Hey FF, I went icefishing on Monday, the ice is still pretty thick in some spots surprisingly (at least around Roches Point), when I got to my hut the first thing I did was check the ice thickness, it was around 16 inches, even with the mild weather we had that weekend, so needless to say I was still a little weary about going out on the ice. The good news was, I was coinfident we would be quite safe, and the operator we were using knows his stomping grounds well, he had this 6 wheeled argo w/ enclosed canopy, that can float on water (very safe way of getting out) I'll post a report w/ pics soon, we pretty much had the place to ourselves, it seems as though everyone thought it was unsafe, it turned out to a be a great day, and it even got sunny towards lunch. I have to say, Whitey (Simcoe Fishing Adventures) is the man to goto for icefishing at simcoe, he has the deals, and he positioned his huts nicely to deeper weedbeds in about 40 ft. of water. Fishing was great, not even one dink, had a lot of fun using my Frabill Fin-S Ultra-light (purchased it last year), that combo is soo sensitive could feel every little nudge & bump from the perch, limited out very quickly, there must've been a school of a 100s of them at one point under us.
As for the ice melting soon, I think it will so long as we get consistent mild weather, which I'm hoping for as I want to go ultra-lighting the first chance I get.
