March 16,2014 - Belleville Fishing Show & Snow and Ice....

[Superdad]

Laker John and I headed to Belleville this AM for the Belleville District Fish & Game Club's Fishing Show, and it was a good show.

Although we only spent 35 minutes there, we both found lures and stuff that are required for this years fishing. I was able to score some new Taildancers, Manns Stretch +25, A Storm Lure and some new Husky Jerks.

Laker John made a real score on a Lindy Drift Sock as well as stocking his tackle box with a bunch of Smithwicks (can never have too many of these in the box )

After the show we headed to the County to check out the ice conditions. First stop was the Wellington Ramp - a big pile of snow and FYI - the LCBO is closed there......



A walk on the dock beside the Swans and Ducks and Geese.



A quick drive to Beach Road to see beach.......OMG



It will take some warm weather and favourable winds to knock down the 7-9 feet of ice built up against the shore. As Grizzly said looks like 80 - 100 yards off the top of the beach.

Well, we know we won't be going there for a a couple weeks or more. Headed off towards Sandbanks and the Salmon Point Road to have a gaze at Athol Bay --- OMG!!!!!!



And looking across towards West Point this is what you see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



There are some blocks of ice off the shore that appear to be 8 to 10 feet high, they're 75 yards off the shore.

Are we gonna need some heat and soon...................

We are really hoping that we will be able to get the boat out and over to the county in April.

Not being very optimistic about the weather with cold forecast til the end of the month

Stay Tuned.

David aka Superdad

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[Whitetail]

Well those pictures depressed the hell out of me.

[Out4trout]

Nice pics David.
Might just need the auger for near shore Browns this spring.

[StarTzar]

Well those pictures depressed the hell out of me.

... and to add insult to injury, he adds a FYI "the LCBO is closed there"

[Doug]

In the third picture, are people surf casting into open water?

Doug

[Superdad]

Doug,

They were climbing perilously close to the edge, if they ever fell into the water that slippery ice would be hard to climb back on. We've heard of people falling in and getting hypothermia and not making it.

They weren't fishing.

David aka Superdad

[Doug]

Doug,

They were climbing perilously close to the edge, if they ever fell into the water that slippery ice would be hard to climb back on. We've heard of people falling in and getting hypothermia and not making it.

They weren't fishing.

David aka Superdad

Thanks David.

We used to surf-cast off the ice down at the mouths of a few Lake Ontario streams and rivers. But never on towering ice cliffs! The steelhead you would catch would be beautiful big strong fish, not quite as silver as fall fish but still not dark spawners. Good times, if you could keep your rod guides clear of ice!

Doug