Year End Ice?

Who else has high hopes that they will get to put in some ice time before the end of the year? I'd even be happy to drive a little further north to Cooch or St John for a fix. A man can dream right?

I am having the same home for cooch hopfuly in 3 weeks we be checking some ice. I have already ice fished the northern ice . Just waiting for simcoe and souronding waters to freeze.

I am planning a trip to couch in 3 - 4 weeks. So excited.

I would not make a solid plan around that ..

It's all open water and it won't even think about freezing for another 2 weeks.. but if it does skim over in the next 2 weeks I'll be checking it the 3rd lol. You can't plan a trip in 3 or 4 weeks without ice the past few years would put the first ice 4 plus weeks still. It was after jan when we started. .

Mid January this year we were up in Huntsville for a hockey tournament and they weren't out yet up there. I think if I recall correctly we actually got out on Simcoe before they did on their lakes. I drove around looking while we were there and didnt see one hut or walkers out. The workers at the arenas told me they didnt think they'd get out til February.

Timmins area good now. Heard 8-10 inches on porcupine.

I am crossing my fingers that I will be able to be on John or Cooch before 2018.
It always feels good.

lets hope

We will need some cold weather soon to stay if some of you want to be fishing before january

Yea the cold is to set to kick in any day now . Only getting colder from tonight on. bring on the ice.

Temps are predicted to drop to -10 -12 around the same time as the ice fishing show woohoo.

woohoo x2

Hoping to head into the highlands late 2017 into early 2018 chasing some splake or brookies.

Mid January this year we were up in Huntsville for a hockey tournament and they weren't out yet up there. I think if I recall correctly we actually got out on Simcoe before they did on their lakes. I drove around looking while we were there and didnt see one hut or walkers out. The workers at the arenas told me they didnt think they'd get out til February.

I dragged our permi hut out with a small machine, a couple days before jan 1 about 20 mins north of huntsville.

Maybe the lakes you were looking at don't open till mid fed . There are a few lakes in the muskoka area that don't open till Feb 15 . Is it possible that you were near one of these lakes?