Simcoe next week?

Who thinks simcoe(kemp felt) will be ready next week? One can only get gear ready so many times waiting to get out there!!

You mean deep water (100 to 130 feet) for laker and whitefish on Simcoe? I'd think we need a minimum of another 2 (or more like 3) weeks before ice is ready, though I could be completely off here;-)

agreed...

Hey Kevin, yes I think we have to wait another 2 or 3 weeks, though I can't no wait no more to get back to the laker ground;-)

I hear ya man, I have purposely not touched my gear, got it ready as it will just make the wait harder.

We should be out in deep water in kemp in a couple weeks. By the end of January permanent huts will be out. Cannot wait!
Until then it's cooch and cooks bay maybe next week or the week after.

It looks very tempting to go out there.I think it would be very foolhardy right now. I think a few more weeks of cold weather will do it, but I'm sure somebody will try it early.

Seen kempenfelt go from open water to 4" black ice in a week more than once....

Forecast is for a couple minus 20 nights this week....

That's encouraging!

That's good news. Hopefully we can get out there by mid month

ya agreed...im hearing for perch and pike grounds this coming weekend...rule of thumb an 1inch of ice when its minus day and night meaning 6-7inches by the weekend..as for lakers..ive never tried for them BUT i did ask several outfitters a figurative safe open date and being told feb 1st IF the cold stays

she still wide open and with the wind...its unlikely...but I pray it happens

Very unlikely....I'm hoping for the best too....

NOT this coming weekend, is still gonna be windy this week.

Next weekend MAYBE...

The wind can really howl down KBay and mess up any ice forming quite easily.

Does anyone have a report from Kbay? Is there any coverage of ice yet? Any pictures? Ive been watching the City of Barrie webcams and its hard to tell if its still open water in the bay or ice.