Lake Simcoe Hut Operators rental rates

[Mike Pike]

Every winter, my buds and I get onto Lake Simcoe for trip or two for a little social and hopefully some fish. I noticed surfing around the operator's websites this year that many have hiked their prices to, like, $60 and even $70 per person, for the day.

 

Has anybody else been looking to book and noticed this?

 

Sure, I wish the rates were lower, but I'm not complaining, as every business has the right to charge what they think the market will bear.

 

 

[Sinker]

Its been $50-70 every time I've gone out with an operator.

[Acountdeleted]

That's interesting. When I used to go it was always $40 per person.

[Mike Pike]

I don't even wanna tell ya what I used to pay back in the day.

 

OK, I will. $20 on the weekend, and only $18 if you booked a weekday!

 

Yup, I'm old.

[captpierre]

Cooks Bay still pretty wide open off shore.

Warm next day or 2.

Colder next week.

Hope those hut operators can make a buck or 2 this year.

[Mike Pike]

Ya, I remember in the 80s we'd be fishing deep water for Lakers and Whities by mid-January. Today, even the shallow water perch guys can't guarantee having their hut out at this time of year.

[turtle]

It's been $50-$60 for the last few years, more for the laker/whitefish grounds. Apart from the previous 2 years the operator seasons and revenue has been short for the last 15 -this year maybe only 1.5 months.