The December 2007 Launch Ramp Status Post - Frozen or Open?

steve-hamilton · **Joined:** Fri Apr 25, 2003 7:40 am **Posts:** 1776

bill, there is nothing wrong with the dock...its the water level!

that dock/pier was fine four years ago....

g'luck pete....

billfishermc · **Posted:** Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:22 pm

For Steve-H

The water levels will all be down for years esp in Ontario and Superior. So way cant the dock have floating side docks or a wall and recessed cleats. We do these things in Montreal (varies several feet)and on Lake Champlain (varies 5-6 ft)!

Who then will fix it besides mega rain??

thks

bill

muskymike · **Joined:** Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:14 pm **Posts:** 30

Skunked again Bill !! That's terrible !! :wink:

Better get some better partners.

passthepitonspete · **Posted:** Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:46 pm

Beauty day - no fish!

The ramp at Glenora is AOK and ready to go for the weekend. There were three other boats out besides us. We talked to two boats and they were skunked as well.

The fish don't seem to be around now where they were a month or two ago. Yet this time last year [Jan 24 or so] we caught four nice ones in front of the cement plant.

Our boat is home, and we're done with the open water for the year. Good luck if you go out, not sure it's worth it.

snarfy · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:24 pm

Hey Mux and Wayne O Mac. I never put the boat away and I think we should go on Saturday. If you Dont reply to this post then you both will be left at home with your wifes. HA HA.
Snarfy

hal-markham · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:36 pm

Sorry nobody got fish, but to be honest, would have been painful had you filled the boat, misery loves company.

Last year around this time (late Dec / early Jan) we got 44 walleye over 3 trips, mostly from Picton Bay to the cement plant. Unfortunatly its under ice this year. I think they are up in the bays under ice, the ice fisherman will get them.

mux - walleyes only · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:19 pm

I'm in. Did you get a hold of sister Mac? He'd better not sissy out on us.

I can't let you go by yourself as that would be selfish and irresponsible to deprive you of the safety that is my company.

I view my accompaniment as a public service in the best interests of safety and as such is completely and totally selfless.

Yours Truly, the Ever Reliable.

Mux

Sam at Carra's · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:26 pm

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hal-markham · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:05 pm

Is the area out in front of Merland Park now open? It was all ice on Tuesday north to the cement plant. If thats open, it might be worth one more trip back.

passthepitonspete · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:20 am

It's open water to the cement plant, and up the Reach beyond Thompson and Sherman Points. I could see a long way to the west towards Picton Bay, and it is possible there is no ice in front of Merland's, although we did not go that far west.

Maybe we should have - there were no fish to be caught between the yellow house east of the ferry and the cement plant. I don't know why we didn't catch any - we did very well in those areas this time last year.

Temperatures are forecast to be mild this week, hovering around freezing or a shade below, which I don't think will be enough to freeze things up. I predict open-water fishing all week for those who want to try. If people posted up that they were catching lots of fish, I would trailer our boat back for another try.

kiss my bass fishin · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:56 am

Pete your my hero !! 6 pages of replies that got to be a record.My Brother was just over and said he had seen a boat out at point anne so all you people wondering about ice fishing unless you have gills forgetta about it.Pulled the batteries from the basement this morning and put them on charge just in case.My brother was going on the tour checking boat launches and going to call me with report.Looks like early boating season (lol).Last year i went out in the boat Jan.7th. and had limit in 3 hours for 2 guys and was ice fishing Jan.27th.Will report my outing if it happens,K.M.B.F.

teppy · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:51 pm

kmbf I`m eagerly waiting for your report on launches, last year I was in the boat on the 14 of Jan and that night the temps plummeted to -14 and the bay locked up. We did well also, 4 people in the boat and 133 eyes landed. Got the batteries on charging as I write this.
teppy

red fischer · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:21 pm

Pete what's up?? did u move??

kiss my bass fishin · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:54 pm

Teppy no dice, boat launches are not looking good for Belleville area Herchimer/george not open yet and bay is not open that far,Looks like from bay bridge to cow island is open now with no access.Went over bridge to rossmore launch which has a large white iceburg blown into shore in the launch itself.This launch is not very good at best of days and with the low water we have it's very bad.I didn't go out to massasaga point to check to see if it's open but looks like it maybe from view from bridge just the narrows itself(green bouy area).Well with the Temps. on the weather network it may not freeze and still open up with the large in rush of water from the river,STAY POSTED.K.M.B.F. (HALF MY LIFE I HAVE FISHED ,THE OTHER HALF I HAVE WASTED)

teppy · **Posted:** Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:55 pm

Thanks for the update kmbf, if things change keep me posted. The weather isn`t looking good for ice making. I wish mother nature would either let me get in the boat or on the ice.
teppy

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