The Kecil lake systems is one of north central Ontario's most beautiful areas and the home of Waterfalls lodge. Waterfalls Lodge is an ideal sportsman's and family vacation retreat. I recently had the pleasure of fishing the area and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed myself and caught so many fish I actually lost count. There are private lakes that you can travel to that are chock full of fish. The smallmouth fishing is…
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While spring took its sweet time arriving across Northern Ontario this year, the walleyes did the same thing, lollygagging in the cold water; however, things have heated up wildly over the past few days. As a matter of fact, the Northern Ontario walleye bite right now is .... ouch ... scorching hot. For the most part, anglers are finding the fish in post-spawn conditions and locations, and given the rapidly rising water temperatures, the fish…
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My oldest son Christopher and a friend of ours named Dave started planning a fishing trip more than a year in advance. When the time came we hopped into the van at 4:00pm one afternoon and drove all the way to Foleyet, located roughly 800 kilometers north of Toronto, in Northern Ontario. On the next morning we were flown into Beattie Lake, where our cabin was located, and we were out fishing within an hour…
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Imagine that you're sitting by a lake deep in the heart of northern Ontario. The sky is baby blue, a warm breeze is keeping the black flies away and the fish are really biting. For many people, that experience alone would be enough to satisfy. But in my opinion, if you really want to enjoy the perfect day outdoors, nothing beats a shore lunch of sizzling filets from freshly caught fish, hot beans, canned peaches…
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It had been a few years since I had had the pleasure of doing a fishing trip with "the boys" in Northern Ontario, and this one was bound to be special. A group of 12 like-minded individuals who had met on an Ontario hunting and fishing forum had managed to find out about White Lake, one of the hundreds of walleye and pike lakes Northern Ontario is famous for. We had planned this trip for…
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The day had finally arrived that I would get to experience the true meaning of fishing in Ontario. After months of planning and preparation myself and five others, all from Southern Ontario, hopped into three vehicles, with boats in tow, and we were about to start our 13 hour adventure – destination White Lake near the town of White River. The time was 10:00 pm and for the most part the evening drive was uneventful…
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Monster muskie only part of lake's lure It took only one cast for Mike McKay to prove his tales about Lake Nosbonsing's Muskie were more than just fish stories. Arriving at Happy Holiday Cabins – which McKay runs with his wife Sue on the edge of Astorville – I heard how he and his brother-in-law landed a 48-inch, 51-inch and 53-inch lunkers all in two hours during a past trip. Two of those fish were…
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By Gord Pyzer October 3, 2011 Turquoise blue skies, ruby red maple trees, sulphur yellow tamaracks, ice-edged back bays and coves, afternoon breezes laced with smoke from countless village bonfires, lakes and rivers liberated from swimmers, boaters and water-skiers and big, bad, bold, bodacious muskies. It is autumn and you've got to love it. Especially, if you're a muskie angler like me, as there is simply no better time of the year to catch a…
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Gord Pyzer, November 2011 What is the single most efficient and effective way to catch more and bigger fish than you have ever caught? Especially, in an Ontario lake, river, reservoir, pit or pond in which you've never wetted a line. That is the question I am asked most often these days by magazine readers, radio listeners, television viewers and seminar participants. As a matter of fact, just a week or so ago, I was…
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July, 2012 My, oh my, oh my, what an incredible week this has been for smallmouth bass fishing in Ontario. It all started last weekend with the Shoal Lake Bass Classic tournament on Lake of the Woods, in northwestern Ontario's fish-filled Sunset Country. The air temperature was hovering in the mid-30 Celsius range (high 80s Fahrenheit) and the Humidex made it feel even hotter still. It was fitting, however, because "hot" is the only word…
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