Store Hours After March 1st
Mon.-Fri. 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am - 12:00 noon
Sunday CLOSED

Apr. 2nd- Walleye World tickets are now available and we have a good supply of hats as well. The weather is certainly pleasant this time of year in comparison to last year at this time. The rainbows are now running in the rivers and the walleye will be beginning shortly. Before you know it May 2nd will be here and it is time for walleye fishing.

We have all of our licences in with Turkey season opening on April 27th.


Mar. 11th- I apologize for the delay in this being the final ice fishing report, my wife's mother passed away just recently and we have had a trying time getting all of the arrangements made and now we are getting back into some sort of normality around here.
We did get the final tally and info on the ice fishing out on the Bay of Quinte and most reports were that it was an extremely difficult year for ice fishing. Many reports were that the walleye were being marked and they would not be that active on feeding times and feeding times varied considerably. Most guides did extremely well however this year they worked for their success being that the fish were difficult to locate a feeding pod of walleyes. Ice conditions were great and the perch fishing was great as well with many jumbos being caught. I did talk with MNR asking what has happened out on the Bay this year and they did explain that there was a great deal of baitfish (alewife) in the Bay and the walleyes were getting their bellies full on them. I recall in the fall before freeze up when I was out in the boat that I would mark huge pods of baitfish. I now know that there were more baitfish in the area than normal according to MNR. Hopefully this will assist those that are big into salmon fishing

Feb. 25th- We winding down to the last few days of ice fishing on the Bay of Quinte and keep in mind the last day this year is Sunday March 1st. We have been getting many reports from anglers out there and some reports seem to be more encouraging than others and all are reporting difficulties being able to find a good school of agressive feeding walleyes. I had a couple of anglers in the store yesterday from Ohio that are up here each year at this time and this year they are having difficulties getting into some good walleyes. Their catches so far have been very spotty and they are marking some fish but have not been able to get the large school that they normally locate. I did send them into another section and hopefully they will be more successful there.

Another report came from a group of 7 anglers that have also had the same string of luck, incidental catches and only a couple of fish for their efforts that they are putting into the fishing. They are up until the end of the week and will try to update me as to their remainder of the week. Their report states that they are a party of 7 anglers and they were fishing Saturday morning and evening west of the Belleville bridge and iced 2 eaters between them. On Sunday they fished Big Bay and got into some nice size jumbo perch between a 1 - 1.5 lbs. and no walleyes. Monday morning they landed a 29.5 in walleye and released it after pics and they also stated they caught some more perch and the bite lasted 45 minutes. On Tuesday their crew was down to 5 anglers and they fished Peat's Point and they marked very few fish and did not land any. Tuesday evening they went back to Big Bay and lost one at the hole that was in the 29 -30 in range.

I have been sending anglers to various areas such as Snake Island, Rushbar, Minnie Blakely and of course Big Bay and it seems the same all over the bite ends as quickly as it gets going lasting approximately 30 - 45 mins. The bite lately has been better around 6 pm in many areas and again the bigger walleyes are being caught at Big Bay with a good pile of perch in the area.

Yesterday I asked one of the guides to bring in a couple of walleyes for me and he did bring in 2 walleyes that were in the 2 lb range and another in the 4-5 lb range. I cut them open to find the 2 lbers had empty stomachs and the larger one had shads in it's stomach. Their are reports that there are many gizzard shads in the Bay and the walleyes feed on them and are too satisfied to hit a lure with minnows. I know the reports may be discouraging as this year has been a very difficult year to get walleyes. Some are having great success when they are out and then just as quickly as they get them they seem to not want to hit their baits again for the next couple of days. I guess that is fishing and being persistant will eventually get you some walleyes. Don't get discouraged enjoy yourselves and be safe, keep an eye out there for your ice thickness as the weather warms up in the next couple of days ice will fade away.

Feb. 23rd- We will be changing our hours after the ice fishing season and they are posted above. We will most likely be again opening our doors on a Sunday this fall in time for the fall hunting season.

The weekend seemed to be a great weekend for the walleye bite. There were many fish caught in all of the local derby's and the largest one that won the Knight's of Columbus derby weighed in at 9.82 lbs. and the same angler had another at 8.46 lbs unfortunately he could only enter 1 fish and there were also other anglers with winning entries in the 7+ lb range. We will be posting the winners on here as soon as I receive all the info from the Knight's of Columbus. I am pleased to say that the Knight's have reached their goal and will be presenting the Belleville General Hospital with a checque to assist in the purchasing of a Nitronox Machine.

This is the last week on the Bay of Quinte to land your monster walleyes for pics and memories etc. if you are still interested in getting in the action I would recommend getting a hold of a local guide and enjoy the experience. There are many areas that do not have safe ice and the local guides will be the ones that know where the safe areas are. I noticed going over the Belleville bridge yesterady at noon that there is open water from the currents in that area. There are a few good size holes there that will swallow up snow machines and ATV's and not that far away from there are some ice huts. Be careful where you head to and take all necessary precautions the currents under the ice are going strong and eroding the ice. The weather this week seems to be holding and we will still have good ice for the remainder of the week in Big Bay, Herchimer, Peats Point and places that are low to non current areas. There are still a week of great fishing left, take your time, have fun and come back safe.

Feb. 21st- The bite was on yesterday morning with quite a few walleyes being caught in various areas. We have revceived a report that there is a huge pressure crack coming from Big Island and headed towards oint Anne. I do not have it confirmed if it is all the way across to Point Anne and hopefuuly we will get that info today. Be extremely careful of thses pressure cracks and keep vehicles off of the ice. The best method of transportation presently would be your ATV's and snow machines.

Big Bay was the best area for getting into some good size walleyes and the bite seem to hit early in the morning and early afternoon until just after dark. Another area that reported good success was at Telegraph Narrows and the ice conditions there is not great, be extremely careful if you are going to head out into that area, the ice is thin there. Deseronto seemed to have some success as well.

There are many derby's taking place today and if you are out enjoy yourselves and return safe.

Feb. 20th- The weather is a little colder today and another small gathering of anglers form south of the border heading out this morning hoping to hook into a 15-16 lb walleye. The guides will have their work cut out for them this morning as the fishing has been slow however the ones they are landing have size and weight to them. Seems like they are landing much larger fish and the numbers are fewer. The guides have located a good school of large fish, if only I could sneak out and see where they are fishing maybe I would get a crack at them too.

We are hearing terrible reports from the Sherman's Point area that a pressure crack there is quite large and water is coming up through on the ice making it unsafe. Be sure that you check the area that you are heading to so that you do not get in trouble with your ATV's and snow machines. Fishing all over has slowed down considerably with reports of Hay Bay and Sherman's Point being extremely slow however the perch are biting quite well. Deseronto is also reporting incidental catches and most of that is east of Forrester Island towards the mouth of the Napanee River. The Telegraph Narrows have been producing large walleyes and the ice conditions there are not great in a large part of the narrows, North Port is reporting good perch action and the odd walleye eater size 1-3 lbs being caught there. I have not received much of a report from Big Island which is odd so I can not tell you how that is area is doing. All winter long it seems to be the spot to be in as it has been producing and with it being quiet now I would suspect that the fishing has slowed down there as well. Point Anne, Minnie Blakely, all the way to Herchimer are also reporting slow fishing and the perch seem to be doing well there. There has been increased traffic around Cow Island and Peat's Point and the reports there are the same as everywhere the fishing is slow and hopefully things will pick up for the weekend as there are many derby's in the area. We have tickets for the Knights of Columbus Derby being held tomorrow if you are interested in fishing the derby there are many prizes I believe there are approximately 80 prizes and proceeds for the derby are going to the Belleville Hospital to assist in purchasing Nitronox Machine. Tickets are 20.00 and that includes dinner and dance. If you are heading out for this weekend be careful, have fun and support the derby.

Feb. 17th- This past weekend was a good weekend of fishing for many anglers. Saturday and Sunday morning were very productive and a few caught during the afternoon and evening. Yesterday being Family Day did not produce as many fish being caught as it did the previous couple of days. The ice on the Bay is like a sheet of glasss very clear and if you look down your hole you will be able to see your lure when you are jigging in 15 FOW. The weather for tomorrow is calling for snowy conditions all day with about 5cm of snow accumulation. With the snow coming it will blanket the ice which will make it easier for travelling on and it will also assist with the fishing blocking out the sunshine and daylight through the ice. This is the time of year that the walleyes are the most active and the right time of year to be able to hook into a large walleye that is getting ready to stage at the river's mouth. Last night a local angler caught 3 large walleyes all int he 12 lb range and released them all. He was hoping to get a couple in the 2-4 lb range for the dinner table and was unsuccessful, we should all have his problems. Another bunch of anglers in this morning claiming to have had great success all weekend as well and they did not fish yesterday. It seems not evceryone has Family Day off of work, they are headed out this morrning before they have to report in for their afternnon shift. If you are heading out today be careful where you are headed to as the ice varies in thickness in most areas. Big Bay was a great producer all weekend and Deseronto had a few being caught there. Cow Island had amny small eaters caught in that area with Rushbar reporting scary ice conditions and fish being caught in that area as well. Hay Bay was great Saturday morning and slowed down the remainder of the weekend. Sherman's Point has been slow this year all year, and Herchimer and Point Anne reporting amny perch being caught witha couple of walleyes as well to add to their mixed bag. If you are heading out be careful and have fun you have a couple more weeks of good fishing on the Bay until the end of the season adn the next couple of weeks is the time to be out there for the most productive time of the season.

Feb. 14th- This weekend is the free fishing weekend for Ontario Residents meaning that you do not need to purchase a fishing licence and you can take the whole family out to do some ice fishing and enjoy quality time. Monday is also a holiday (Family Day) which is another day to enjoy with the family. The fishing has picked up with a good school of walleye in the area adn they seem to be hungry making it a good time to bring them out on the ice. Some areas are still not safe to venture out to so I would suggest you pick your areas of where you want to head out to. Big Bay is still a good area with lots of ice and walleye, as well as Onderdonk having good ice. I woudl not recommend driving out on the ice with your trucks since we lost quite a bit of ice in some areas and we certainly do not want any mishaps. Hay Bay is posting some nice size table walleyes, Sherman's Point is not reporting much lately, Deseronto is still like a bee hive with many anglers out there. Point Anne has been doing good all the way across to Big Island. We have not heard much from Herchimer and George St. area are starting to see more of a concentration of anglers. It is that time of the year that the walleye head into the bay area in front of Moira River to being their staging. I would expect good results coming from George St. all the way out to Cow Island and Rushbar. If you are heading out be careful and enjoy your weekend. We still have a great supply of mud minnows and are the only ones in the area with muds.

Feb. 12th- We had quite a bit of rain last night and that certainly got rid of the majority of the snow. There is quite a bit of water on the ice and in some areas I would not recommend going out until the weekend when the weather will be dipping below freezing and tighten everything out there. We have been getting reports of poor ice conditions in the Deseronto and parts of Long Reach where the ice goes from 8" down to 3" and back up to 8" all in a couple of feet. The underwater currents are eroding the ice and making it unsafe in areas. If you are interested in getting out this weekend I suggest you check with your local bait shops to see where the best areas are and if want to get into some good action then I recommend going with some of the local guides in the area, they are on the ice everyday and know the bay extremely well. If you are heading out be careful and return safe.

Feb. 10th- This has been a tough week ice fishing and there have been reports of some anglers getting a couple of fish in their group and they worked hard fishing all day. Hawg Hunter has been out with a good group of anglers and they got a few and the largest being just over 8lbs. He did get into a couple last night and has located a good school of walleyes that seem to be hungry for bait. We have cancelled his bookings for this week and re-scheduled them for the following week due to the poor weather conditions in the next couple of days. We are expecting quite a lousy day tomorrow with rain for most part of the day and temperatures hitting +9. That will certainly erode some of the water around Deseronto, Telegraph Narrows and out around Trident Point and Rushbar. I recommend that everyone wait until after the weekend to go back into these areas, we are to get colder weather coming in this weekend and things will tighten up and hopefully get back to fishing next week. Big Bay still has lots of ice and there is quite a bit of water on the ice right now making it difficult in keeping your feet dry.

Feb. 6th- The weather is going to get milder in the next couple of days and the walleye are still biting, the guides seem to have hit a large school of walleyes that have moved into the area
and they having been doing well each day. Tomorrow the weather is calling for some ice turning to drizzle and that should clearup in the afternoon. We will also have some fog in the morning and that will cause some from being able to navigate on the bay. There will ba a large group of anglers (approximately 22) here tomorrow morning going out with the guides(Hawg Hunter and partner) and I will try to meet up with them in the afternoon and get some fishing in. Most reports coming in from Thompson's Point and Sherman's Point are reporting some perch being caught and no walleyes, and Deseronto is spotty with the odd one being caught. With the milder weather coming this week you will have to be extremely careful where to fish in Deseronto as there is a lot of current under the ice. Big Bay still has alot of safe ice and the fishing there is also spotty at times. Minnie Blakely, Rushbar and Herchimer are reporting perch being caught and the walleye are being marked but no takers. Belleville area is getting some small walleyes moving into the area with the odd one being caught. Nothing at Potter's Creek and the mouth of Trenton is perducing some perch.

We have also learned that some sneaking anglers are trying to follow Hawg Hunter around to see where he is fishing and this year he is not driving his little brown truck he has 3 differnt vehicles that he takes out there and then takes his ATV out on the ice so he can not be spotted. He is keeping his spots for his paying customers that are coming uo wanting to get into some fish. He has been getting some nice size walleyes and I promised him that I would not post the pics so that we do not get a flood of anglers fishing around him and his customers. I also promised not to give his locations away by posting on here. Those of you coming up here this month which is the month for monster walleyes you wil be having some fun hooking into them with Hawg Hunter. If you are heading out this weekend be careful where you are heading to and return back safe with some fish.

Feb. 3rd- I was out this morning at Point Anne and got word that a pickup truck went through the ice and is at the bottom of Bay of Quinte. The area that the vehicle went through is south of Minnie Blakely Shoal and west of the buoy. There were no casualities and we are pleased to report that, the anglers were local residents and they are at home safe. The fire department went out nad placed a barricade around the area to prevent others from going through the same hole. We have had a couple of days of warm weather and with the underwater currents eroding at the ice is unsafe for pickup trucks to be out there in that area. If you are heading into that area be safe and stay clear of the barricade.

Walleyes are biting again and the fishing has seemed to pick up we will have more info later today as we receive it. I will be out later this afternoon and see how the anglers have been doing in the areas. If you are heading out today be careful and return safe.

Feb. 2nd- The snow storms have finally settled down some and rumors have it that we might get another one in the next couple of days. There has been some fishing oni the weekend however not enough anglers were out on the ice due to the fact of the amount of snow preventing them from getting out. Reports from Deseronto were that fishing was slow there and Telegraph Narrows seen a bit of action. Big Island had some success and few anglers, most of the area guides were out Friday and the storm had them return within a couple of hours just trying to get their gear off of the ice. Saturday had anglers out that had access to a snow machine to get to their favorite spots. Today was a great day weather wise and the sun did pack some of the snow down. Most anglers were heading out from Herchimer and Peat's Point to Cow Island and getting a couple of walleyes there in the 1- 4 lb range. I am sure in the next couple of days we will see more action out on the bay and get things ready for this weekend where we are expecting a huge turnout for the first weekend of February. If you are heading out this week be safe and have fun.