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CamDorland	Posted: Jan 28, 2016 - 08:18 pm #permalink #1
Egg Group: Newbies Posts: 2 Member No.: 10977 Joined: January 28, 2016	Hey wondering if there is any ice on the harbour right now, what fish you can catch in there and where to fish? Im new to ice fishing and id like to go out and have some success, however I understand that this is not always possible. Any tips or suggestions are greatly appreciated. So is anyone who'd be able to show me some spots always willing to pay a little as well. thanks a tonne guys, I'm new to this and it seems like a great source for info.

eckey	Posted: Jan 28, 2016 - 09:03 pm #permalink #2
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 114 Member No.: 1098 Joined: January 08, 2012	your best bet is to cast in around the lift bridge for some brown,bows

Trix8989	Posted: Jan 29, 2016 - 03:47 pm #permalink #3
Parr Trout Group: Members Posts: 91 Member No.: 685 Joined: June 03, 2011	Just came from the Burlington skyway.......didn't see any ice......just some white caps.

stevepod	Posted: Jan 29, 2016 - 06:08 pm #permalink #4
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 789 Member No.: 9154 Joined: March 05, 2015	There should be some safe ice down by pier 4 it always freezes before the harbour also seen guys catching pike and pan fish there .

jacobh87	Posted: Jan 30, 2016 - 09:27 pm #permalink #5
Fry Group: Members Posts: 27 Member No.: 10485 Joined: January 11, 2016	i saw guys ice fishing at pier 4 last week.. was planning on going there sometime this week. as im up north right now ice fishing

FSHN FRK	Posted: Jan 31, 2016 - 12:12 pm #permalink #6
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1961 Member No.: 952 Joined: December 10, 2011	It's +7 in Hamilton today! Going to be +9 on Wednesday! If the ice holds it may take a week or so of minus temps to make it safe again. Cheers!

Longshank

Posted: Jan 31, 2016 - 01:38 pm

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QUOTE (FSHN FRK @ Jan 31, 2016 - 12:12 pm)

It's +7 in Hamilton today! Going to be +9 on Wednesday!
If the ice holds it may take a week or so of minus temps to make it safe again.
Cheers!

My daffodiles are popping out of the ground

Hey FF, we best get up for some perch soon.....

FSHN FRK	Posted: Jan 31, 2016 - 01:55 pm #permalink #8
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1961 Member No.: 952 Joined: December 10, 2011	I hear that Shank. I'm on nights this week. Let's make a plan. Cheers!

Matt Wichlacz	Posted: Jan 31, 2016 - 03:52 pm #permalink #9
Parr Trout Group: Members Posts: 75 Member No.: 1458 Joined: February 08, 2012	Just came in, Pier 4 is ALL OPEN WATER, birds a swimming and not a spec of ice. Headed to Bayfront and there was about 4.5 " ice with water on top to the first pressure crack. After that it was about 2.5" ice so we stayed on the near side. Very slow a few small perch around, when we headed in around 1" water and first inch of ice very soft. Not sure I'd feel safe on it tomorrow

jacobh87	Posted: Feb 10, 2016 - 07:18 am #permalink #10
Fry Group: Members Posts: 27 Member No.: 10485 Joined: January 11, 2016	hey could anyone let me know hoe bayfront is for ice? and some tips to catch more and bigger fish there thanks

FSHN FRK	Posted: Feb 10, 2016 - 09:09 am #permalink #11
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1961 Member No.: 952 Joined: December 10, 2011	No ice.

chazD	Posted: Feb 10, 2016 - 08:23 pm #permalink #12
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1887 Member No.: 11172 Joined: February 06, 2016	I stopped by there a couple of weeks ago the ice was solid and there was a group of guys that had some decent size walleyes. The ice should be pretty solid again after this week.

jignhookz	Posted: Feb 12, 2016 - 05:20 am #permalink #13
Lunker Trout Group: Members Posts: 398 Member No.: 10427 Joined: January 08, 2016	I checked last night lots of open water around bay front a little bit of ice. Not safe tho. May by after a cold day or two that could change but I advise against it until it freezes a little bit more. I didn't dare venture out to far because it was cracking under my feet. Ice only went about 70 metres from boat launch. Some wet stops by the short and large crack at the boat launch. Be safe

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