Justmyluck

What a great place. We caught a ton of little smallmouth and a few around 20" . Not too many pike but did catch a 31" which was fun. Only a few small walleye. A couple of the guys had never fished before so it was exciting. The lodge and surrounding area were beautiful. It was rather warm but no rain so no complaints. Thanks again for all of the help, I'll try to post some pics when I get them.

Just wanted to say thanks again for the input. We are leaving tonight for 5 nights at French River Lodge. I will give a full report of how we killed them when I return. Thanks again, this site has been very helpful.

Thank you for all of the valuable information, I appreciate it very much. I will follow up with our success story when I return(I Hope). It sounds similar to the type of fishing I am used to but we don't normally fish rivers, mostly lakes. I'm not sure what to expect but I know it will be fun figuring it out. Any ideas on whether I need a depth finder?

Me and three friends are staying at French River Lodge the first week in August. This will be our first trip to this area. My Ontario experience is fishing in the small lakes around Nakina and Rowan Lake. Any suggestions for pike and smallmouth would be helpful. I normally troll spoons, rapalas, spinnerbaits and then cast the coves & bays looking for weedbeds. Should I expect to do the same? How important is a depth finder? We like to have a shore lunch, does this area have places to beach the boat and cook? Also, do we need to bring groceries or do they have an adequate store @ the lodge? Thanks again for any help. Can't wait.