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Canada => Ice Fishing Ontario => Topic started by: KtownIce on Nov 29, 2013, 09:24 AM
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This may be premature but I am guessing ice up will be early this year. Early enough for fishing by Christmas I am hoping!
Are there any resident members up by Loughborough who can give us updates + pics like last year?
Cheers
A
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Dont worry I will be doing my daily updates with pics once we get something to report, lots of steam coming off the water of the west end this morning but no ice. Around the launch on Division st there is a skim of ice, and the dock is out by the way.
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Far west end..across the street from me this a.m. As JZ and I were heading out to L. Ontario with the boat..no ice as of yet on Loughborough. May be a bit yet.
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Far west end..across the street from me this a.m. As JZ and I were heading out to L. Ontario with the boat..no ice as of yet on Loughborough. May be a bit yet.
What you need to do Rick is setup a webcam on your porch and we could have a 24/7 view of the west end!
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So...how'd you do on the big lake guys?
thread=derailed ::)
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So...how'd you do on the big lake guys?
thread=derailed ::)
Didn't get out,
Got to the Finkles launch and it was blowing hard and the waves were rolling in, so we called it off.
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Hey
bigbassmon gave me the heads up that the west end had a skim of ice so drove over to take a look. At the very west end in the shallows (you can't see it in the pic its off to the right)its iced over. By the launch its still wide open but there is a thin ice skim starting around shore. Still weeks away but a good sign for sure...
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Good idea on the webcam JZ. And with a zoom lens I would know when and who is on fish !!!! Lol
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Got out onto Loughborough a couple times last year, really enjoyed it!
Coaxing those lakers up from 90+ ft was a challenge though...think a lot of us were using white tubes close to bottom..
Appreciate the updates, so stoked!
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coming along nicely, the area you see in white is ice that was there prior to the snowstorm and in the middle where is looks like water is acutally a thin layer of ice so straight out from the launch its iced over shore to shore. Before you get too exicted the ice is super thin and the slightest bit of wind will break it up but on a positive note it froze up after the snow so atleast it will have a chance to freeze quicker than the snow covered stuff.
90% of the west end is still open water but its cooling quick, you can see in the pics the heat coming off the newly formed ice, out over the open water the fog is so thick you probably couldnt see a foot infront of your face.
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Thanks for staying on this JZ!
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awesome
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I just spooled my trout rods........I could feel the lakers shaking cause they know I am coming soon!!!
LoL. Thanks for the report.... Should make ice quickly.... But Friday's forecast may hurt a bit
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Is this the lake north of Kingston?
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Is this the lake north of Kingston?
Yeah (https://www.google.ca/maps?q=Loughborough+Lake,+Kingston,+ON&hl=en&ll=44.316479,-76.519432&spn=0.213711,0.308647&sll=49.303974,-84.738437&sspn=24.994192,39.506836&oq=loughborough+lake&t=m&z=12)
Pics are taken on the west end...
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Yeah (https://www.google.ca/maps?q=Loughborough+Lake,+Kingston,+ON&hl=en&ll=44.316479,-76.519432&spn=0.213711,0.308647&sll=49.303974,-84.738437&sspn=24.994192,39.506836&oq=loughborough+lake&t=m&z=12)
Pics are taken on the west end...
Thanks, what I thought, a friend told me about it..
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Another -20 night out there last night, won't be long now before some crazy (possibly me) goes and checks out the laker grounds. So good time for a few reminders...
-Its Dec 17, last year first ice on the west end was Jan5th ish then it went away for a week or so, the two years before that it was Jan 13th-15th. Yes its been cold but how the ice forms this time of year is uncharted territory for most unless your 80 yrs old and remember walking to and from school, uphill both ways, in 4 feet of snow.
-Spud your way out, this is even more important on Loughborough because the drop offs are steep it goes from 4fow to 40fow in the span of about 10 steps. Floater suit or lifejack, ice picks are pretty much a must this time of year.
-This lake is open for lakers year round so there is no rush to get out there.
-Respect the homeowners by the launch, dont park stupidly, no excessive noise, dont leave garbage etc etc. The last thing we want is to have someone start calling the bylaw enforcement.
-Respect the resource. For this zone its a 2 fish possession limit for lakers. Not 2 fish a day until your freezer is full, its 2 fish total.
-If you are going to post a report give honest and accurate ice condition, if your not sure or did not measure the ice thats fine just mention that so no one has any false security.
-And finally, the first time this ice season you see a trout rocketing up from 30 feet away to smash your bait try not to crap your pants!
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I took a drive yesterday by the west end ( loughborrow drive ) and it is still open water . Hopefully things will harden up in the next couple of weeks ... off till jan 6th , would be nice to get in a couple of days on the ice before having to go back to work .
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I took a drive yesterday by the west end ( loughborrow drive ) and it is still open water . Hopefully things will harden up in the next couple of weeks ... off till jan 6th , would be nice to get in a couple of days on the ice before having to go back to work .
Great advice. If I may add another point, bring a spare set of pants in case you are unable to follow the last point. LOL!
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I took a drive yesterday by the west end ( loughborrow drive ) and it is still open water . Hopefully things will harden up in the next couple of weeks ... off till jan 6th , would be nice to get in a couple of days on the ice before having to go back to work .
There was open water to the east of the west end launch in the morning but the entire area by the launch was ice covered, may have looked open because it was new black ice. I went back in the afternoon and it was ice covered as far as I could see. And after last night I think you will be hard pressed to find open water, unless of course you actually stepped out on this newly formed ice, then you would find open water pretty quick. The biggest enemy right now is wind, especially anything coming from the east, if it starts to blow it could rip the new ice open and we would be back to square one. I might take a bit of a walk out on Thursday and give it a couple good bangs with the spud over 10-15fow. I wouldnt advise it but judging by past experience someone will be out there over 40fow by wed or thurs if the nights stay cold and the wind stays down. Take a look at last years thread, there was a pic of the first brave soul out there on jan 5th or something and if you scroll up you will see a pic of open water two days prior a stones throw from where he was standing.
**Edit**
Well I think I just jinxed us, checked out the window and the wind is blowing form the east and its snowing hard, worst case scenario >:(
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Looking out my window just before dusk it is now snow covered and looking very tempting. Again as JZ said, it's not ready!!!! We joked earlier today saying there will be someone out there tomorrow. I HOPE NOT!!! I am constantly looking out, worried that someone will try. Hold off!!! Not worth a couple fish.
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The west end is capped as far as the eye can see, but who knows how much ice is under that snow. Not worth the risk right now, we have had 4-5 inchs of snow over the last 36hrs which slows down the icemaking process. It will be a few days atleast before I venture out there.
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Jon
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Nice pic man!
Unfortunately it's supposed to be >0 over the weekend...
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Nice pic man!
Unfortunately it's supposed to be >0 over the weekend...
thats not a bad thing it will get rid of the snow
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Ahh true true, just figured there was a fine line between losing snow and losing ice...
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So my friends in Belleville said they were getting some bad rain/freezing over the last couple of days..
Any idea how the ice at Loughborough has held up?
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Bad freezing rain here too, but it hasn't got above zero in sydenham area, there will be a lot of slush on top but this weather wouldn't have hurt the ice, still making ice just slower than if there was no snow cover. As soon as this slushy crap freezes I will got out and punch some holes to check conditions.
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Any new word on the newly formed ice JZ?
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Just had a report of 4-5" over 80ft off boat launch at west end. I haven't been out but I still see him which is a good thing. JZ will be out there shortly and will have a report when he gets in.
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Just set up on Lobo couple hundred ft from the launch. 8inch of half white half black over 35_ 40fow.
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No fish for me but I did see some caught so that's a good sign. I spent 4.5 hrs in 35-47 fow and didn't mark a single fish. Finally moved out to 77 fow (from the launch that would be ~500m south east) for the last hour and started marking fish, had one or two chasers but no bites. Still had 6 inch of ice at 77 fow again half white half black ice. There were about 5 or 6 groups of people out there including a few guys on sleds. I suspect it will be a zoo out there tomorrow and into the weekend. Play safe it's going to be a loooong season, this is the earliest I have ever been on Loughborough by two weeks!
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Drove by and seen ya out there. Hows the flasher working?
Thanks
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Drove by and seen ya out there. Hows the flasher working?
Thanks
Dags is my flasher and he's pretty good at finding beer too... ;D
Good to see you posting AJ, let me know when your ready to head north or invite me out to Loughborough ;)
- TroutMaster
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Also a reminder to spud your way out, although the ice was solid all the way out to 77fow for me there were some monster holes that people had spudded out. Like Iam talking 16-20in diameter holes. I didnt my best to put the ice chunks back in any of the ones I saw so it will freeze back up quicker but it will still take time for it to be 100% soild.
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I was out yesterday with couple of friends. We were in 100 feet of water. It was very slow.
I ended up going 1/2, seen only other 2 fish landed few hrs we were there.
I caught it on a bucktail jig (Blue head, white and black fur) tipped with a dead shiner.
We were able to mark fish all day long they just werent really biting
Here are few pics
My first ever Laker
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It was a beautiful day out there
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Marko
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Nice job Marko, iam hoping to head back out there sun morning
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Nice job Marko, iam hoping to head back out there sun morning
Hey JZ, Im going to head out there tomorrow morning, Stop by and say hello, will be in the Blue Clam. with the black guard dog. lol
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Just curious how much ice was out there at 100 fow?
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Hey guys.
Good luck out there today. Wish i could have gone out its awesome out.
Post how you do as i will be coming back down sooner then later. Its a little bit of a drive from Barrhaven but well worth it.
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Well guys the morning view at 9:30 from my lookout is 4guys including two clams, I imagine anywhere from 40-70 fow out from the ramp. Watched one guy head toward opp. Shoreline from ramp. Was not there long and headed back where the others were so I can't imagine the ice is good there yet. Tread carefully guys. Looks slushy out there now but with cold temps tonight, everything should tighten up nicely. Myself, I'm gonna give it another day or two. Let's see some posts if you guys out are on here.
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hy guys , i will be heading out tomorrow morning for sure ... there was a gd 8in of ice at 100 fow on friday . i caught a nice 4 pounder in the first 10 minutes ... and then dead for the next 3 hours , was marking lots of fish but no bites in the aft ... 3 in white tube with a minnow head on the hook ( stuffed inside the tube )has proven quite reliable for me since last year .
marko , i was the guy right beside ur group ... ur dog was quite friendly and hate half of my sandwich ...lol .
i will have my frabill hut out tomorrow ... come say hy if you guys are around .
jack .
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I was out this morning at first light and can say that there was only 3 inches of black ice with 2 inches of crappy white ice on top @ 90FOW. Lots of marks but nothing wanted to play and at the 3 hours mark I headed off to another lake for bluegills.
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Anyone seen any activity out from Davidsons Beach?...
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Anybody going out tomorrow. I will be heading out around 0930.
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Spotted two shelters off Davidson beach yesterday.
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Might be heading up Thursday...gonna be damn cold though!
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i was there from 9 to 3 today , started to marked fish round 230 in 100 fow ... only got 1 bite , lost him at around 15 feet from the hole , was a huge one too ... lol
i think i will give haybay a try tomorrow and then back to loughborrow on thursday .
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Great day out there today! Well worth battling the cold, my buddy and I landed 3 trout around 3 pounds. Probably marked 20+fish from 9am-12. Hoping to get out for a few hours again tomorrow
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I plan to be out around 9 -12.....probably be in a nanook...gonna be chilly
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i will be there round 9 this morning in my frabill hut , thermos full of coffee ... come and say hy .
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I wish I would have checked the thread before going out this morning because I think we were set up near a couple of you guys and would have come by to say hi. Was that you MegaRam playing fetch with the dog?
Hope you guys had some luck out there it was a little slow for me, went out for 3 hrs and went 1 for 1. Had a couple other chasers but that's it. In all fairness I didn't put too much of an effort in, it was a little cold so just stuck in one area most of the time. A nice clean 3lb eater. Got it on the old standard, white tube. In approx 92 fow.
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nice fish, thanks for the report details
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I wish I would have checked the thread before going out this morning because I think we were set up near a couple of you guys and would have come by to say hi. Was that you MegaRam playing fetch with the dog?
Hope you guys had some luck out there it was a little slow for me, went out for 3 hrs and went 1 for 1. Had a couple other chasers but that's it. In all fairness I didn't put too much of an effort in, it was a little cold so just stuck in one area most of the time. A nice clean 3lb eater. Got it on the old standard, white tube. In approx 92 fow.
Hey JZ,
Yeah that was me. I stayed to 1330 and marked about 20 fish, and no takers. They did come off the bottom about a foot or two but nothing higher then that.
I might go to Dog lake tomorow or thurs. ( not sure yet ) depends on the severity of the hang over. lol..
Till Next time....
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Jakkjakk we were right beside you in the clam. Sorry we missed the coffee.lol JZ, you happened to forget who put you on that lucky spot!!!! Lmao lucky guess! My turn next time
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I was in the clam kind of in the middle of everyone....... the 2 guys that pulled on the auger for 15 minutes... anyways... we marked 10 or so fish....no bites... and they barely came off the bottom with the exception of 1 that came up about 5 feet. Went and caught some crappie in the afternoon.
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Hey guys, heading up to Belleville tonight, gonna fish Loughborough and the bay over the next few days.
Probably Loughborough tomorrow morning, anyone else going to be there?
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I was out this morning for a bit, it was very slow... As others have already said, I marked very few fish and the ones I did mark were very lethargic...
Oh well a slow day of fishing is still better then a good day at work, next stop BOQ for some walleye fishing....
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I was out this morning for a bit, it was very slow... As others have already said, I marked very few fish and the ones I did mark were very lethargic...
Oh well a slow day of fishing is still better then a good day at work, next stop BOQ for some walleye fishing....
Nice, where you planning on going on the BoQ? I've only fished off of Point Anne...
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Saw you out there too Dennis but wasn't sure it was you or I woulda came over. I had the two man clam. How was the afternoon crappie bite?
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hy guys , was there for about 4 hours today .... probably - 30 with the windshield but nice and warm with my heater in my frabill . Marked about 10 fish and came home with a nice 3 pounder . they have been quiet on the white tube so far .... caught the one today on a white and yellow swedish and a small minnow .
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hey Bigbassmon , i have been fishing that lucky spot for the past 2 years now and it is a very good spot ... i usualy stick on that side of the lake for some reason i have never got any luck on the other side . See you on the lake and make sure u come and say hy next time bud .
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Will do. Saw ya out there but just couldn't get myself out the door with that wind!lol. I had good intentions of hitting Quinte this morning till I checked environment canada at 5:00am. Warm bed won!!!!
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So who is gonna brave the wind tomorrow? At least the sun will be out. Just might be the little push I need.lol. I couldn't believe my eyes this morning when I looked out and saw one brave soul standing out there with no hut... and for about 2 hrs!!!
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I'm going out tomorrow, wind rain, snow, slush, whatever. Lol.
Didn't make it to dog lake today, wife trumped fishing,and spent a fortune in grocerys in the states. Lol.
I will be on Loughbrough at 0930. If anybody want to meet at that time.
I am looking for someone to show me crappie fishing, never tried or even seen one before. PM me if someone is intrested in showing me.
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Think I'm hittin' BoQ tomorrow, went out tonight for a few hours, DAMN cold, didn't catch anything....plan is to hit Loughborough Saturday.
MegaRam, I'm in the same boat, would love to find a nice crappie lake in the area..
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Hey guy's/girl's
I'm new to the whole ice fishing for lake trout i made 1 trip out last year and 1 so far this year and nothing at all, i was using a white dubble tail mr twister with a minnow and nothing, any one e-mail me a place to try out on the lake or what bait to use, i'm not asking for your secrets i'm just asking to catch a lake trout. thanks in advance for any info. by the way i go in off the boat launch on loughborough lane.
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I'll be out for couple hrs this morning. Clam two man, red jacket,black pants, but you won't see me out side the hut!!!lol
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herns and Mega ram if you take the trip to Collins its always good for crappie/ perch .... take lakefield dr off of holmes rd and go to the end at the turn around walk through the reeds. down size everything.... line, bait, hooks, and feel...... very light bites but you get the odd HIT
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Hey thanks Makaro, sounds like a fun spot..
Only concern is parking, buddy in this thread (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=141172.0) says that there really isn't any parking at the end of lakefield. I don't wanna piss off anyone, think it's fine down that road?
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ive parked there .... as long as its not in the week ( A school bus parks there) its a turn around .... never had a problem before
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I have not yet been out to lobo this year but am going tomorrow. i like to fish out in the 100-110fow range about 200-300 yards east of the boat launch. I would just like a general idea of ice thickness out that way if anyone has set up out there in the last couple days.
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I have not yet been out to lobo this year but am going tomorrow. i like to fish out in the 100-110fow range about 200-300 yards east of the boat launch. I would just like a general idea of ice thickness out that way if anyone has set up out there in the last couple days.
ECB, what time you heading out? I have some time in the morning. I want to check out my ice 35 against yours. Transducer is making weird signals on wide beam and would appreciate comparing.
Let me know. I will be out there in the blue Kodiak Clam wearing the red Mustang Survival suit.
Cheers
Cadeuses
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Cadeuses, hey man i will be taking a buddy out for his first time fishing for lakers tomorrow. I will be parked by 0700 and set up and the heat blastin probably by 0720-0730. I will be in the same blue clam hut and i picked up a bright orange mustang one piece floater so i will be hard to miss. Come on over and bring the bird and we will do some comparisons in the hut. It will be nice to catch up again after the open water season. I will be far east of the boat launch.
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I have not yet been out to lobo this year but am going tomorrow. i like to fish out in the 100-110fow range about 200-300 yards east of the boat launch. I would just like a general idea of ice thickness out that way if anyone has set up out there in the last couple days.
I was over 90-100 fow on tues and there was lots of ice, 9 plus inches and its been brutally cold the last 3 days so I wouldnt be surprised if you were close to a foot by tmo. If you are in a pop up tent keep an eye on the forcast 30 km winds, gusts in the 40s could make set up and tear down challenging. I was going to go out saturday but will hold off until sunday because of the wind.
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JZ, thanks for the ice report. I will be putting some extra anchors in the ice tomorrow for sure. I almost lost my pop up out there last year due to high winds.
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Hit the lake this morning and had her all to myself till about noon. When I finally got the auger started it was about 10.15 and had my first on ice by 10:30.. After a double chaser. Had quite a few more marks, a couple follows but that was it.(77'). At 11:30 decided to make a quick move before heading in (104'). Again after a struggle with the auger, was set up, and another fish on by noon. After a few more marks but no takers, I had to head in. Ended up with my limit anyway, and two missed hook sets. Lots out there. Ice was easy 12" and making noise steady so it's building. Good luck to all going out on the weekend. Remember to clean up afterwards.
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ECB... Ok will see you there around 0700. I will bring some live waxies and minnows in case the lakers are stubborn, we can try for some perch. See you then.
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ECB... Ok will see you there around 0700. I will bring some live waxies and minnows in case the lakers are stubborn, we can try for some perch. See you then.
Hey Cadeuses
Have you got panfish on west Loughborough? I've got them in open water but have never tried for them near the laker grounds in winter.
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Hey guys, heading out on tomorrow morning, will have a blue clam popup, two tall dudes...
Anyone else heading out? Gonna be a zoo out there?
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zoo is right... Im going to dog lake.. hopfully its not crowded too..lol
Good Luck Guys...
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Haha yeah, what access point are you using at Dog? (never been)
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Hey Cadeuses
Have you got panfish on west Loughborough? I've got them in open water but have never tried for them near the laker grounds in winter.
JZ, nope, never caught any probably cause I wasn't trying for them. I'm usually fishing deep, anywhere from 60 to 120 FOW on West Loughborough.
Lots of ice on the lake today... at least 10 inches where I was (44.359766,-76.561534 google maps). Marked fish from about 0730 till about 0800, then they disappeared. The wind blew me over around 1030... >:( knocked over the bait pail... lost all the water... gave the live ones to ECB.
Hopefully he can make something bite them. Packed up and headed in. Will get back out there again once the infernal wind dies down a bit...
Cheers.
Cadeuses
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Hey everyone, I'm new on here and haven't been on the lake yet this year. Tried it a couple of times last year but had no luck. Went in from loughborough lane side. I'm gonna try Davidson beach area this week, hopefully better luck at this end. Or does it really matter witch end lol? any advise would appreciated thanks :)
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WOW, that was some crazy wind out there today. Lakers were quite lazy too, i really only had 1 or 2 chasers that followed it a good 60ft... the rest would chase for about 10 feet and stop and back down to the depths. I will never set up the pop up in those kind of winds ever again. Thank you Cadeuses for helping me set my shanty up this morning as it would have been impossible by myself. I almost meltled the popup as well. I ended up getting out when i heard Cadeuses stuff blowing around but just got my foot out the door and then the side blew in and came about one foot from my 20lb'er propane tank and burner that was cranked up! I got to it just in time to turn it off. Needless to say the shack came down after that and i just dealt with the extreme winds till 1215 and called er quits. Now that i got the skunk outta the way early i'm ready to get back into some good Laker fishing this year. It is always fun to be on the ice nonetheless.
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WOW, that was some crazy wind out there today. Lakers were quite lazy too, i really only had 1 or 2 chasers that followed it a good 60ft... the rest would chase for about 10 feet and stop and back down to the depths.
Same thing here, had at least 10 follow 15' then give up and head back down...just couldn't figure out what they wanted..smart fish on Loughborough!
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Hey guy's/girl's
I'm new to the whole ice fishing for lake trout i made 1 trip out last year and 1 so far this year and nothing at all, i was using a white dubble tail mr twister with a minnow and nothing, any one e-mail me a place to try out on the lake or what bait to use, i'm not asking for your secrets i'm just asking to catch a lake trout. thanks in advance for any info. by the way i go in off the boat launch on loughborough lane.
Hey how is it going
Here is my lake trout arsenal....i am no Bob Izumi :P but i think it covers the basics.
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Some Williams wablers w-40 and w-50 in random colors.
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Xzone swammers in white or black/white. Those are my favorite colors. White Berkley 4-5 inch tubes as well.
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Few bucktail jigs are a must have as well
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This is the one that i got mine on earlier
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Hope this helps
Marko
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A lot of nice kit but when i go to loughborough all i really use is 3" white tubes with a minnow head jammed up inside the body of it. I WILL NOT use anything else as it worked so well for me last year. I think i iced between 25-30 trout last ice season with this method. Just be persistent and it will pay off.
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I'm heading out tomorrow in the Am. Anybody else going out?
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I'm heading out tomorrow in the Am. Anybody else going out?
Hey Mega Ram
I will be out there somepoint in the morning for a couple hrs.
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I'm sitting out here right now, 100ft of water. Marked one fish at 40ft. Stop by say high,
No dog today...
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hy guys , i will probably head out for a late aft bite ... will probably be really busy on the lake today .
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headin out after lunch on the wheeler.... hope i get some action.... will be on the green zuki with my neibour on his camo yamaha
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It's pretty slow going, sill out right now, and marked more then 20 since 0630. Again there only coming up to have a look, no takers. I had two bites this morning before 8. Nothing since.
Tried 3"white tube
1" grub (w/wo minnow
Crocodile spoon ( w/ wo minnow
On a side note, I bought new blades for the hand auger, WOW!!!!
so much easier now.
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Hey good to meet you mega ram, let us know how you made out on Dog lake.
Was out today for 3.5 hrs had a handful of chasers but only 2 bites and was lucky enough to get both of them. Both fish came in 85-87 fow, first one (3lbs) on a white tube, second (~2lbs) got on a set line with a jig and a minnow. My goal today was to get one on the set line because I picked up a HT Ice Rigger the other day and wanted to try it out. Didn't actually get to see the flag trip and the fish take line because I was right there when the fish hit adjusting the depth, I watched on the sonar as the mark came up to the bait then the rod tip started to jiggle a bit. The fish must have just sat right there and ate the minnow because the line didn't move an inch so I just grabbed the rod and hit him. Wasn't a big fish but fun fight on a Med Lite rod.
Here is a pic of the 3lber, sorry for the gory blood scene but I always bleed them right away then knock them out, makes for much tastier trout.
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Was out this afternoon until dark. Had a few chasers but only managed to hook one. Caught it in 90 FOW on a jigging shad rap. Very happy to see my first laker of the year come out of Lobourough.
Since I cant post pictures here, I have put them up at the following link.
http://wildsofontario.com/
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Was out on loughborough today no luck but marked a few fish in 90 fow had couple chase but no takers today
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So far the only Loughborough ice watching i've been doing this year is from my seat in front of this computer lol. Been up there a few times over the last couple of winters. Great lake with easy access. Looking forward to fishing there again soon... Keep those reports coming :tipup:
SteveO
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Well after the skunk yesterday, I took a break from the lake today to hit Quinte for the morning bite. When I got back there were a few guys out, and also a couple permanent huts were on there way out just after I pulled in the driveway. Looks like an awesome day out there, and even better tomorrow. For those heading out, hope the bite is better than it has been the last couple days. Me... Goin back to the bay. Went 3/4 today with quite a few marks where I was. Gotta get the last one in before the rain comes.
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For those of you heading out today, walk softly..puddles galore. Got word from my neighbour yesterday there was 15". He was near two vehicles parked together.. Yup, can ya believe it? Anyway, they had a couple on Dead smelt, nothing big. The one vehicle was back out this morning when I got up, but just left (8:00 a.m.) either because he had his limit, or heard some nasty sounds around him.lol, I would say the latter. Anyway, if going, I would say please refrain from driving on, not only for safety sake, but to save the shoreline access for days to come.
Good luck people!!!
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This could be a long shot but my fin bore hand auger seems to have disappeared. Not sure where it ocud be but I do know the last place I had it was on Loughborough on the west end.
Any chance the great members of this forum found one some where out there?
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Hey guys,
I am thinking of going out on Loughborough tomorrow morning for Lakers.. Haven't been there yet this year and with the recent warm weather and rain, I am kinda worried about the ice conditions. Has anyone been out recently, like the last day or so? Mind giving me a report?
would appreciate it!
FishO
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Out this afternoon for lakers on the west basin, I had 12 inches where I was with lots of activity on the ice. As always have care if you are not sure of the ice and watch out for holes covered by this fresh snow. Slow fishing today but I did bring home a nice laker for supper.
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thanks Oiler
I figured the ice was still there, just wanted to hear someone confirm it. Hopefully the fish are there too!
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Well it's been a while Since I or anyone else has posted here. I very seen many out in the past few weeks ,me included but all is quiet. So either the bite is hot and it's hush hush, or it's off and nothing to report. Well I put in a couple hrs Saturday morning, and again yesterday afternoon and things were quiet. Only marked a couple on both outings but did manage 1fish both days. In the past, I had been getting fish on the norm, white tubes but occasionally would drop down a Live Target Golden Shiner as they seem to be hot on Simcoe. Well I gotta say both fish came on this bait, and with a very aggressive SMASH to my surprise. I've heard word that fish lately have only been coming on dead smelt so I was happy to jig a couple up. Imagine once this lull passes, and the late season bite picks up, I will be able to put the bait into action a little more. For those that have not tried it, might be worth a change if old faithful isn't firing them up. I was using the smallest size in silver/blue.
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hows the ice holding up? Still pretty good?
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I was out there two Saturdays in a row before yesterday. we were fishing 100 feet. Marked quite a few fish. Most chasers came on white tubes and xzone swammers. Tried dead smelts as well to no avail. They would chase it 5-10 feet and then give up. ITs my first year laker fishing so i am not sure whats up.
Needless to say i was skunked both days....my friend lost one at the hole.
A question for you guys that fish this lake more often then i do. What kind of minnows do you guys use? Shiners or mud minnows?
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Was out for a couple hrs today. Slush has hardened up. Much easier to walk now. Still about 16" no luck today. Just a couple marked.
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was out on the west end today from 10-12:30. Didnt mark many fish but managed one 2 pounder on a rattle bait. Started the day in about 86 FOW and then moved out and caught the fish in 108 FOW. Its really nice to be able to take the truck out, tons of ice!!!
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Good going ice junkie. I finally got the nerve to drive my truck out for an hr Saturday night after seeing three parked together.lol. So much easier than hauling 100 lbs of gear all over.lol. Gonna head out for a bit this morning. Luv when they hit a rattle bait!!!!!
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What kind of rattle baits do you guys use?
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Myself, I use the Live Target Golden Shiner, smallest size. These baits are killer down on Simcoe. If the fish don't hit them, it DOES draw there interest!!!
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Managed another trout today, didnt mark many fish again but the one I got hammered it! Fish was well off bottom in about 80 feet over 108 fow. Another one for the rattle bait, fish was just under 4 pounds. I've got the silver ford truck with duck decal in the back window of any of you guys wanna come say hello next time. Thinking about trying it again tomorrow. (http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u645/Icejunkie33/5670FC18-CE84-4E86-8AD8-6D8436211CC1-3663-000002CD429F34FD_zps517c1c14.jpg)
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Nice catch! ;D
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Here's mine from Friday after multiple move all over the west end. Another one that smashed the Live Target Golden Shiner. What a rush!!! Didn't even mark it.
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P.S. weighed 4-13lbs
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Was out this afternoon for a few hours, marked a few, had some interested, but no hits, seem to come in look and leave. Auger is broke (waiting for parts) , had to spud an older hole to boot....lol
Tim
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No luck today. Only marked three for the hour I got on the ice for but no interest. Next time maybe!
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Nice to see some trout getting caught on lobo! Maybe they've wised up to the white tubes.
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Well I finally got out there on Sunday, damm that ice was thick! Fished for a couple hours in the afternoon, only marked a couple fish, one of them chased a bit then took off. I was in about 86 FOW, anybody else getting them? should I be deeper?
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Fish O
I was out the past few days and had same issues, Marked some , they'ed come in aggressive and then bail, tried hard lipless shad bait, tubes and jigs, nothing. I helped 1 guy yesterday land a 3lb, he was using smelts on the bottom, landed 1 and lost 1. Looks like the weather is about to make another big change so hopefully by Friday things change. I fished between 56fow to 103 fow.
Tim
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By your wide depth range I'd say you moved around a bit Tim. The bite has been slow and it's gotta change soon. This year for most has been as funky as Quinte, with the locals (excluding me) finding them. All season long I've been seeing quads going past the house , down the ramp, and heading east. Sure it's to get away from the walkers, but I heard word that the fishing was better down there. Who knows, it's a bit of a hike, and I wasn't about to try drive it with the truck, although it's probably safe. Seen a few guys do that too.lol. Anyway, still a few weeks yet so Here's to hoping.
Rick
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I was out on Friday afternoon, a little windy and no fish caught. Having a real hard time at Lobo, only even marked about 5 or 6 fish over 4 hours. 2 chased a bit again then took off.. Was using white tubes with minnow, also tried a few other lures but no action. In about 87 fow. Ice was really thick, maybe almost 2 feet. Pleasantly surprised to find there was not much snow on the ice so the walk was easy at least.
Hope somebody else has better luck than I do
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when does lake trout close?
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It doesn't on Loughborough Lake , that's the best part about this lake. Now only to figure out where to put the shack in the summer.
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Thanks for the info, when I checked thee regs never said it was open online. Checked it on my phone so I couldn't find the exception ones
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Its been very very VERY quiet on the board. has anybody been out. or is that it.
Any ice left, or do I need to break out the boat?????