Planning 1st trip to the Might FRENCH RIVER **need some advice**

[addy79]

Its been DONE!! I booked a cabin at Casa Blanca Lodge, cant wait!!

 

anyone fished this region before and care to empart your wisdom on me?? hot spots etc.??

[DonC]

Addy79,

 

I do not target musky much anymore, but there are many big ones on the Upper French and Lake Nippissing. There is plenty of places to troll, so much that you can not cover it all in 2 weeks. There is deep and shallow trolling. We have caught musky trolling the Flats, just upstream from Chaudiere Lodge. There is a topographic may of the French River 6036 I believe and more of Lake Nippissing. I recommend fishing the area of Sandy Island to the main shore. It looks like musky heaven there. I replied to you on the French River Map thread. Try this link and call them on the phone.

 

http://public.geoportal-geoportail.gc.ca/c...2F44B669ABB4944

 

Good luck,

Don

[tschirk]

I have been fishing the lower French for 10 years. DO NOT head down to the bay with out a guide and I strongly suggest you go in his boat. As mentioned earlier several people have died including a Native Guide. No way I would take my 'glass boat down there either.

If you launch from Hartley Bay, there is hundreds of miles of fishable water without going to the 'Bay.

Cheers,

T

[addy79]

sounds good, i'll make sure i tear up trolling routes all along sandy island. is the night fishing productive in the river for walleye?? im assuming a jig n minnow would work best.

[mattyk]

i have done really well with spinner baits for pike and jig and worms for the eyes and bass.