fishdawg

Hey all, another long time member coming outta the woodwork. Home from a week away, "off the grid & un plugged" withe family at a remote Fly in outpost cabin 50 miles north of Cochrane Everything came together as we lucked out on the timing & availability of this spot. Air Cochrane Services came highly recommended and we share the sentiment. Cabin was very clean & well equipped with basic/essential needs as well as 3 aluminum boats & well running 6hp outboards. Our lake was approximately 2x1 mile. Not alot of crazy structure & easy to navigate. Walleye were all over and pretty easy to pattern. The dusk bite in the evenings was very good. Lots in the 14-18 inch with a few each day over 20. Andrea landed the biggest at around 5 lbs & lost one much bigger. Had a couple pretty windy days that limited our time targeting pike. We did get a few during the week up to 25". Had a couple jigs bitten off too that we didn't see. For the the Eyes, jig heads in white, pink, white/pink, orange & chartreuse were best with a dew worm. We tried different twister tail grubs, fuzzee grubs & bucktaiks too. Never really got into floating jigs, harnesses or spinners much. Wasn't necessary. Only a couple jigs lost to snags. I've read many reports over the years on these kind of trips & am thankful for all the advice given. I highly recommend the Fly in experience. Despite the great fishing southern Ont & the great lakes has, I've got the urge to explore North a bit more over the next little while.. we'll see where we go next!

Any update on the Highway 69 ? Heading up Sunday

Have fun! I'll be "nearby " at Bounce Lake next Mon-Fri

Might get some browns in shallow if you find green stained water. It's transition time for the kings now, you might get some.. lots of lake trout in 70-110fow Good luck

Won't work on this trip.. another time Thanks for the suggestion

So fingers crossed our family fly in trip out of Cochrane happens in mid August. Starting to plan our drive.. planning to take our time coming from Niagara. Having never spent any time seeing the Georgian Bay area before, we are planning to spend a day going up the 400 to Sudbury before staying the night & doing Sudbury to cochrane the next day. Just wondering if there's any scenic/worthwhile spots along the way worth stopping & checking out. Also any spots where me and my son can stop and toss a line from shore for a few minuteshere & there? Any & all suggestions are greatly appreciated. Feel free to PM me if you prefer.

Yes You could get lucky tho.. happy hunting

I like pork pies suggestion Also good luck finding a new Helix bigger than 7 inches

grimsbytackle.com uploading new items daily

Grimsby Tackle has their spring sale on now Grimsby Tackle sale

Grimsby Tackle has maintained good stock

It's a real thing. Actually a REEL thing 😉 Many stores inventory were depleted last year with more people fishing. This winter all stores booked much bigger orders to restock and prepare for another busy season. Add to the fact that there were n still are supply chain issues and shipping delays and you get the current situation.

Anyone with a good link for FS1 coverage?

I heard from a good source early April after the pay meters are installed. I dont mind the pay meters. But to keep them closed now is beyond ridiculous.

It's kinda funny Roger, my wife won't fish much at all here locally but loves to whenever we head north.

I'd go with Fifty point for better all season opportunities.

Thanks bunk.. we ended up booking on Bounce.. nice cabin, seems like a good fit for family and feel we got a good deal. I also got another similar referral on that same lake a couple hrs ago.. Pretty sure I'll be pm ing you in the near future for some general fly in tips and such

Very close to pulling the trigger on a mid August trip with the family (wife, son 13, daughter 6.5) to Bounce lake with Cochrane air service Not looking for fishing tips just yet, but any suggestions /advice before we put a deposit down? Spoke with one of their guys for 15 minutes and feel good about it

Maybe check out a Fenwick Eagle or HMX

Agreed.. good all round rod.

All great advice given already Can't beat the TDR or Okuma Classic rods.. the Convector reels and Penn Warfare series are also excellent quality for the price

Scotty 1116 Electrics no doubt...ideally 12-13lb balls are what most Lake O anglers should be using at a minimum to reduce blow back and have a good presentation.

Good stuff Roger Its been 8 years since I fished there Planning a trip back with my 13 year old son next year to get his 1st

Some great advice already from good folks here. If your able to make to Grimsby Tackle we would be happy to take the time to help you out further and answer any questions.

Thanks for sharing that Dave