mj2112

Nice Largemouth! We caught a few of them but not that fat. That tail did not break off of that smallie cuz it would have been in my boat and that fish never hit the ground.

great pics and report. I fished there about 7 years ago and it was good to see pics of the lake again.

I don't know what happened to it, I had to look at it after you mentioned it because I didn't see that before. I thought the tail was bent from the fish wiggling while she held it but it does look damaged. I am leaving her home next time.

That fish was bleeding from the lip, it was caught on a sonar (blade bait) and it must have cut it. It was fine though, we release all of the fish and that 1 swam away to be caught again by someone else.

Happy Mother's Day to all you Mom's out there.

Slow 2 days in the water but this was the best fish of the days.

Lake Erie technique is pretty simple. She was jigging or dragging a 3" dark green Tube bait with a 1/4 ounce led head inside the tube (we call them Gitzits) on the bottom of the lake. We were drifting from 22 feet deep up into about 9 feet deep when that big smb hit. Not sure what tubes are available in Canada but the ones that have the most success in Pennsylvania in my opinion is called an M200. Hope that answered your question.

I fished Lady Evelyn lake 2 years ago and booked my trip the week before smallmouth opened and couldn't fish for them. It was my fault for not paying attention to detail! Thanks for the replies. Hope you all have a great season too.

Thank you for the compliment. I am not rubbing it in though! I am just proud of the fish she caught. I am sharing this information with all of you since you all have helped me many times before when I had questions about fishing in Canada. If anybody wanted to fish this part of Lake Erie let me know and I might be able to give you some information that would be helpful. It is only 2 hours from Buffalo, NY.

Had a great weekend in Presque Isle Bay Erie, Pa. Caught 40 bass with the biggest being 22 inches. Took my girlfriend fishing who never really fished before and she didn't want to stop fishing. If you have never fished Lake Erie in Pennsylvania, you should definetely consider stopping there for a weekend. You will not be disappointed. I am always happy when you take a novice person fishing and put them on fish. It is so much better to see them catching them and having a blast.

I am once again looking for a place to fish this year and you guys have always helped me with your responses. Does anybody know how the fishing is on Tube Lake into Marion Lake, Kecil Lake and Lang Lake. The resort is waterfalls lodge and just looking for a good place to take a family. Thanks for your help!

The motor worked fine.... You had to put in gear after you started it. I got a boat for sale that would look great in your driveway!

Nice photo's and your "story" has made me and the kids sleepy. You should have been a writer.

Call Lenny and see what the deal is on that motor if you haven't already.

Make sure the fetzer valves are greased well with 220 or 230 whatever it takes. Always keep a roll of duct tape on the boat!

Congrats on a new boat

thanks for the info I will check it out. I appreciate everyone's help.

OMG I am forever indebted to you. Thanks for your posts.

I have been checking out sportsman lodge sportsman lodge and anglers kingdom anglers for my next years trip. I want sportsman but they do not cook meals anymore so I was thinking about angler's kingdom instead. Has anyone ever fished that Nungesser lake? I know that Sportsman Lodge is where those monster pike were caught by Mepps and Jon but I don't want to haul food plus cook when I have my son going with me. I'll never get to fish if that happens.

Any suggestions on how the hell I get there from Pittsburgh besides driving all of the way. Should I fly into Winnipeg or international falls? Rent a car at one of those airports, or connect to Red Lake?

Sorry about all of the questions, I just have no idea about that part of Canada and was looking for some advice, hints, or do's and don'ts.

Thanks for any help.

Great report, especially your little guy so happy. I will be going to Lady Evelyn in September. I am now a tad nervous reading about the waves,,,we will be in canoes. Your opinion please...is that smart or a bit duh of us.

No I think it was just a bad few days of weather. I talked to the staff and they said that it is not usually this bad but they have said that it has been worse a day here and there.

I saw other canoes on the shore next to some cabins and there is a bay called "Bettie's Hole" ( don't know why they named it that and really don't want to know) but that is strictly for canoes no motors allowed.

Lol Marty..... no blind squirrell theory. Just a great guide who knows how to put his kid on fish!

I know they weren't 50+ inch musky but those fish will do until he gets a little more experience.

The shore lunch was near Franks Falls. We didn't make it down to Diamond Lake or Diamond Chutes???? I explored a lot of water but couldn't see everything in one week. There were a lot of nice shore lunch spots to stop and relax at. This one we picked had a bunch of snakes laying around for the kids to check out but they didn't bother us.

We caught the majority of the Walleye near Preacher's Point and Baggot's Bay. Preacher's has a nice sandy shoal with a lot of humps that go from 12 feet to 6 feet deep and around 8:30 p.m. they were in that 6 foot deep area.

I forgot about my trip already and have been showing everyone those Pike that Mepps caught at Sportsman Lodge on Little Vermillion Lake. Jeez, I gotta go there next year.

Thanks for the reply's but after I read that post from Mepps on their trip to the Sportsman lodge and saw those pike pictures, I am deleting my fish pictures. Makes our fish pictures look like bait.

It was awesome for me since it was our first trip to Canada together and to see him catch those fish, I was a proud dad on Father's day to say the least.

Just a few more pics that I have to share.

Thanks....I am a Rush fan but that is not my reason for the screen name. I saw Rush a few years ago and they are also playing tomorrow in Pittsburgh where I am from. Can't go see them though.

Hello to everyone. I have been reading the posts here for several months and I wanted to share a trip that I just returned from in Ontario on June 23rd.

I took my 11 year old son to Lady Evelyn Lake Garden Island Lodge for 7 days. Not too much information is out on the web about Lady Evelyn Lake so it was a gamble on my part to take a first timer out on but I was happy I did. My friend posted a topic for me here several months ago asking for information on the lake but nobody ever fished it.

It is near New Liskeard and we had to take a long boat ride to the island but the the staff at Garden Island was very helpful once we got there. They take all of your gear and luggage to your cabin which was very nice. The boats were customized Lunds with a 25hp 4 stroke, extremely clean and maintained.

The food was ok, great breakfasts, lunch was pbj, tuna, or egg sandwiches, and dinners were average. Again, the staff was always willing to help out an 11 year old who didn't like the menu items.

The wind was very bad on the lake and for several days the waves for 1-2 feet consistent with a couple of 4 foot rollers that made you reach for your pfd.

Fishing was good but we had some drastic weather changes. The water temp on arrival was 75 degrees F. 3 days later it was 63 degrees F. We wanted to catch Pike but they weren't very active. The walleyes were and here are some pictures of my son catching his first pike and walleye's of his life. He did pretty much everything himself on his first trip. He only fished local ponds and rivers for an hour here and there so for him to make it through 7 days of fishing all day and some nights was great.

He caught a blue walleye which aren't supposed to get very big but his was 25 inches and very nice looking. He wasn't ready to hold it so I had to for the picture but he reminds me that it was his fish.

Bass season was starting the day we left so we couldn't fish for them but a few went after our baits and he ended up catching a nice one. A lot of smaller small mouth were caught but nothing huge.

I have more pictures but I could only post these ones for now. If anyone has any interest in going there in the future just let me know and I can answer any questions.