Chapleau Report

[hoosier]

Spent last week fishing in the Chapleau area with my two sons. Caught most of the fish in 5 to 15 feet of water. A simple hook and worm either on bottom or under a float produced best for us. Here are a few pictures.

 

[solopaddler]

Awesome, looks like a good time was had!

 

Did you camp at the provincial park? It looks a lot like Missinaibi...

Edited August 10, 2011 by solopaddler

[hoosier]

Awesome, Missinaibi is a gorgeous lake!

 

Any lakers?

We were actually on Windermere. Very scenic and plenty of elbow room. We did not try for lakers. A few people in camp were trying but I think they got skunked.

[NAW]

Right on man. Great time with the fam.

[corvette1]

awesome trip lots of nice fish congrats

[10point]

Nice, but BoilerUp! I was up at Dog Lake in June which I believe is in the same area.

[Krisco]

Aww the falls, I was just there myself a fews weeks ago and can't wait to go back. Looks like you guys had a good time. Were you camping or did you stay down at Happy Days?

[johnnyb]

Awesome stuff....one of the best places on earth! Those are some seriously fat bass....imagine what they look like come Fall

 

Man oh man I need to get back to Chapleau...thanks for posting

[ehg]

Looks like the fishing was great. What an awesome trip for the kids.

 

The bald eagles are showing up in the Ontario reports all over this year.

 

Good stuff!

[cl_fishin]

Great pics, those smallies are fat, I spend alot of time in the area as well. Headed up end of August and again in late Sept can't wait!

[asdve23rveavwa]

Great stuff!!! We are leaving for the same destination in 15 days...CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Whopper]

Awesome outing with your boys Reds fan.

 

It's a trip I'm sure they will remember for years to come

[bubbles]

Love it! One of my favorite areas, 29 days and counting!

[Roy]

Impressive! And the boys look pretty happy too! What a great area that is. Thanks for sharing.

 

ps. I winced when I saw the lad with his knee on the swivel seat and an open tackle box right below him. But I probably see accidents where there aren't any.

[Billy Bob]

Nice boat, good looking boys, great trip........thanks for sharing.

 

Bob

[hoosier]

Nice, but BoilerUp! I was up at Dog Lake in June which I believe is in the same area.

 

 

Boiler up - NEVER! But seriously hopefully IU can get back up to Purdue's level and get the rivalry back to the way it use to be with both teams being good.

[hoosier]

Aww the falls, I was just there myself a fews weeks ago and can't wait to go back. Looks like you guys had a good time. Were you camping or did you stay down at Happy Days?

 

We were at Happy Day Lodge. It was our first time and we were very satisfied with their operation.

[hoosier]

Impressive! And the boys look pretty happy too! What a great area that is. Thanks for sharing.

 

ps. I winced when I saw the lad with his knee on the swivel seat and an open tackle box right below him. But I probably see accidents where there aren't any.

 

 

Never thought of the tackle box Roy. Good point. I'll keep it in mind.

[hoosier]

Nice boat, good looking boys, great trip........thanks for sharing.

 

Bob

 

Wish I had a boat like that but sadly it was just ours for the week.

[stasbrute]

Beauty!! I love it up there, nice fish!!!

[ccmtcanada]

Great report! Gotta love it when kids get into things other than panfish...looks like a great time was had!

[jaggersr]

Bob, Sondra and the boys are great people.

 

Wife and I were there in June. Son and I are leaving Friday for another week of fishing and chasing bears. The wife doesn't hunt so she and I will be heading up again in Sept. We always fish grazing for walleye. While I love walleye fishing and our shore lunches, I have to admit the smallie fishing is what keeps drawing me back. One of these days I am going to target Lakers, but it always seems we are busy chasing walleye and smallmouth.