pushing your trip back a week !

[Sinker]

Yup, we pushe our trout trip ahead 2 weeks this year. Its always nice to be first on the lake, but not very often does it mean the best fishing.

 

The best spring troutin is when the bugs are just starting to bite.

[NAW]

Not that it matters to Anyone... But Orr Lake is still locked up...

[Beans]

I had to make a dump run about an hour ago and noticed most creeks are running free including Nogies...the bays are still frozen and look pretty solid...methinks Cliff is right...about another two weeks...

 

The big river in town never did freeze over this winter but the ice was gone from Pigeon by the end of March last year...

[Christopheraaron]

Is there anyone in the k/w area that knows what the ponds around there are like? Thinking of trying out a carp spot tomorrow...

[Musky or Specks]

Driving around today Chris Pm me with which specific pond and I 'll look for you. Everything is still all iced up minus temps and lots of snow today didn't help. North sides of Bannister and Wrigley are starting to open up.

[grt1]

we still have around forty inches of ice beside my house, so our ice out may be the second week in may (if we are lucky)

[captpierre]

satalite picture shows the bottom of Cooks Bay open. Rest of Simcoe still locked up

 

Quinte is open

[Old Ironmaker]

Lake Erie is ice free until you get to ice booms in Buffalo and that includes the inner bay of Long Point, the Grand River is free of ice as well from the Caledonia Dam to Port Maitland. All ice gone on the Niagara peninsula including Hamilton Harbor.