Looking for Cottage Rental Ideas -- 2014

[Familyfisherman]

Hey all,

 

Looking to book a cottage for the first week of July -- wondered if people had thoughts about a good lake to choose?

 

Our priorities are:

 

A good waterfront for swimming -- preferably a dock to swim off of and dock my boat, and good fishing for bass, walleye, etc and perhaps a small town in the area.

 

Any thoughts on good lakes within a few hours of Barrie?

 

Thanks very much!

Kevin

[Garnet]

Sounds like Balsam Lake.

 

Rosedale about half way between Cobaconk and Fenlon Falls and that much further to Lindsay.

[captpierre]

kawarthas. maybe not Scugog. Swimming iffy. Balsam, Cameron, Sturgeon, North Pigeon, and the rest east.

 

Ist week in July often booked up early so don't delay

[OhioFisherman]

http://www.kenleacottages.com/index.html

 

http://rockpineresort.com/our-facilities/

 

On the Georgian, it did have fish in it.

[vance]

As a seasonal camper at http://www.sidturcottepark.com/ in Mattawa I can say it has everything you want and I will show you where the fish are and and what to use to catch them !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

vance

[bow slayer]

give restoule area a look,less than 3 from Barrie ,good walleye,bass and musky fishing,good beaches, small town minutes away,north bay 40 minutes away here are links to a couple resorts

 

http://www.cottagecountry.com/eckford-camps-cottage-resort-restoule-on/

 

http://www.duenorth.net/martinscamp/

[iFish4real]

lots of private cottages on this website:

 

http://www.cottagesincanada.com/

 

I rented one last fall on a little lake, loved it

[Scott S]

You can't go wrong with lake nippissing. I have been going to Tama Kwa resort for years. Has everything you asked for.

Scott

[Old Ironmaker]

I second Nippissing, went every year with the family in summer and spring and winter with the boys before we bought a cottage. One of the best decisions of my life. We still go back for icefishing every few years when there is ice. Try to find a place on the south shore i.e. Calendar Bay. Bear Creek Cottages is the best, that's were we went from 78' to 96'. Large safe and shallow sandy beach, kids area with swings etc. A great protected dock on Bear Creek behind the cottages. Beautiful accommodations and most importantly everything from Bluegill off the docks for the little ones to Musky just around the corner in South Bay. Fantastic place. Third generation ownership I believe. When people like my former inlaws and the entire families of Aunts, Uncles and cousins book every year since the early 70's it has to be good. Now cousins are bring the great great grand children to the same place.

 

http://bearcreekcottages.com/

Edited February 21, 2014 by Old Ironmaker

[fishindevil]

Go northeast man !!!! Barry's Bay Area north of Bancroft area as well north Haliburton !!!! Lots of places and great fishing wilderness swimming clean water and little towns close by !!!! And not near as busy as other areas on the 11/400 corridor "northeast " for sure !!!!!