acplumber Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 G'day We are hopefully going on a fly in for the walleye opener out of nakina but also have a back up plan out of wawa . Just wondering if anyone has some info on how the thaw is coming on either of those areas Starting to get a little worried Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 I'd probably call your outfitter... They'd have the best up to date info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 I was on Big Basswood this weekend and there was 12" of good ice. Wawa really hasn't started to melt yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basskicker Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Up here in Manitouwadge, there is still 2-3 feet of snow in the bush but going fast!!! However, the creeks haven't even let go yet. There is still 24-36" of ice, going to be close again this year for opener. This was taken back on April 12 up at Ara Lake up near Nakina and I was unable to drill a hole without my extension. There was easily 45+" of ice then!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 G'day We are hopefully going on a fly in for the walleye opener out of nakina but also have a back up plan out of wawa . Just wondering if anyone has some info on how the thaw is coming on either of those areas Starting to get a little worried Thanks I also had a trip booked for the last week of May way north of Nakina, north of the Albany River. And had a back up plan in place to a lake in the White River area. We made the call two weeks ago to cancel the further north trip and go with our back up lake. If I were you and was flying north of Nakina on the opener I'd be worried too LOL! Where are you going and what's your back up lake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallie Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 I was supposed to leave may 13 for pike near timmins but pushed it back as far as work would allow. Im now leaving may 23 or 24, i had to make a decision so i went later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acplumber Posted May 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 So I got an email from nakina saying they won't be open for the opening weekend, which is very unfortunate So we have our plan b booked now We are going with air-dale to little missinaibi Does anyone have any tips they could share with us plz? Where should we start to look for them this early in the year? Thx acplumber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anders Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 The Wawa area isnt going to open for at least 2-3 weeks. Ice is just starting to pull away from the shore now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basskicker Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 I literally just got in about 15 minutes ago from my camp.....had to walk 3.5km through knee high snow in spots.....only to find that the ice was TIGHT to the shore with over 24" of ice!!!! Not a chance in hell of fishing opener this year!!! Good exercise though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 I'm assuming you've seen these Chapleau webcams, but there's not much doubt you'll be good to go for the last week of May on Little Miss. http://www.canadianfishing.com/1-galleries/for-webcam2/index.html I'm happy to help with some suggestions for Little Miss. Give me a call (contact info is on my website) and have the Little Miss map in front of you. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike slayer Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 on the weekend i was up towards wawa. i was at kenny lake at the beginning of the park and it was wide open with no ice although on my lake here 20min from the sault there is still ice but im betting its gone by the end of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Watch out for rocks, there are some beauties hiding just under the surface.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbills50 Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 I've got a friend heading up to Esnagi in two weeks or so and then we are headed up on June 15th. Do you think teh ice will be melted and fishing good by then in the Wawa-Esnagi area? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 I've got a friend heading up to Esnagi in two weeks or so and then we are headed up on June 15th. Do you think teh ice will be melted and fishing good by then in the Wawa-Esnagi area? Tom My feeling is the earlier date will be a bit tougher especially for walleye. The water will be too cold. Pike fishing will be better though as they'll be concentrated in the shallow bays. I believe the June 15th date will be absolutely prime for everything. Which lodge are you going to, Camp 88 or Marmac? Or will you be staying at an outpost? I'm a big fan of White River Air and the Maclachlan's, they're great people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 They live across the street from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbills50 Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 We stay at Esnagi Lodge and take Hawk Air in from Wawa. Good times had by all. Thanks for the weather/ice update. We will be keeping tabs on it for his late May trip and our 6/15 trip. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbills50 Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 So, any updates on the Esnagi Lake ice out, fishing conditions? We actually fly from Hawk's Junction I think into Esnagi Lodge. I am down state in MI and it is getting cold again here, in the 40's and 50's. Thanks for any updates for the Wawa, Esnagi area? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Find your lake here. http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/region_map.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anders Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Just got off the phone with a pilot in the area and he said the majority of lakes north of Wawa are still frozen over including Esnagi, Kaby etc. Workers yesterday were in the bush with quads and hindsight being 20-20 they should have used sleds and with the cold temps now and the next couple days including 5cm of snow, the ice wont be gone any time soon Edited May 15, 2014 by anders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basskicker Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 I just got back from camp, the shore line even froze back up this morning, had to break it up to wash the face and now its snowing!!!! Got to love the great white north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbills50 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Marmac-Lodge 88 says the ice is out and the fishing has begun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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