Advice on Lake Tomiko

[Smed]

My friends and I rented a cottage on Lake Tomiko a couple weekends from now, has anyone fished there recently, has in the past, or knows any info on this lake as I have never been there before. I know there are mainly walleye there with the very odd pike, but are there any panfish, etc around, is the fishing decent, is it a deep lake and do the walleyes have much size or should I be sticking to the same minnows I use for perch. None of this will affect whether or not I go because we are going for the fun of it anyways, but I am the only real fisherman in the group and would like to know how to outfit my party in order to get them onto at least limited success.

 

Thnx in advance,

 

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[Squid]

Stop off at the tomiko / TILDEN rest area restaurant and have a chat with the owner. HE will let you know how the fishing is and maybe will have some minnows to sell also.

[muskieb]

Fished the lake a few years ago early in the ice season from Okimot Lodge. Was a great time, but the fishing was tough to put it kindly. 8 of us for the weekend were skunked on Tomiko, not even a hit. Better chance of a little action if you fish the other small lake attached to it, forget the name. Pike are more predominant in there, and at least the perch are a little more cooperative if you can find them. Good luck!

[Smed]

Damn thats a bad buzz I am not quite as pumped anymore but oh well I just need to bring a few more beers, hopefully I can defy the odds and at least catch something, I'm sure it will still be a good time. Ill post my results when I get back.

 

Thnx,

 

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[Smed]

Me and my friends are only avaliable that weekend and thats the only place with any open spots for that week and I know because I called around everywhere for about a week, haha.

 

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[Handlebarz]

I will be heading there on May 24 weekend I hope I bring back better reports then what I am hearing I have never been there before.

[ShaunB]

I have been there for the opener. Sometimes it is good. If you fish the mud flats off the river mouth (river is a sanctuary) you can do fairly well for the small spawned out males. I actually got a 31" Walleye there four years ago on my first trip there...it was released to swim again. There is also a back lake you can get them to take you into that is teaming with pike. Good luck. So the river mouth of tomiko river might be a good place to try around in the winter it is a fairly slow river so you shouldn't have to worry to much about the ice