lake simcoe

[jumpingjava]

any one know if there fishing lake simcoe

[oldbuck]

Google lake Simcoe

[PaddyO]

yes - operators are out.   check out the Lake Simcoe Message Board for reports.    YouTube usually has some pretty good video reports also.   I'm heading up there Sunday

[FISH4WISH]

OK PaddyO,
          I'm heading there next week so please give your report when you get back,Good Luck to you!

         F4W

[RIVERRAT2]

yes - operators are out.   check out the Lake Simcoe Message Board for reports.    YouTube usually has some pretty good video reports also.   I'm heading up there Sunday

2X THAT,message board
 
RAT

[perch chacer]

For a Simcoe report you can go to Canada/ice fishing Ontario/ lake Simcoe on this Ice Shanty.  I do not know how good they keep up the reports on the Canada sites like we do in NY.

[BIGFISH]

They keep up reports and conditions I think better than we do down here there. Are three lake simcoe message boards one is cool bay. The other is lake simcoe and the other is the new lake simcoe. Lots of info on these forums

[TeeBugg]

i must be blind...i dont see any new reports at all lol

[Lucky_Eddy]

http://cooksbayfishingboard.proboards.com/

[Lucky_Eddy]

http://www.lakesimcoeoutdoors.com/forums/?showforum=1      5 different lakes  to look at on this site


http://www.lakesimcoemessageboard.com/forums/index.php/topic,18214.0.html

[BIGFISH]

thanks eddy

[TeeBugg]

thanks! i was looking on here an didnt see anything

[ESKIMOAUGER]

non resident license chaaaa ching......you need tag and license cost pre neer 90.00 for year........well worth it if fishing eyes erie in rest of year........watched videos from past 2-weeks .....man gets ya twitching for those hawg perch up there at simcoe....virginia beach looks appealing........only gonna get better......3 hours 44 minutes from my door step...all goes well at border and weather...

[PaddyO]

Spent Sunday on the ice going out from Port Bolster.   Ice thickness averaged 12"(10" min/ 20"max)   Fished from 21' to 29' FOW.   Drilled a lot of holes and covered a lot of distance.  Thank you to our friend Taj from Casey's for freely pulling our gear out to the general grounds and dropping it off, saving us from pulling it the entire way, and then mid afternoon - loading up everything on his hut sled and and relocating us out even further.   Found a couple quick hot spots that produced but went cold within 20 minutes.   Drill baby drill - and we did.   First time using a cordless drill with my 8" auger - easy, fast, and quiet.  Also it was the first time using my new Clam Kenia Thermo Steath - a big change from the Frabill Trecker Thermo - and I love it - extremely dark inside, warm, and just needed to get use to the smaller fishable area - a head lamp is a must.   Came home with only around 20 fished that were worked for but it felt great being on the ice again.   2hrs 45minute trip each way.  I'll post my pictures later

[vicfish]

fished yesterday with patty o out of randys,ice was good fishing was poor only 9 keepers all day and an assorted dozen dinks should ave been there yesterday

[PaddyO]

Big Fish Vic. - first and only time I out fished you. I marked it on my calendar and laminated it .   It was still a great day on the ice

[PaddyO]

Heading back up there in the morning

[WestSideAl8x8]

I've never fished Lake Simcoe and we are planning a trip over in March. I want to focus on perch and figured Cooks Bay would be our first stop. Is there ample parking for a truck and trailer? What about bait shops? Access onto the ice?

[Woodsman]

I've never fished Lake Simcoe and we are planning a trip over in March. I want to focus on perch and figured Cooks Bay would be our first stop. Is there ample parking for a truck and trailer? What about bait shops? Access onto the ice?

The area is not tourist friendly.
Very little free parking. On the west side of the bay the lots are $5 per hour or $25 per day.
Watch the no parking signs and give all intersections at least 10 yards of clearance.
Minnows can be found reasonably easy.

[TNT5859]

 

[WestSideAl8x8]

Thanks, $25 a day is a bit steep but we will factor it in.

[nocod]

Port bolster, an beaverton are fisher friendly,free parking to boot.

[hearn]

Big walk out at Beaverton though?

[Ranger619]

Spent Sunday on the ice going out from Port Bolster.   Ice thickness averaged 12"(10" min/ 20"max)   Fished from 21' to 29' FOW.   Drilled a lot of holes and covered a lot of distance.  Thank you to our friend Taj from Casey's for freely pulling our gear out to the general grounds and dropping it off, saving us from pulling it the entire way, and then mid afternoon - loading up everything on his hut sled and and relocating us out even further.   Found a couple quick hot spots that produced but went cold within 20 minutes.   Drill baby drill - and we did.   First time using a cordless drill with my 8" auger - easy, fast, and quiet.  Also it was the first time using my new Clam Kenia Thermo Steath - a big change from the Frabill Trecker Thermo - and I love it - extremely dark inside, warm, and just needed to get use to the smaller fishable area - a head lamp is a must.   Came home with only around 20 fished that were worked for but it felt great being on the ice again.   2hrs 45minute trip each way.  I'll post my pictures later

If I lived that close to that lake I'd be there every week !! We're 8 1/2 hrs and going back Monday 

[PaddyO]

I went again last Friday and Sunday.  Here is pictures from Sunday

[PaddyO]

trying again...

[PaddyO]

[PaddyO]

Heading back up there tomorrow for the day

[Ranger619]

Paddy if you could let us know how the conditions are on the lake for taking out quads. We'll be heading up Monday morning and I see some areas could get another 4-5" of snow. We're going on at Port Bolster. Thanks Glenn

[PaddyO]

Glenn, there was 7" of fresh snow Sunday morning.  Alot of quads running.   Ice was good. No Bomi's running.  Fishing was hot.  Brought home 30+ , released +100.  Water clarity was down to 12' from 17' last weekend.