spadabear

My friends and I have been up fishing on Rosseau for the past few weekends. We have been renting a hut and buying our bait courtesy of Bait on the Lake in Glen Orchard (4000 Muskoka Road 169). The new owner, Capt. John Blanchard has been great to us and we just want to show him a little love here, as we've been catching some decent fish in one of the best huts I've ever fished out of. We've been parking and getting on the ice at Clevelands House near Minett and fishing off the southernmost tip of Wistowe Island. No lunkers yet, but Lake Joseph opens Monday, which just happens to be a stat holiday! For those interested, they are running a derby from February 13th to mid March. Don't write these dates in stone, as I don't have confirmation yet, but they are close. Top prize is $1500 cash, and the rest of the prize pool wasn't anything to complain about. I will post a new topic when I get back off the ice this weekend with all the specifics, if not sooner. If you want, you can contact John at Bait on the Lake for specifics: ph. 705-765-1600 7 days a week 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The sandwiches are beyond excellent! The guy running Bait on the Lake (Captain John) was really good to us. He seems to know his stuff and the lake very well. I believe it was the July issue of Fishing Ontario (might have been a different magazine, but that's what is coming to mind atm) that he was on the cover of last year with one heck of a big laker. Definetly worth stopping in to talk with, and swing by the store next door while you are there for some great home baked goodies or some sandwiches to help tide you over while you are out on the ice!

Hey Mr. Blizzard, We fished Rosseau last weekend. We went on the ice at Clevelands House and fished south of there, a kilometre or two. We had 12-14 inches of ice, and there were others out with snowmobiles and quads. Cheers!