Jmeyer

They are both typical lowland lakes of roughly the same size with witigo being slightly bigger. Myself I'd take echo with the added bonus of trout, having said that the creek leaving the lake to get to the little wekwayokastic river doesn't look like a smooth run but trout are never easy which adds to the appeal

They lost their bear management and Outfitters moose shares indefinitely, that's a huge financial hit for a tourist outfitter. Without that revenue I highly doubt they keep their lodge and outposts but will continue to run the air service.

Unfortunately I don't think pym or Canada camp on the attawapiskat are open anymore, all lease agreements north of the Albany river are with the local first nation's band whom I think canceled the lease with hearst air.

Yes, Namegosikaaoutfitters.com. hit the Facebook link or email from the site.

In my opinion most northern lakes have trophy potential but if you are wanting to target big eyes solely I'd suggest a lake not known for numbers. For example I have two camps on the Albany river which is known for big eyes, one is a insane numbers factory but big fish are caught at a lower rate then my other camp which doesn't have the hundred a day capability but constantly produces 28 to 30 inch fish. I determined it's the smaller fishes aggression is the difference and knowing how to target bigger fish is key especially in a prolific water body known for sheer numbers.

Check Mike Borgers site for a trip report I believe by fishquest. It's a good report on this lake and dozens of others out of nakina by fish quest. I'm sure the walleye fishing is fantastic with the added bonus of brook trout in the cat tail river within walking distance from camp

I think you will do fine there, keep in mind a lot of those lakes in that area are gin clear and may need a different approach than kapikotongwa which has a heavy tea stain. That whole kapikotongwa system from Marshall to Percy is very good, hope it didn't spoil you too bad

Not within 3 hours of Toronto but the best provincial Park with those species is easily quetico.

Maybe 6 hours won't cut it but you could try little abitibi lodge in cochrane. Good area and they seem to get some good catches.

Surprisingly not much, it's not uncommon to be out there for days without seeing a boat. Nipigon is probably the best drive to fishery on the world, I think it's low traffic is due to the intimidating nature of the lake. It can go from glass to 6ft rollers quite fast. As Chuck noted above onamans is a great launching point. You can fish ombatika Bay and have some shelter around islands, the bay has extraordinary pike with fantastic walleye up by the jackfish River. Lake and brook trout not far from the onaman River outlet to the main lake

I bought two 9.9 suzukis in 2018 for my camp. Initially I thought they were the lightest 9.9 on the market which it was prior to these new efi's which are now the heaviest. Motors work fine, great on fuel but the bottom ends are as fragile as fine China. They certainly haven't served me well at all.

I don't recommend driving the caramat road from manitouwadge to caramat at night. The road can get very rough from logging trucks, it's very curvey with lots of ups and downs. I just take white river though hornepayne then west on 11. Safest bet

Water is extremely high right now, they have opened the waboose and summit dams currently. Everything including the spawn is two weeks behind so in 3 weeks it should still fish like early June. The reservoir is full of lumber so if I were you I would focus on mojikit. Check out Mike Borgers site for his trip report on mojikit or contact Chris Brock on here he was there with Mike. Great fishery

You can get a new tohatsu 9.8 for under 3k. Everything is four stroke except evinrude which still has a oil injection style 2 stroke. If your looking at no frills but tough I really like my tohatsu. They make the engines for mercury. I have a few Mercury's at my camp and they are fine except guests can't seem to figure out the tilt. I have 2 suzukis 9.9 efi, bottom ends are built with junk light cast even though the unit itself is 40 lbs heavier than a mercury. Don't recommend. The Yamaha I have is fine but I get complaints about the idle on a troll. Imo buy a tohatsu, you can even buy it on online outbards.com and save a bit more.

If musky is a must try the Ottawa River region, not sure about lake trout though