2020 Ice season, Shirley's bay

[CCLad]

Good to hear, thx Lenny!

[JackTravis]

Hello and happy new year. Was planning on going fishing today, any news on ice thickness?

[CCLad]

Walked out on Tues aft - solid 8 inches where we punched through. !0" in closer to the ramp. She looks good to go! Huts going up this weekend! It's on!

[JackTravis]

Went yesterday to try out my new auger and tent and ended up with a herniated disc after drilling the first hole... there was 13 inches of ice after scraping the snow off. There's 3 shacks and a truck drove out to one. Will try again once my back heals...

[CCLad]

Crappy regarding your back! Our hut is one of few out there 8 Inches of ice as of last Friday aft. where we are.
CCLad

[CCLad]

Just wondering how the fishing is going for everyone? I have sadly only made it out once so far when we were setting the hut up. Ended up with 3 12" walleye and a perch...

Any other reports???

[Mav]

Hey! Was out last night. Only a few shacks setup so far. 8-9" of solid black ice where I was. Was also a thin crust of ice on top of some slush, wet boot if you go through, so bring the rubber boots...also the ramp was getting pretty messy. Getting cold this week, so should be making some ice and hopefully freezing all that up.

[CCLad]

I'm hoping to get out once this week and again on the weekend. Thinking about moving the hut out, need this cold snap!

[JackTravis]

Went out on sunday to give it a try, had fun but caught nothing. A fellow fisherman showed me a pic of someone that caught a really nice walleye so i know they're there lol. Where do you buy live minnows from?

[smitty55]

Went out on sunday to give it a try, had fun but caught nothing. A fellow fisherman showed me a pic of someone that caught a really nice walleye so i know they're there lol. Where do you buy live minnows from?

See my post on the first page. By appointment only.

[JackTravis]

Thanks but is there a bait shop nearby where i can just go to whenever i get a chance to fish?

[CCLad]

Closest one that I know of is on Hgy 15 just outside of Carlton place....

[Flipper]

Closest one that I know of is on Hgy 15 just outside of Carlton place....

Don't forget about Al's Corner store at old highway 17 and Galetta Side Road. Minnows and a great selection of tackle along with hunting supplies.

[reefhawg]

Update: I just hit "Live Bait Shop" on Roger Stevens Dr. for minnows. Never knew about it but always good to have another option.

I use:
Serge - 90% of time he can get you setup within hours. I have his # in my contacts.
Al's - as mentioned, lots of tackle too
Manotick bait shop - tackle as well

[JackTravis]

Thanks for the info everyone