D.Sams Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Good afternoon, everyone. New to the forum and thought I'd say hello before asking the question I have. I'm a 28 year old gent, and spend nearly all of my free time outdoors either fishing, camping, hiking or some variation thereof. I grew up in Ontario and had a family cottage in the Huntsville area where I would spend summers. Five years ago, an excellent job opportunity presented itself on the West coast, so I packed up shop and took it. The fishing here, saltwater especially, is incredible! This summer (June 12th - 21st) I will be returning to Ontario to visit family and friends, mostly in the Burlington area. I'll have a 2 or 3 day stretch without any commitments and I'm hoping to get up North to get in a little fishing. I will have a car, but I will not have a boat. I don't have any particular species in mind, though traditionally I've enjoyed catching brook trout and walleye, as to me they taste the best. Where would be a good, relatively remote place to get some good fishing/camping in, within 3-6 hours drive from Burlington? I understand that people aren't generally too quick to divulge specific information regarding spots on the internet and I certainly respect that, so perhaps just a general area or pointers on where to start? I'm a rather adventurous and capable guy and I've got a lot of backcountry, map and topo experience. And I'm certainly prepared to do my research here. Looking forward to replies! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Welcome to the forum! I am sure you will be given a lot of suggestions and info, also be sure to check your PM inbox as some might not want to post publicly. Hell someone might even be willing to take you out and show you around. We have a lot of good and generous folks here. Good luck during your stay. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 welcome, for sure a boat will help. Alot of places will give you a decent rate on a daily boat rental. If you are going to travel that far, at least improve your chances. So many lakes, and if walleye is your flavor and travelling doesnt seem to be an issue, any lake north of sudbury will give you more walleye than you can handle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Sams Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Welcome to the forum! I am sure you will be given a lot of suggestions and info, also be sure to check your PM inbox as some might not want to post publicly. Hell someone might even be willing to take you out and show you around. We have a lot of good and generous folks here. Good luck during your stay. G Thanks very much for your reply. and the welcome! That would be incredibly generous for someone to do, I'll be sure to keep an eye on my PM inbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Sams Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 welcome, for sure a boat will help. Alot of places will give you a decent rate on a daily boat rental. If you are going to travel that far, at least improve your chances. So many lakes, and if walleye is your flavor and travelling doesnt seem to be an issue, any lake north of sudbury will give you more walleye than you can handle North of Sudbury, got it, thanks. I'll certainly look into a boat rental, though I had initially planned to keep to shore fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Welcome to the board since I limit my fishing up North to the west arm of nipissing I can't help since it is not shore fishing friendly but once you put some time in there it has a great fishery. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Sams Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Welcome to the board since I limit my fishing up North to the west arm of nipissing I can't help since it is not shore fishing friendly but once you put some time in there it has a great fishery. Art Thanks very much, Art. I'm not ruling out the use of a boat, entirely, but for simplicy's sake it's my current preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikeslayer Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Welcome to the forum! I am sure you will be given a lot of suggestions and info, also be sure to check your PM inbox as some might not want to post publicly. Hell someone might even be willing to take you out and show you around. We have a lot of good and generous folks here. Good luck during your stay. G Edited February 11, 2015 by pikeslayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skdds Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Welcome, ..I've gone to Point au Baril (2.5 hours from GTA) at that time for walleye (&pike) and so far had success. Like others..need a boat though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshtrax Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Arrowhead pp. May be just what your looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Sams Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Welcome, ..I've gone to Point au Baril (2.5 hours from GTA) at that time for walleye (&pike) and so far had success. Like others..need a boat though! Thank you for the response, I appreciate it. It seems as though I may need to rent a boat in order to be as successful as I'd like to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Sams Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Arrowhead pp. May be just what your looking for. I've enjoyed my time in Provincial Parks before, thank you for the suggestion. The only thing I've noticed is that because of the high foot traffic they (at least in my experience) have seemed a little more "fished out" than more remote locations. Have you fished in Arrowhead Provincial Park? What was it like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshtrax Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 The lakes are stocked with trout and the big east river is full of smallmouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Sams Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 The lakes are stocked with trout and the big east river is full of smallmouth. That's great info. thanks very much. I'll certainly have a good look into Arrowhead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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