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Fishnhunt	Posted: Apr 05, 2021 - 06:19 pm #permalink #1
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1616 Member No.: 15869 Joined: April 04, 2018	Lake of Bays has open sections mainly over shoals but still 90 percent covered with soft darkening ice. Most lakes are opening up around shoreline and inflows. By the end of this week they should all be open with daytime temps in the low teens and not freezing at night all week. Can’t wait!

Knuguy	Posted: Apr 05, 2021 - 07:30 pm #permalink #2
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 5030 Member No.: 877 Joined: November 06, 2011	Just looked at the Sat pic. I looks like a few of the bigger lakes in H'burton are loosening up

Michael Kerwin

Posted: Apr 07, 2021 - 10:58 am

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QUOTE (Fishnhunt @ Apr 05, 2021 - 06:19 pm)

Can’t wait!

X2.

Thanks for posting the update.

Knuguy	Posted: Apr 07, 2021 - 11:06 am #permalink #4
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 5030 Member No.: 877 Joined: November 06, 2011	https://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/news/ice-out.php

Michael Kerwin	Posted: Apr 08, 2021 - 02:57 pm #permalink #5
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 921 Member No.: 7520 Joined: December 06, 2014	Harold, thanks for posting this link!

Knuguy	Posted: Apr 08, 2021 - 06:53 pm #permalink #6
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 5030 Member No.: 877 Joined: November 06, 2011	Opeongo looks ready to go on the sat pic

Drew	Posted: Apr 09, 2021 - 03:17 pm #permalink #7
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 2443 Member No.: 8190 Joined: January 11, 2015	Opeongo is the big white one. Not sure what it looks ready for. ? A slush walk? Even if it were ice free, it could be a good idea to wait a couple weeks for the season to open.

Knuguy	Posted: Apr 10, 2021 - 12:56 pm #permalink #8
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 5030 Member No.: 877 Joined: November 06, 2011	Looks pretty well ice free today----assuming I am looking at today's pic on EOSDIS

Fishnhunt	Posted: Apr 11, 2021 - 07:38 pm #permalink #9
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1616 Member No.: 15869 Joined: April 04, 2018	Lob is wide open and most of the back lakes are open too in Dorset area.

Knuguy	Posted: Apr 12, 2021 - 10:18 am #permalink #10
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 5030 Member No.: 877 Joined: November 06, 2011	algon ice out was declared a day or 2 ago---one of the earliest ever! not great news for those of us who must wait until May 17 before it opens. Trout will be down deep, I suspect.

Drew	Posted: Apr 12, 2021 - 11:25 am #permalink #11
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 2443 Member No.: 8190 Joined: January 11, 2015	Apr 10 - third earliest in last 50 yrs. Harold, you’ll have to stay home I guess if you think the fish will be deep by then. I’ll go check for ya. 😎

Knuguy	Posted: Apr 12, 2021 - 12:03 pm #permalink #12
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 5030 Member No.: 877 Joined: November 06, 2011	I said we have to wait----never said or even implied that we would not go!! Funny how rumors get started!!

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