Lake Joesph, Ice conditions

Good morning everyone. Was wondering if any locals have ice reports there.

Was up last weekend and it is very sketchy. I would stay off of all the Big 3 Lakes.

we were at Ross yesterday and the ice was good. The fishing----not so much. Beautiful day. Quite a few people out I hope that Joe will be good next week for both the ice and the fishing.

or the weekend this week:-)

I just received a message from my friend that lives on the lake ( in from Reef Island) and with last night warm weather and the rain they are getting today, he warned me to stay away.

Not worth the risk .
He suggested to wait till the cold weather returns

Good response from a local.

I also feel that it depends what part of the lake you want to fish.

Footes Bay and Gordon Bay have been frozen for quite a while. Probably safe in those areas.

Reef Island and the big lake area just froze with that last major cold spell.

I will know Saturday. My spot should be good as it is protected by islands. I would not venture out to the main lake. I will spud out from our bay before running any machines or setting up shop. I believe conditions in my area will be great for travel with the warm temps as of late, accompanied by rain then temps dipping to double-digit lows on Thursday and Friday night. Hopefully the dreaded Lake Joe slush firms up.

Rosseau had a good layer of water on it today where I was looking. I was out on lake muskoka last Sunday great day but only 3 inches of good ice it just froze last cold snap. My buddy mooving around my hole made the ice flex down and up.
The pressure crack I saw going out trippled in size while we were out.
The lake my hut is on close to Ross Nd has lots of ice but was getting slick. I will be investing in good cleats.

Spud away, have fun and be careful.

I look forward to hearing your ice report on Saturday as there is nothing better than first hand information.

Checked out a few places this evening 4-9 inches everywhere I checked, lots of sleds on the lake aswell as quads heading towards reef. I’ll let you know more info in the morning

Good news
Thanks Ryan

Lots of sleds and atvs 6 inches on main lake

This post has been edited by klimke66 on Feb 18, 2023 - 07:38 pm

Thanks for the Ice Report.
I'm going to head up tomorrow.

I really appreciate your ice report. My buds and I are hoping to fish there next week. I will suggest though that you are being a bit too specific re location. Maybe you can edit location info out other that saying it's on Joe. thx