jsmith1049 Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 My name is James Smith. I am a store manager for The Orvis Co. in Asheville, NC. My grandparents have a cottage on 12 Mile Lake near Minden, ON. I will be arriving late on August 5th and leaving early August 9th. I have done some small mouth fishing on the lake in the past but was looking to see what else was available in the area. I am open to do pretty much anything that can be done wade fishing or out of a sit on top kayak. I will have a 4, 5, 6, and 8wt with me so will be able to target just about anything, I just need some advice on where to go. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. I have not been able to get up to the cottage in almost 4 years so I would love to make good use of my time. Thanks in advance for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 James here is a tool that might be useful for you. http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/fish_online/fishing/fishingExplorer_en.html Enter the species you wish to fish for and then Minden and how far your willing to go. Personally there are a lot of speckled trout lakes in the area a 8wt with a fast sinking tip or full sink line with large trout streamers down at @ 20-30 ft and you might hook up. Otherwise I'd probably go to Head Lake in Haliburton and fish for Muskie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Downstream end of Horseshoe Lake there is a nice stretch of whitewater that holds smallmouth Bass. There's generally alot of (weekend)kayaking going on which makes fishing tough, weekdays you may have it to yourself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 The Gull River in Minden has rainbow trout. Start at the dam and work down from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 As mike says there is trout in the river and I believe further down there is a really good stretch for fly fishing I have seen guys fly fishing there before and I think there's brown trout as well in a section mike if I'm not mistaken ?? South of Scott's dam ?? But anywhere along that stretch of river you should have fun with a fly rod and lots of areas to hit too !!!! Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singingdog Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 The whitewater section of the Gull used to be great for rainbows, not so much anymore. I don't know if they changed the stocking program upstream, but the number of bows in that section of river has decreased dramatically in the past couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsmith1049 Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Thanks for everyones help. I will have a few days to try out a few different places so I may just go for a little bit of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsmith1049 Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 As far as the trout fishing goes. What is the average size of the fish in the Gull? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 As far as the trout fishing goes. What is the average size of the fish in the Gull? They're stocked so most are small, 12-15". If you're lucky you'll catch a holdover. I've seen some 2-4lb fish from the Gull. Mind you my info might be dated, it's been a while since I've fished it. There's a district MNR office right in Minden, (705) 286-1521 If I were you I'd call them and ask to speak with a biologist. They're generally very helpful and will answer all your questions and point you in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singingdog Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 I used to catch lots of 15-16" bows in the Gull, with the occasional 18-20" fish. I haven't seen a bow like that from the river for a couple of years. It is really tough to flyfish the whitewater section right now with the overhead cables up for the slalom course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 http://www.hhoa.on.ca/uploads/1/4/2/0/14209292/2013_mindenfishstockinglist-2013-12-17.pdf Maybe get some leads from this. Browns in the Irondale ??? think they put a few in the Burnt years ago too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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