Feb 23rd Lake Joe GTG 2014

[MartyLee]

Yep, I am going to host a GTG On lake Joe, after going to the Lake Simcoe GTG on the 19th I enjoyed it and since I have seen afew people wanting to fish Joe I desides to host it.

Sunday Feb 23rd 2014. Its a week after Joe opens but opening weekend is a madhouse.

Target Fish: Lake Trout

Fish that could be caught: Lake trout, Splake, Rainbow trout, Ling, Cisco and Smelt

Water Depth: 50 to 110 feet depends on where you want to try and fish.

What lure and bait to bring: 3 to 4 inch minnows (shinner are best but have caught trout on fathead, sucker minnows ect...) White tubes and Jig, Spoons, #40 to 60 williams wobbler, Mepps Cyclone, Little Cleo (glow in the Dark work good), Buckshot Spoon.

Rod and Line: 28 to 30 inch Med action rod, spooled with 8 to 12 lbs is fine, what I run normal.

Meeting Place and Parking: To be deturmend but Near the Town (Hamlet) of MacTier.

Local Bait store: Bait tackle and More, 2 location 1 in MacTier and 1 nearby (14KM away)

Weather forcast: TBD

Ice and Slush Condishon: TBD

 

[Knuguy]

I'm in. See what you an do about the weather, willya??

 

[goodentight]

Cool I would like to check this out

 

[BowSlayer]

ill be there!!! i fish joe almost every weekend after opener, this should be fun, laker fish in is usually amazing for me there, i go after the smaller ones like 4 pounders and they bite really well, probably my favourite laker waters!!

 

[Brian]

Looking forward to it liger...You gonna drill the holes for us again? lol

 

[BowSlayer]

ill bring my gas auger this time, lol.

 

[Shawarma]

Expecting our 3rd baby boy on the 26.. Sooo well see how it goes! Would be good fun.

 

[OCDComputing]

Hmmm...that might just be doable...maybe I can convince the boy to come!

 

[ALN]

so down for this .

 

[Shmogley]

Hey Liger had a good time on simcoe with you , id like to come to this one as well!
praying for better weather this time lol
always wanted to hook into a laker too, dont mind if the first ones on ice

count me in for now and ill know for sure by first week february

thanks for the list of what to bring as well, very handy

cheers

 

[Shmogley]

Looking forward to it liger...You gonna drill the holes for us again? lol

Hes a strong man but hopefully someone else lends a hand this time if we go with the hand auger lol
after drilling that first one i was sweatin a bit haha
small wonder nobody wanted to really move spots after lol

 

[Basschaser]

I think the blades were dull. I used OCD'S auger and it cut through much easier.

 

[MartyLee]

new blades are at the bait store, under the counter waiting for me. couple days after the Simcoe GTG my Gout in my right foot started acting up bad and it put my out of the game for 3 days just getting caught up on house work today (fire wood), with any luck I am hitting the ice tomorrow. friend just got a 6 men portable, we are picking it up tomorrow then trying it out, I beleive he said perch On the G-bay, if not lake trout on Lake Ross, heard he got a 5 pounder 2 days ago over that way. with 12 inch of ice near Port Sandfield

 

[Knuguy]

new blades are at the bait store, under the counter waiting for me. couple days after the Simcoe GTG my Gout in my right foot started acting up bad and it put my out of the game for 3 days just getting caught up on house work today (fire wood), with any luck I am hitting the ice tomorrow. friend just got a 6 men portable, we are picking it up tomorrow then trying it out, I beleive he said perch On the G-bay, if not lake trout on Lake Ross, heard he got a 5 pounder 2 days ago over that way. with 12 inch of ice near Port Sandfield

If you've got gout don't eat trout----seriously!

 

[OCDComputing]

Is the ice good enough to drive on?

 

[BowSlayer]

they park on the ice at shore on joe, never seen anyone drives further then about 20 metres out, i wouldn't risk it.

 

[OCDComputing]

How thick is the ice?

 

[BowSlayer]

it varies every year in different spots, but seriously i wouldn't drive out, lots of white ice and who knows what could happen, parking is free and easy access, don't wanna be the first one to go through there. Im actually pretty sure the reason it opens so late is actually because of the unsafe ice but who knows.

 

[Captain Barty]

Not quite sure where you get your info bowslayer, but most years its ok to drive on lake joe. The first few years when I started fishing joe around 2002 or so there were plowed roads on the lake and I was able to even take my car out. With that being said who knows what the ice is like this year with all the snow up there.

 

[BowSlayer]

i fish the bays, maybe its good on the main lake, i wouldn't risk it though, joe is an interesting lake.