Hot Box Huts
2nd Line L0L1K0 Churchill, ON, Canada

Happy New Year to all y’all Let’s put 2020 behind us, and take 2021 head on Currently taking bookings for January 23rd and onward. Let minnow how we can help you fulfill your hardwater goals. ... What are your 2021 fishing resolutions?

We are currently taking bookings for after the lockdown starting January 23rd. As always, if we don’t have good ice conditions, or COVID restrictions limit our ability to operate, we will rebook or refund deposits 100%. Message us with any questions or to book

Christmas Day Cooks Bay update. Ice blew out from center of the bay Giveaway for first 50x peeps to share video from here...... Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. See you soon on the hardwater https://youtu.be/syMH6Yvv0DI

We would love to spend a few hours fishing on the hard water with this gent and pick his brain about our fishery https://www.facebook.com/378879315692/posts/10164522859645693/?d=n

Took Buell for a stroll to Cooks Bay( we give the old feller a lift in the cold, he’s 15!). Snow from yesterday got knocked down and we are ready for some cold weather to penetrate and build ice https://youtu.be/C3zxQxKwYpI

Draw for Simcoe Tackle gift card and bonus Hoo-Rag/McGathy's Slab Grabbers https://youtu.be/UTu0XCBOrno

Just in case y’all weren’t aware.....We are now taking bookings for 2021

A year ago when Simcoe Tackle opened up shop in Alcona, we insisted on being their first customer. We bought this gift certificate, and now we are passing it on to you. The first 50x people to comment below tagging a bud will be entered into a draw for 50 bones to spend at Simcoe Tackle. ... Annnnnd goooooo!..........

Thanks Erin Sanderson for this slick bit of creative burning. If any of y’all got wood and an idea, drop her a line

*****All Winners Have Been Chosen****** Contest time The first 25 people to comment below with a pic of their biggest or smallest hardwater catch will be mailed a 5.5 Hot Box Huts decal. ... We will pm you for your address. Get to givin’’er

He’s pumped. Love it https://www.facebook.com/100008405359114/posts/2487389364884551/?d=n

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out national pro racer Daniel Errett #174 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park as he competes on his Hot Box Huts backed Triumph 675

Pulling up a Yellow Perch is often a child's first memory of fishing in Ontario waters. This beautifully striped and tasty fish is a staple in Ontario's fishery... and a species that is sought after, almost year-round. But, did you know that this species is at risk of being out-competed by the invasive Grass Carp? A study by Gertzen et al. (2017) showed that Yellow Perch populations would experience declines if Grass Carp were to become established. To protect Ontario's fishery, if you suspect you've seen or captured a Grass Carp, take a photo, note your location, and call the Invading Species Hotline at 1-800-563-7711, or report online at www.EDDMapS.org/Ontario

We can count on LSRCA to keep a good eye on the health of Lady Simcoe

Trying to keep our minds in the game until the hardwater returns A lot of y’all might remember seeing Alex in the village over the years helping out and dialing in locations. He’s been busy refurbishing this old boat, and he’s killing the Lake O game... Was a treat to spend the day on soft water with buds Alex Chung, The Wooded Beardsman, and Scott Powers. https://youtu.be/uwAdmz-UyCc

Covid Contest time We are giving away 2x Hot Box Huts branded authentic Hoo-Rags/face coverings. While these aren’t medical, they do meet most requirements and look a lot snazzier than those blah surgical masks... All you gotta do is tag a bud in the comments for your chance to win. Random comment will be drawn Aug 15 at midnight. Shipping to 1x address included. Good Luck

We can’t wait for the ice, but we filled some of our time today with some old and new friends, exploring the woods, learning to find some edible shrooms Fervent Finds puts on a great foraging clinic, and we sure learned a lot from them. There’s no way we could absorb all the information in one afternoon, but, we definitely got a good start to foraging on our own. Check their page for upcoming clinics. They are booking up, but, still have space in a few of the upcoming events

Finishing touches are all that’s left for this cottage project We’ve been talking about it for a few years now, but, this 3x bedroom cottage will be ready to pair with a duck hunt this fall, and an ice hut this winter. We appreciate your patience, the wait will be worth it

Last fall we were pretty excited to take on our wild rice project. With a 10-20 acre pond, we contacted local MNRF to source the same seed they used for their ...project on Lake Simcoe. Our pond is approx 1km from the lake and is connected to it by a cold water creek. We were nervous to spend several hundred dollars to acquire fresh seed from Manitoba. Rice can’t dry out, it needs to be harvested and kept wet for planting. Super pumped to see it taking off this season. Our trumpeter swans have been real hard on it(you can tell from the pic),but we will keep an eye on things into next spring and see if it seeds itself. Real pleased to see it even grow and take off

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Here’s a real easy auction, with some great prizes and low bids Ends tonight at 8pm. Just join and comment with your bid. For anyone local to us we can split shipping on items or arrange pick up. Let us know what you win. ... We have a full day hut rental in there that’s a score vs. regular day rate. Check it out, we are bidding like crazy over here ourselves https://facebook.com/events/s/youth-hunters-certification-au/265847928059502/?ti=icl

What a wicked fun carp shoot with our friend The Wooded Beardsman Check out this YouTube video link below for some fast Lake Simcoe bowfishing action Link https://youtu.be/zmf_977_A-4

Super pumped to meet mom and her 3x cubs in person at last light tonight Seen them on trail cam and was really hoping we would run into each other. Might need to change our skivvies though......ran into them again after dark on the way to the truck. Couldn’t see anything... just hear cubs running up trees, hoping mom wasn’t too upset

First carp shoot of the season is in the books Less than ideal conditions had us shooting in the wind and rain, but made for a challenging and rewarding day. Was a treat to set The Wooded Beardsman and Subscriber Scott Powers up to take a poke at some carp, and they brought some skills and didn’t disappoint... For those with deposits in, we will be reaching out over the next few days to get you on the water

Wish we could put these cams underwater in the bay...... we are always pumped to see what our pets are up to. Create good habitat and they will come

Can anyone guess what this super elusive critter is? Spotted today while we were sitting for turkey. Hint.....fishing related....sorta

And that’s a wrap. 2nd bird down closes the season for us. If your looking for turkey opportunities Post COVID, drop us a line

Having to cancel hunts due to this COVID thing, left opener wide open to head out ourselves

While not quite meeting N95 standards, our Hot Box Huts Hoo-Rags are still recommended to help keep you from moistly speaking on others. (And keeping you looking pretty dang snazzy at the same time). Yup, we can ship. PM for pricing.

Now we have a great reason to be pumped for soft water on Simcoe We don’t only offer up a package for the Perchin For MS auction, we take advantage and bid on some of the awesome charters up for grabs. We have been the highest bidder on many items in the past, and spent what felt like a whole summer fishing auction winnings a few years ago. This year we are pumped to have won the offering from Captain Greg Amiel of Fishing 4 Tails. ... As tempting as an Erie walleye charter sounds, we think we might try and talk Greg into something more local Thanks Greg for donating to Doug and his team for a great cause

You know you got some dang big Hot Box Huts when you require heavy tow to move ‘em Thanks for the efforts and fun boys.

We absolutely love this time of year and the challenges it brings. No time for debates, only brisk and experienced decisions to get the job done This was legit the safest spot for us to pull the remainder of our huts off before the deadline looming just a few hours away. We considered posting some videos, but figured it’s best to hold our trade secrets tight... Super stoked to have our die hards out yesterday, who didn’t mind crossing our shoreline Bridge of Terror We will still be out and about this week to remove the trees from our road, and a few frozen in jacking blocks. We already cleaned up the mess left behind by a few of the local permanent huts..... every dang year If you’re out and about on foot, be careful. There’s still some super soft spots in the heavily fished areas that we have observed. We have marked our open areas from our last couple huts and cribs, but you still might encounter thin ice and large drain holes in the area. Fish hard and play safe

Thanks everyone for coming out this winter. Was great to see some familiar faces, and we made some new friends too. See y’all for the 2020/2021 ice fishing season on Lake Simcoe https://youtu.be/ZAzgfzvt4MY

We at Hot Box Huts jump at the opportunity to help our neighbours in need. We are pleased to assist this young gentleman after we heard he was struggling to locate paper products

Our shoreline is taking a turn for the worst, but we got ‘er solved. No problem getting our clients out to their huts on 12+ of solid black ice tomorrow Sorry, we are full, as we are running a reduced fleet to get everything off for the deadline tomorrow night. ... Just to advise, this bridge will also be removed tomorrow, so don’t count it if you plan on walking after Sunday.

This gent knows what he’s talkin’ about

Never fails..... Girls rule, boys drool

Will be running right to the March 15th hut removal deadline Still taking bookings for next week, and weekend. We had our doubts, but Mother Nature has been working in our favour, and has left us with extended safe ice. See all y’all that are in the books on the hardwater... https://youtu.be/G0AWd9aJfH4

Ok, ok, ok, We don’t mind giving our hut monkeys a day off to fish here and there, especially when they gift us dinner. Thx

Ice is looking great for next couple weekends. 14 of black and a real cold night ahead Still room to squeeze in a few bookings on for our last 2x Saturday’s and Sunday’s. Plenty of room during the week ... https://youtu.be/Uf4ZaRcTaSI

March 4 Cooks Bay. Ice is still thick and hard Taking booking up to March 15 currently. https://youtu.be/bQaZK9Rl2gc

I am a Jumboholic I am so bored with whitefish. After hundreds and hundreds of them this year its getting a little old. For me its on to perch. Once I get perch...in I just lose time. I'm addicted to looking for jumbo's. I never intend to stay more than a couple of hours, but hours later I'm still there. Its always just one last fish, then one more, then just one more. I only keep a dozen but I'm never satisfied and completely forget I have to clean them when I get home. Jumbo's seem to have changed where they spend the winter and when they stage to spawn. Some years I find them where they are supposed to be and other years there is a lot of moving and drilling. When they are migrating to stage, there are some common areas. They stagger their arrival and just before ice out they always seem to be in very consolidated areas. You don't actually have to move very much . The big females cover a lot of water collecting more and more fish as the swim around these compression areas. This year seems to be a little better than last according to the lakesimcoemessageboard.com survey. We try to run this every year just to get a feel for what the really good perchers are finding. For me, it has been a great year but I only fish for them first ice and last ice. If the last couple of days is any indication its going to be a perfect ice out haul. Maybe I'll get my fix! There is some monsters out there. Aqua-Vu Clam Outdoors Berkley Fishing Fenwick Fishing #jumboholic

We will be out on the hardwater yet again this weekend. Mother Nature was kinder to us than expected, and she knocked down our snow, and froze up our puddles Still some room for Saturday and Sunday. Message us to get your booking in.

Cutting 14-15 total ice in our hut city. Did a loop around the bay, and discovered most of our snow has blown away to a Keswick. Not yet experiencing any of the slush that we are expecting, and our ice is still hard with 13 of black. ... https://youtu.be/MD990TD7AqM

And here we were worried about our machines getting stuck on the ice today If y’all wouldn’t mind parking on the street instead of in the ditch, that would be great Y’all shoulda bought a Toyota... Edited to add #4 Edited again for #5 We don’t usually post any pics from our recoveries and tugs, but it’s a regular part of us doing business and figured y’all would get a kick out of ‘em