Booked Cottage for March Break Bala Bay area, Hows Ice fishing on Bala bay, ice?

Good morning everyone. Booked a cottage across Bala Cove Marina on the small Peninsula. Taking the skidoo to do some riding and ice fishing with the family. Do any members know the area well on where to go and be on save ice.

Would like to ice fish inside this red inside area marked at least.

Walleye season closes on March 15. Only lake trout and pike open after that. Not sure how good ice fishing is in that area. Not many people ice fish around there. Depending how warm march is there is lots of current areas around bala with the islands and muskoka draining into moon river. They start to really lower the lakes in march.

x2 on the ice in Bala Bay and all narrows in that region of Lake Muskoka

March 2021 - pack a boat maybe

Hopefully weather cooperates. Well be there on the 14-22. 1-2 Days for eyes fishing is better than none. Hope the snow sticks around can always hit some trails for other spots. All the info helps.
Thanks

Dont waste your time in Bala bay. The fishing is terrible and ice is always sketchy... tons of current as mentioned. I only fish Joe or Rosseau now

I'm not familiar with the ice conditions there, however I do agree there would be quite a current and questionable conditions. You're not far from the falls/dam where moon river starts. That bay is the drainage for a massive area...from headwaters in Algonquin park, downstream through most of Muskoka, including Joe, Rosseau, Lake of Bays, Vernon, Mary, Fairy, Pen, Lake Muskoka. All that water goes through Bala bay.

I know the cottage you've rented, the east side of peninsula never froze last year, strong current area. If the bubbler is on in boathouse you may not gave access to lake unless through another property. New owners so may not run bubbler hopefully. Nice big place for ya... Should see the before pics before renovation, huge improvement.
Lots of water close, may have to trailer to be safe. I can always give you a heads up a few before arrival.

Right now the channel is open water. Can send ya a pic if wanted.
Don’t see any snowmobile tracks on boathouse side of lake.

How was the ice while you were up?

Lock down happened for March Break. So we were able to have date rescheduled in two weeks better coming. No ice but plan to take atvs to explore the areas. Will do fishing with the kids from shores I guess.

Bring your smelt dip nets most creeks into rosseau or joe should run in two weeks or so..

Good Idea. I haven't done it in years.

Last year we had a similar quick melt and I was smelting April 12... lots of factors at play but I think you’ll catch the top end of the run.