Fishing Report

[North Country Lodge]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you guys had a good trip! If you have any pictures you want to share just post them on here or send them my way and I will put them on the site.

I know I have a real "way with words" but there really was no other word to describe how the fishing has been. It will have to slow down sometime but it is sure fun meanwhile.

So....no matter what I say I always seem to be wrong. After I just finished saying the bass were not hitting I found out otherwise. One of our groups just came in and they said they hammered the bass. The biggest one was 18". They didn't get but a couple all week and hit them hard just today. We have had pretty warm weather the last couple of days so maybe the will start catching up to where they are usually at this time of the year. My son is all excited to get out there fly fishing for bass. He is done school Friday so you can be sure to find him on the lake on Saturday!

Lydia

[pfessor]

Our group just got back to North Carolina from Canyon Lake. Our week started out great and only got better. We were able to find Walleye about anywhere Wayne and Lydia suggested that we try all week long. Walleyes are fun to catch and great to eat but my favorite is the smallmouth simply because of its tough fighting characteristics. Well, about mid week the smallies turned on and turned on with vengence. The last two days were wonderful with great action from the smallies, the walleyes and the occasional accidental musky.
One thing that I have noticed about the guests that fish at North Country Lodge is their willingness to share information about lures, fishing techniques, and locations. Not only did the other fishing men and women share the location on the lake, they were willing to tell which bay, which stump and rock. That was a tremendous help to my group since we were definately novices at Canyon.
Thanks to Wayne and Lydia for a wonderful week and thanks to all the other guests who were so willing to share their information to help out us greenhorns. Hope to see all of you there again next year.
I will try to attach some photos of the week.
The Redding and Martin group from NC

[North Country Lodge]

Hi pfessor,

I recognize that wind sock behind you in the picture! Now I know where to go
We have some musky fishermen in this week for opening and they are doing pretty good. One group told us that they boated a 45", 38" and 36" and almost brought in one over 50". Most are still casting into the current and as close to shore as possible.
The walleye are still hitting. Wayne and I went out tonight and tried three new spots. We caught walley in all three only a couple in two of the spots but we had to ask- is there anywhere there isn't a walleye?
Wayne also went out earlier today (his fathers day pass) trout fishing with his parents. They did great and learned a new trout hole. We are surrounded by some of the best lake trout fishing you could ever find. Most lakes are a bit hard to get to (especially if you like your paint job on your vehicle) but it is well worth the ride. He is going to get the new smoker going again but I need to steal a couple of those yummy trout to BBQ.

Looking forward to seeing more pictures from everyone!

Lydia

[pfessor]

We are surrounded by some of the best lake trout fishing you could ever find. Most lakes are a bit hard to get to (especially if you like your paint job on your vehicle) but it is well worth the ride.

Lydia

The trout lakes sound like a challenge. Can you get to them in a 4-wheel drive vehicle like a Toyota 4-runner? Do you have boats there?

pfessor

[North Country Lodge]

We have a boat at one trout lake but it is a real turkey trail to get in there. We take our old black truck in there because you are rubbing up again brush a good part of the way.
There is a couple other lakes that are a bit easier to get to but you definately need 4WD and another even easier one that you may need 4WD just landing your boat on the sandy ramp.
If someone came up with thier own boat we could definately point them in the right direction for a real adventure or Wayne takes people out sometimes too.
I wish we had a couple more boat caches at other lakes but it is very hard to get one for commercial use. We are only allowed to apply for two a year and they can't have any other boat caches on them and the ministry of natural resources always thinks of another reason you can't get one.
Wayne smoked the lake trout he got on Sunday. He is going to share it with everyone at camp supper tonight. It turned out great.

Lydia

[pfessor]

As you know the Bass started hitting pretty good the last part of the week we were there, especially Wednesday and Thursday , the 17 and 18. The same thing happened last year. They started hitting as we were leaving.
Just curious, did the bass bite continue or improve the following week of 20 thru 26. I guess I'm asking which was the better week for Bass this year, the third or the 4th week of June?

Canyon Lake seems to run a little different than some of the other lakes in Ontario such as Lac La Croix, maybe a week or so later, probably due to it's depth and Northern location. I'm just trying to get a better grip on it compared to the others that I'm more familar with near the Canadian-USA border.
All help appreciated.
pfessor