Won’t be long. Good bye hard water

[captpierre]

Took a run up to the cottage. 

Gannon Narrows wide open.  Water levels low. Main lake still locked up. 

Surprised to see a loon already. 

Good sign 

[Tjames09]

17*c tomorrow.

Top of scugog was wide open the other day when I drove by Valencia.

[misfish]

The bay here is still locked solid. People still walking out on it. Seen  sled tracks  this morning at the beach. Probly made yesterday.

[Reef Runner]

l was up at Canal over the weekend.  Lake still frozen over, trent waterway was wide open.  Ice moved around a few stump fields, will have to mark when boating season begins.  Water was low...they usually adjust the level in May.

[porkpie]

Good bye and good riddance, I’ve already had the boat out twice!  Although I still have some ice gear rolling around in the back of my pickup for some reason.  I probably should put it away!

[Joeytier]

I'm just hoping I can be in my boat before 2nd week of May (like last year).

3 feet of snow still in the bush made for a fun snowmobile ride, but was also a little discouraging.

[brkygetr]

I was up Haliburton way last weekend camping. Still 3.5 ft of ice on the lakes we were fishing. 

[irishfield]

They hit ice estimated at 19 FEET thick just off Hope Island yesterday and this is the third coast guard ice breaker to try in the past month that has been unsuccessful at getting the grain boat out of Midland Harbour. It'll be awhile..

[Terry]

Damn global warming 

[irishfield]

-2C or better EVERY night for the next 14 days in Temagami. Considering ice out was the Monday before the May 24 last year I'm working towards opening camp in JUNE this year!

[Fisherman]

2 hours ago, irishfield said:

They hit ice estimated at 19 FEET thick just off Hope Island yesterday and this is the third coast guard ice breaker to try in the past month that has been unsuccessful at getting the grain boat out of Midland Harbour. It'll be awhile..

19 feet..somebody forget to turn off the freezer.

[irishfield]

Stacked pack ice I presume.. Still 3' in the Harbour!

[AKRISONER]

We’ve got 30 inches still up at my place, locked right up.

 

When the ice just won’t go away, run away from it with the boat to lake Marion South Carolina! See you guys next week!

Edited April 10, 2019 by AKRISONER

[captpierre]

Checked today. North Pigeon melting fast. Bet will be ice free by next weekend given the forecast. 

[OhioFisherman]

https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2019/04/variable-weekend-weather-could-boost-spring-walleye-trout-lake-erie-fishing-report-april-9.html

[ecmilley]

Sturgeon mostly open lots of ice sheets blown into goose probly be 100% free in day or two

[misfish]

East wind blew all the ice back in this morning. GRRRRRR

Edited April 20, 2019 by misfish

[lew]

I'm on Clear Lake in the Kawarthas and even though the lake has been ice free for several days the ducks still reside in my ditch. Guess the prefer to eat my lawn rather than what's in the lake LOL

 

[Kawartha Kev]

Lower Buckhorn looks clear from the Reach harbour webcam and the lake looks high here's a link to the webcam if you are interested http://reachharbour.com/webcam/

Kawartha Kev

[Old Ironmaker]

I stopped at the Grand River Thurs to bug the shore fishermen and ladies and 1 fella told me was at the upper Niagara Wed and there is still some ice on the shoreline. I've seen ice at the upper Niagara at Buffalo in the boom they have to hold back ice the 1st of June one year. The folks in Buffalo were not too happy when they got a north wind. Brrrrr cold in June.

We have a lake on both sides of us today. With all the rain and Haldimand clay underneath the woods and small field are flooded and the Mallards and Mergansers prefer it than the lake. I found out something interesting a few years back when I complained about it flooding and then flooding us a foot deep. If the drainage line that starts on someone else's property and drains and exits under my property I am responsible to unplug it. That means I will have to dig it up and if need be replace the drainage line(s). What $$$??. If they get a permit to build then they are responsible for the drainage. It's only 6" in spots near the driveway today. Our new Wellies don't leak. 

Edited April 20, 2019 by Old Ironmaker

[AKRISONER]

hate to rub it in boys, but was on the bass boat last week in south carolina and will be casting on the flats in cuba on Monday...lifes good ?

by the time i get back and get back up north, pickerel and pike will be open and the ice will be off 

[David Chong]

Atherley Narrows are open in Oriilia but the water is still cold and the perch are very slowly coming in! Was there yesterday and the surface temp was only 36 degrees F!

[misfish]

41 minutes ago, David Chong said:

Atherley Narrows are open in Oriilia but the water is still cold and the perch are very slowly coming in! Was there yesterday and the surface temp was only 36 degrees F!

Was perching this morning. I watched the perch just look and go. They were not active at all. Need some sunny warm days.  I did find a huge pod. Had to well over 500 of 4-8 inch perch. Good sign

[ecmilley]

Got the ranger out today . Check some spots zero action lake was 42f as well as the back canals I checked out need a day or two of sun to get the crappies moving in

[irishfield]

Still 30" of ice on a Temagami back lake as of today and sledding is fine on the main lake.. ... will be awhile yet!