West Lake

[Shawn.V]

Me and my fishing buddies were thinking of going out to west lake for some walleye and pike action, having never fished the lake and it being a long drive for us i wa wondering if anyone could coment on whether or not is is worth the extra little bit of driving.

[hirk]

I fished it heavily for 7yrs since I had a trailer there and it's nothing special for Pike/walleye,just stop when you hit Quinte and get fishing

[gone_fishin]

the walleye are generally pretty small in West, so are the pike... the walleye fishing is not as good as it used to be in there... a few years ago it was really hot, but a lot of the locals would keep their limit every day, some would keep more than their limit every day (and that's not an exaggeration - i saw it first hand)... there are also a lot of bass in West, obviously not in season yet... again mostly small though.

 

if you catch a fish over 3 pounds it is a good fish for that lake, and it should be released.

 

if you want big fish - go to Quinte

[Stoty]

If you're going to drive that far, drive the extra and hit up Weller's Bay or The Bay of Quinte.

Fishing is a little better there, in my experiences.

[gone_fishin]

If you're going to drive that far, drive the extra and hit up Weller's Bay or The Bay of Quinte.

Fishing is a little better there, in my experiences.

 

Weller's is a closer drive than West... you have to pass it to get to West.

[johnnyb]

a few years ago it was really hot, but a lot of the locals would keep their limit every day, some would keep more than their limit every day (and that's not an exaggeration - i saw it first hand)...

 

And let's not forget the numerous nets strung throughout the lake...

 

good fishery, but, like others have said...lots of small stuff. I've fished it a few times, lots of fun with the bass, ran into 2 walleye accidentally, lots of small pike.